Medicinal resources of the tropical forest
Subtitle: biodiversity and its importance to human health
By: edited by Michael J. Balick, Elaine Elisabetsky, Sarah A. Laird.
Contributors: Balick, Michael J., 1952-; Elisabetsky, Elaine.; Laird, Sarah A.
Series: Biology and resource management series; Biology and resource management in the tropics series.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 440
Subjects: Materia medica, Vegetable; Rain forest plants; Ethnobotany; Traditional medicine
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.