Ethnobotany and the Search for New Drugs.1994. (Ciba Foundation Symposium 185).illustr. IX, 280 p.Cloth.

Some of the most potent drugs in Western medicine are derived fromplants, yet they are obtained from relatively few species. Ethnobotanical information indicates which plants to test in laboratoryscreens. Collaboration with the indigenous people who possess thisknowledge and compensation for provision of both plants and theinformation are key issues in ethnobotany; these issues are discussed inthis book. - Contents (partly): Ethnobotany, Drug Development andBiodiversity Conservation MM Exploring the Linkages; The EthnobotanicalApproach to Drug Discovery: Strengths and Limitations; Ethnopharmacologyand Drug Development; Basic, Quantitative and Experimental ResearchPhases of Future Ethnobotany with Reference to the Medical Plants ofSouth America; etc.