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Author Lansky, Ephraim Shmaya, author

Title Harmal : the Genus Peganum / Ephraim Shmaya Lansky, Shifra Lansky, Helena Maaria Paavilainen ; with a preface by Andrew Weil
Published Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (278 pages)
Series Traditional herbal medicines for modern times ; vol. 20
Traditional Herbal Medicines for Modern Times
Traditional herbal medicines for modern times ; vol. 20.
Traditional herbal medicines for modern times.
Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- References -- References -- Series Preface -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Authors -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Peganum Harmala: From Toxic to Healing -- Overview of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2: The Genus Peganum -- Overview of Genus Peganum -- Technical Notes on Peganum Species other than P. Harmala -- Peganum multisectum -- Peganum nigellastrum -- References
Chapter 3: Entheogenesis and Entheogenic Employment of Harmal References -- Chapter 4: Overview of Employment of Harmal in Traditional Iranian Medicine -- References -- Chapter 5: Harmal as Anticancer Agent in Traditional Chinese and Iranian Medicine -- References -- Chapter 6: Phytochemistry of Harmal -- Alkaloids -- Specific Alkaloids -- Harmala Alkaloids -- Additional Notes on Harmala Alkaloids -- Quinazoline Alkaloids -- Proteins -- Polysaccharides -- Polyphenols -- Lipids -- Volatiles -- Others -- Elements -- References
Chapter 7: Modern Pharmacognostic Investigation of Harmal Antidiabetic and Metabolic Effects -- Anti-Parkinson and Cerebroprotective Effects -- Anti-Infective -- Antiprotozoal -- Antibacterial -- Antifungal -- Antiviral -- ANTI-INFESTATIONAL -- UTEROTONIC -- ANODYNE -- ANTICANCER -- DNA Topoisomerase Type 1 -- Angiogenesis -- G-Quadruplex: Genome Regulation -- Differentiation -- DIURETIC -- HEPATOPROTECTIVE -- ANTITUSSIVE -- ANTI-INFLAMMATORY, ANTI-AGING -- IMMUNOPOTENTIVE -- CARDIOVASCULAR -- MISCELLANEOUS
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
""References """"Chapter 8: Clinical Anticancer Use of Harmal: Two Cases ""; ""Case 1. Oligoastrocytoma ""; ""Case 2. Ovarian Carcinoma ""; ""References ""; ""Chapter 9: Lympho-Neuric Syncytium and the Somatodelic Hypothesis ""; ""References ""; ""Chapter 10: Conclusion ""; ""References ""; ""Epilogue ""; ""References ""; ""Afterword ""; ""References ""; ""Appendix 1: Laboratory Identification of Harmala and Quinazoline Alkaloids ""; ""References ""; ""Appendix 2: Peganum harmala Inebriations/Provings ""; ""Example 1 ""; ""Example 2 ""; ""References ""; ""Appendix 3: Hebraic Mentions ""
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Notes Print version record
Subject Peganum harmala.
NATURE -- Plants -- General.
Peganum harmala
Form Electronic book
Author Lansky, Shifra, 1991- author.
Paavilainen, Helena M., author
ISBN 9781351645041
1351645048
9781315118758
1315118750