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 Info | Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, |
| Description | xi, 533 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2010036842 |
| ISBN | 9780470474211 |
| ISBN | 0470474211 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |