Produced by an unusual collaboration between leading classicists, historians of medicine, and working scientists, will provide guidance for the pharmaceutical researcher interested in the ancient lore of medicinal plants as a source of candidate compounds for investigation. A systematic scientific examination of the therapeutic claims of ancient and medieval medical texts, particularly herbal, is long overdue. Edited by a leading researcher experienced in the conduct of clinical trials, this book is intended for pharmaceutical research scientists and all those interested in the potential practical importance of drugs used in earlier times, but since forgotten.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
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Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 191 mm
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978-3-7186-5928-9 (9783718659289)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
The medicines of Greco-Roman antiquity as a source of medicines for today; the medicines of medieval and renaissance Europe as a source of medicines for today; an example of a primary source: this book of sovereign medicines; what's in a name: identifying plants in pre-Linnaean botanical literature; from plant lore to pharmacy: a prototype of the process; how shall we determine whether a treatment works?
