Out of nature :
Rogers, Kara
Out of nature : why drugs from plants matter to the future of humanity / Why drugs from plants matter to the future of humanity Kara Rogers. - First Edition - vii, 204, i pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-197) and index.
Plants and medicine -- Humans and plants -- The biophilia factor -- In earth's garden -- Vanishing life -- Out of nature -- Learning to coexist -- The forest for its trees.
About half of all species under threat of extinction in the world today are plants. The loss of plant biodiversity is disturbing for many reasons, but especially because it is a reflection of the growing disconnect between humans and nature. Plants have been used for millennia in traditional systems of healing and have held a significant place in drug development for Western medicine as well. Despite the recent dominance of synthetic drug production, natural product discovery remains the backbone of drug development.
9780816529698 0816529698
2011032771
Pharmacognosy
Farmacognosia
Natural products
Productos naturales
Drug development
Desarrollo de fármacos
RS160 / .R64 2012
615.19
RS160 / .R64 2012
Out of nature : why drugs from plants matter to the future of humanity / Why drugs from plants matter to the future of humanity Kara Rogers. - First Edition - vii, 204, i pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-197) and index.
Plants and medicine -- Humans and plants -- The biophilia factor -- In earth's garden -- Vanishing life -- Out of nature -- Learning to coexist -- The forest for its trees.
About half of all species under threat of extinction in the world today are plants. The loss of plant biodiversity is disturbing for many reasons, but especially because it is a reflection of the growing disconnect between humans and nature. Plants have been used for millennia in traditional systems of healing and have held a significant place in drug development for Western medicine as well. Despite the recent dominance of synthetic drug production, natural product discovery remains the backbone of drug development.
9780816529698 0816529698
2011032771
Pharmacognosy
Farmacognosia
Natural products
Productos naturales
Drug development
Desarrollo de fármacos
RS160 / .R64 2012
615.19
RS160 / .R64 2012