Phytochemistry of Australia's Tropical Rainforest
eBook - ePub

Phytochemistry of Australia's Tropical Rainforest

Medicinal Potential of Ancient Plants

  1. 584 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Phytochemistry of Australia's Tropical Rainforest

Medicinal Potential of Ancient Plants

About this book

Rare, unique and irreplaceable – precious native rainforests occupy a precariously small part of Australia while retaining a remarkable level of both biological and chemical diversity unrivalled by any other ecosystem. Australia's ancient history and traditions are intimately intertwined with the rainforest plants that humans have utilised as both food and medicine.

Phytochemistry of Australia's Tropical Rainforest is a record of this history and details how our understanding of these plants has led to the discovery of anaesthetics, analgesics, steroids, antimalarials and more. It provides an insight into the habitat, ecology and family associations of hundreds of species and explores their future therapeutic potential, alongside phytochemical studies of the ancient plant lineages. Toxicological evaluations of important poisonous plants are also included.

Rainforests provide shelter for unique flora and fauna that are counted among the rarest species on Earth, many of which are illustrated in this book. This comprehensive work is an essential reference for phytochemists, ethnobotanists and those with an interest in rainforests and their medicinal and botanical potential.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Cultural sensitivity warning
  8. Introduction
  9. 1: Tropical rainforests: tales of plunder and protection
  10. 2: Primeval links to the modern world
  11. 3: Timeless treasures: Gondwana and the rainforest refuge
  12. 4: Ancient gymnosperms
  13. 5: Pines and podocarps: environmental refugees
  14. 6: Magnoliids: survivors from prehistory
  15. 7: Myristica: nutmeg and mace
  16. 8: Antipodean phytochemicals
  17. 9: Phytochemistry of the laurels
  18. 10: Rare and toxic rainforest walnuts
  19. 11: Annonaceae: poisons, parasites and pesticides
  20. 12: Spices of ancient origins
  21. 13: Birthworts and butterflies
  22. Appendix: Ancient angiosperm plant families: plants with an ancient lineage native to the tropics of Northern Australia
  23. Index