Emerging molecular pharmacognosy -- Methodology -- Molecular Identification of traditional medicinal materials -- The mechanism of formation of Dao-di Herbs -- Seeking for new members of origin materials (a new usage of plant species) for CMM -- Salvation of rare & endangered medicinal plants -- Gene modification of pharmic plants germplasm resources -- Regulation of the active constituents' production of medicinal plants -- Molecular mechanism and regulation on biosynthesis of active ingredients of medicinal plants
Summary
"This book reviews the latest developments in pharmacognosy, introduces a series of new views and insights, presents the hotspots and focus of the field of study on molecular pharmacognosy, and predicts a new direction of study on the resource science of TCM. Furthermore, the book also provides an open communications platform for the development of molecular pharmacognosy."--Publisher