Title The constituents of medicinal plants : an introduction to the chemistry and therapeutics of herbal medicine / Andrew Pengelly, with a foreword by Kerry Bone

Published Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2004

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cover -- About the author -- Title page -- Dedication -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Introduction to phytochemistry -- Introduction -- Phytochemical basis of herbal medicines -- Biosynthesis of organic compounds -- The structures of organic compounds -- Organic acids -- Synergism -- 2 Phenols -- Simple phenols -- Phenylpropanoids -- Salicylates and salicins -- Lignans -- Coumarins -- Stilbenes -- Quinones -- Miscellaneous phenolic compounds -- 3 Polyphenols -- tannins and flavonoids -- Tannins -- Flavonoids -- Anthocyanins -- 4 Glycosides -- Introduction Cyanogenic glycosides -- Phenylpropanoid glycosides -- Anthraquinones -- Glucosinolates (mustard oil glycosides) -- Iridoid glycosides -- 5 Terpenes -- Introduction -- Monoterpenes -- Sesquiterpenes -- Diterpenes -- Bitter principles -- Triterpenes -- Tetraterpenes -- 6 Triterpenoids and saponins -- Introduction -- Phytosterols -- Saponins -- Cardiac glycosides -- Free triterpenes -- 7 Essential oils and resins -- Essential oils -- Resins -- 8 Fixed oils and alkamides -- Introduction -- Omega 3 and 6 essential fatty acids -- Alkamides -- 9 Polysaccharides -- Introduction -- Gums -- Pectins Mucilages -- Properties of gums and mucilages -- Immunostimulating polysaccharides -- Fructans -- 10 Alkaloids -- Introduction -- Properties of alkaloids -- Classification of alkaloids -- Pyridine-piperidine alkaloids -- Quinoline alkaloids -- Isoquinoline alkaloids -- Tropane alkaloids -- Quinolizidine alkaloids -- Pyrrolizidine alkaloids -- Indole alkaloids -- Steroidal alkloids -- Alkaloidal amines -- Purine alkaloids -- Amino acids -- Lectins -- Index Summary An easy to understand introduction to the organic chemistry of medicinal plants Notes Title from e-book title screen (viewed June 30, 2004) Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Herbs -- Therapeutic use. Medicinal plants. Botany, Medical. Plants, Medicinal HEALTH & FITNESS -- Herbal Medications. Botany, Medical Herbs -- Therapeutic use Medicinal plants Form Electronic book ISBN 1741152798 9781741152791 9781741140521 1741140528

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