Book ID: 100043
Liu, Willow J.H.
Traditional Herbal Medicine Research Methods. Identification, Analysis, Bioassay, and Pharmaceutical and Clinical. 2011. 488 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.
Although there are many books about traditional medicines research, they focus on either chemical or pharmacological study results of certain plants. This vital resource book covers the systematic study and analysis of herbal medicines in general: including chemical isolation and identification, bioassay and mechanism study, pharmacological experiment, and quality control of the raw plant material and end products. It offers a comprehensive introduction of the methodology for collection and identification of herbal materials, extraction and isolation of compounds from herbs, in vitro bioassay, in vivo animal test, toxicology, and clinical trials of herbal research.