Ethnobotany: Medicinal Plants
  1. 299 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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About this book

This book provides ethnobotanical data about the traditional uses of medicinal plants across the world. This book aims to analyze and evaluate the use of medicinal crops among different groups of people. The book mentions that medicinal plants can be used to treat various diseases, especially respiratory diseases and skin diseases. It discusses the importance of traditional usage of plants to treat and prevent some common and certain rare diseases. There are also medicinal uses of some local plant taxa reported. The book mentions that medicinal plants represent natural remedies for various diseases in indigenous communities. Phytotherapy still maintains an important role in the treatment of ailments in many areas.

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Yes, you can access Ethnobotany: Medicinal Plants by Akansha Singh,Mohammad Waseemul Islam, Akansha Singh, Mohammad Waseemul Islam in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Agronomy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. ABOUT THE EDITORS
  5. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  6. List of Figures
  7. Preface
  8. Chapter 1 Health And Illness as a State Of Being Human
  9. Chapter 2 Preferred Habitats For Medicinal Plants
  10. Chapter 3 Therapeutic Characteristics of Plant Species
  11. Chapter 4 Medicinal Plants Used In The Treatment Of Cancer
  12. Chapter 5 Antidiabetic Plants
  13. Chapter 6 Potential Medicinal Plants Used In Hypertension
  14. Chapter 7 Women’s Knowledge Of Herbs Used In Reproduction
  15. Chapter 8 Medicinal Plants Used by Desert Habitants
  16. Chapter 9 Challenges And Future Prospects of Medicinal Plants
  17. Chapter 10 Conservation Strategies For Ethnomedicinal Plants
  18. References
  19. Index
  20. Back Cover