1st Edition

Medicinal Plants of Asia and the Pacific

By Christophe Wiart Copyright 2006
    336 Pages
    by CRC Press

    334 Pages
    by CRC Press

    Drawing on the author’s extensive personal experience, Medicinal Plants of Asia and the Pacific provides comprehensive coverage of the medicinal plants of the region. Describing more than 300 compounds, the book discusses every important class of natural products while highlighting cutting-edge research and recent developments. With its broad scope and extensive compound listings, the presentation and approach of the book is completely original.

    Introduction. The Family Annonaceae. The Family Myristicaceae. The Family Lauraceae. The Family Piperaceae. The Family Aristolochiaceae. The Family Nympheaceae. The Family Menispermaceae. The Family Polygonaceae. The Family Myrsinaceae. The Family Ebenaceae. The Family Bombacaceae. The Family Elaeocarpaceae. Medicinal Plants The Family Capparaceae. The Family Flacourtiaceae. The Family Passifloraceae. The Family Cucurbitaceae. The Family Connaraceae. The Family Anisophylleaceae. The Family Rosaceae. The Family Thymeleaceae. The Family Melastomataceae. The Family Rhizophoraceae. The Family Olacaceae. The Family Icacinaceae. The Family Euphorbiaceae. The Family Sapindaceae. The Family Anacardiaceae. The Family Simaroubaceae. The Family Meliaceae. The Family Rutaceae. The Family Loganiaceae. The Family Gentianaceae. The Family Apocynaceae. The Family Asclepiadaceae. The Family Solanaceae. The Family Verbenaceae.

    Biography

    Wiart, Christophe