Medicinal Resources of the Tropical Forest

Description:

A survey of the current literature on medicinal uses of tropical plants, detailing the drug discovery work of major pharmaceutical companies as well as smaller-scale regional efforts. Discusses habitat protection, ethical issues and intellectual property rights, and the practical aspects of natural products chemistry, in sections on biodiversity prospecting, drug development, and conservation; and country and regional programs in medicinal plant research and health care. Includes guidelines for plant collections.

subjects: Vegetable Materia medica,  Ethnobotany,  Traditional medicine,  Rain forest plants,  Materia medica, vegetable,  Geneeskrachtige planten,  Regenwouden,  Biodiversiteit,  Volksgeneeskunde,  Plantas medicinais,  Medicinal Plants,  Ecosystem,  Tropical Climate,  Materia Medica,  Botany