Greco-Arab and Islamic herbal medicine traditional system, ethics, safety, efficacy, and regulatory issues / by Bashar Saad, Omar Said.

Author/creator Saad, Bashar
Other author Said, Omar.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoHoboken, N.J. : Wiley,
Descriptionxi, 533 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 25 cm.
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Variant title Greco Arab and Islamic herbal medicine
Contents An overview of Greco-Arab and Islamic herbal medicine -- History of Greco-Arab and Islamic medicine -- Herbal medicine -- The Arab-Islamic roots of Western medicine -- Contributions of Arab and Islamic scholars to modern pharmacology -- Natural drugs in Greco-Arabic and Islamic medicine -- Method of therapy in Greco-Arab and Islamic medicine -- Commonly used herbal medicines in the Mediterranean -- The current state of knowledge of Arab herbal medicine -- Greco-Arab and Islamic medicine practiced outside the Middle East -- Biosafety of herbal medicine -- Arab medicinal plants from traditional uses to scientific knowledge -- Modern in vitro test systems -- Modern in vivo evaluations and clinical trials -- Medical ethics in Arab and Islamic medicine -- Medicinal herbs and extracting their active ingredients -- Food therapy -- Drug development from herbal sources -- Herbal remedies : use, demographic and regulatory issues.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010036842
ISBN9780470474211
ISBN0470474211

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