Author: Publisher:
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Category : Humanities
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Author: Drugs on Trial
Author: Andreas-Holger MaehlePublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004333290
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
This book describes the main issues of eighteenth-century pharmacology and therapeutics and provides detailed case studies of three key areas: lithontriptics (remedies against urinary stones), opium, and Peruvian bark (quinine).
Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Author: American Academy of Arts and SciencesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Humanities
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Vol. 12 (from May 1876 to May 1877) includes: Researches in telephony / by A. Graham Bell.
Chemistry, Biology and Pharmacology of Lichen
Author: Ashoke Kumar DasPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1394190670
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Understand the properties and applications of one of the world’s most ubiquitous flora Lichen is a single entity comprising two or more organisms—most typically algae and fungus—in a symbiotic relationship. It is one of the planet’s most abundant categories of flora, with over 25,000 known species across all regions of the globe. Lichens’ status as a rich source of bioactive metabolites and phytochemicals, as well as their potential as bio-indicators, has given them an increasingly prominent role in modern research into medicine, cosmetics, food, and more. Chemistry, Biology and Pharmacology of Lichen provides a comprehensive overview of these bountiful flora and their properties. It provides not only in-depth analysis of lichen physiology and ecology, but also a thorough survey of their modern and growing applications. It provides all the tools readers need to domesticate lichen and bring their properties to bear on some of humanity’s most intractable scientific problems. Chemistry, Biology and Pharmacology of Lichen readers will also find: Applications of lichen in fields ranging from food to cosmetics to nanoscience and beyond Detailed discussion of topics including lichen as habitats for other organisms, lichens as anticancer drugs, antimicrobial properties of lichen, and many more Detailed discussion on key bioactive compounds from lichens Chemistry, Biology and Pharmacology of Lichen is ideal for scientists and researchers in ethnobotany, pharmacology, chemistry, and biology, as well as teachers and students with an interest in biologically important lichens.
Drugs and Narcotics in History
Author: Roy PorterPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521585972
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
A collection of essays exploring the complex history of drugs and narcotics throughout historyfrom ancient Greece to the present dayshows that such substances were sought originally as healing agents, both within and without the medical profession. However, the mood- and mind-altering characteristics of some have led to the widespread abuse and legal controls we see today.
Catalogue of the Library of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Author: Arnold Arboretum. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University: Subject catalogue with supplement to volume I.
Author: Arnold Arboretum. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: Catalogue of the Library of the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University: Serial publications - Authors and titles
Author: Arnold Arboretum. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description
National Library of Medicine Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 1972
Book Description