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100 1 _aRogers, Kara
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245 1 0 _aOut of nature :
_bwhy drugs from plants matter to the future of humanity /
_cKara Rogers.
246 3 0 _aWhy drugs from plants matter to the future of humanity
250 _aFirst Edition
264 3 4 _aTucson :
_bUniversity of Arizona Press,
_c2012.
300 _avii, 204, i pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c23 cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 189-197) and index.
505 2 _aPlants 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.
520 3 _aAbout 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.
650 2 4 _aPharmacognosy
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650 2 4 _aFarmacognosia
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650 2 4 _aNatural products
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650 2 4 _aProductos naturales
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650 2 4 _aDrug development
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650 2 4 _aDesarrollo de fármacos
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