Medicinal resources of the tropical forest : biodiversity and its importance to human health

The Resource Medicinal resources of the tropical forest : biodiversity and its importance to human health
Label
Medicinal resources of the tropical forest : biodiversity and its importance to human health
Title remainder
biodiversity and its importance to human health
Statement of responsibility
edited by Michael J. Balick, Elaine Elisabetsky, Sarah A. Laird
Title variation
Biodiversity and its importance to human health
Contributor
Editor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
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
Member of
Cataloging source
DLC
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
RS164
LC item number
.M377 1996
Literary form
non fiction
NAL call number
RS164.M377
NAL item number
1996
Nature of contents
bibliography
NLM call number
  • 1996 L-690
  • QV 766
NLM item number
M4873 1996
Series statement
Biology and resource management series
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