Description
Summary: | The first book in English on the medicinal plants of Europe, this volume contains up-to-date summaries by leading researchers on the pharmacological effects and active compounds for many widely used medicinal plants. It includes discussions of the German Commission E Monographs, of legal issues associated with selling herbs in the U.S., and of the status of European phytomedicines. The chapters are divided into reviews of general issues and detailed entries on specific plants.
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Item Description: | "212th ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL, August 25-29, 1996, Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry"--T.p. verso. |
Physical Description: | x, 324 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0841235597 |