The Modern Ayurveda

Milestones Beyond the Classical Age
Herausgeber: Khare, C P; Katiyar, Chandra Kant

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Indian population has used Ayurvedic herbs for centuries, but now modern scientific work has led to recognition and acceptance at a global level. This volume explores a host of topics essential to understanding this ancient practice. The book enumerates more than 400 Ayurvedic herbs with compiled information including their botanical name, common Ayurvedic name and family, their attributes, chemical constituents, phytochemical markers, pharmacological actions, and their interactions and toxicity. It explores current research methodologies for the evaluation of efficacy and safety of herbal medicine and discusses the contemporary international regulatory status of herbal drugs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 163mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 726g
• ISBN-13: 9781439896327
• ISBN-10: 1439896321
• Artikelnr.: 34198560

Autorenporträt

C. P. Khare, Chandra Kant Katiyar

Inhaltsangabe

This is how the concept of Modern Ayurveda emerged. Transition from Ancient
to Modern Ayurveda. Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine: Challenges
and strategies. Herb nomenclature of the last classical Ayurvedic treatise:
Bhavaprakasa. Classical attributes of Ayurvedic herbs. Bioactive
constituents of medicinal plants. Chemical constituents of Ayurvedic herbs.
Phytochemical markers of Ayurvedic herbs. Interaction/leads/toxicity of
Ayurvedic herbs. Modern pharmacological classification of Ayurvedic herbs.
Evaluation of efficacy and safety of Herbal/Ayurvedic medicines.
International regulatory status of Herbal Drugs. Information resources.