The Constituents of Medicinal Plants: An Introduction to the Chemistry and Therapeutics of Herbal Medicine

ISBN-13: 9780367719739 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 184 str.

Andrew Pengelly

Opis

An easy to understand introduction to the organic chemistry of medicinal plants

Spis treści

Foreword

Preface

1. Introduction to Phytochemistry

2. Phenols

3. Polyphenols - tannins and flavonoids

4. Glycosides

5. Terpenes

6. Triterpenoids and saponins

7. Essential oils and resins

8. Fixed oils and alkamides

9. Polysaccharides

10. Alkaloids

Index

O autorze

Andrew Pengelly BA ND DBM DHom is Lecturer in Herbal Therapies at the School of Applied Sciences at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales.