Book ID: 91594
Pengelly, A.
The Constituents of Medicinal Plants. An Introduction to the Chemistry and Therapeutics of Herbal Medicine. 2004. illustr. 184 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.
This book provides an introduction to the complex area of plantconstituents and the therapeutic activities associated with them. Contents (partly): Phenols/ Polyphenols-tannins and flavonoids/ Glycosides/ Terpenes/ Triterpenoids and saponins/ Essential oils and resins/ Fixed oils and alkamides/ Polysaccharides/ Alkaloids.