Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine

Traditional System, Ethics, Safety, Efficacy, and Regulatory Issues

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

A one-of-a-kind review of traditional Arab herbal medicine in modern useAs one of the foremost herbal systems in the world, traditional Arab-Islamic herbal medicine plays an increasingly influential role in modern Western medicine. This book addresses the need in the field for a comprehensive, English-language work on the subject, introducing an important academic treatment of Arab herbal medicine.The authors offer for the first time an introduction to various details using original ethnopharmacological surveys they conducted in the Mediterranean area. Drawing on expertise in pharmacology, cell biology, and immunology, they combine scientific knowledge with herbal wisdom, discussing a full range of topics, from historical overview to Arabic medical principles. Special emphasis is given to the potential use of Arab herbal medicines in modern drug discovery and therapies. Coverage includes: Common roots of Arab and Western medicineTraditional as well as evidence-based applications of commonly used herbal medicinesMethodology of drug discovery and therapy in Arabic and Islamic medicineThe use of in vitro and in vivo techniques for the evaluation of plant safety and efficacyToxicity of herbal formulations, quality assurance, and chemical analytical techniquesThe use of medicinal plants and methods for extracting their active ingredientsRegulations governing the sale of herbal remedies in different countriesComplete with hundreds of citations from original scientific papers and articles, as well as numerous figures, tables, and color photographs of medicinal plants, Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine is an invaluable resource for researchers in academia and industry and for anyone with an interest in herbal medicine, natural products, and dietary supplements.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-04-19
Mått:165 x 241 x 37 mm
Vikt:998 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:560
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9780470474211

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Alternativ medicin och terapier inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Bashar Saad, PhD, is Professor of Cell Biology and Immunology at the Arab American University-Jenin, Palestine, and Director of the Qasemi Research Center at Al-Qasemi Academic College, Baqa Algharbiya, Israel. He made a significant contribution in combining cell biology, immunology, and 3D cell culture techniques with Arab-Islamic herbal wisdom. His research interests include anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties of medicinal plants. He has written more than fifty original papers as well as review articles and book chapters on Arab-Islamic herbal medicine. Omar Said, PhD, is Director of the Antaki Center for Herbal Medicine, Israel and serves as the head of the Arab medicinal plant project in the Galilee Society R&D regional center, Israel. He is a doctor of pharmacology. As an expert in the fields of pharmacology and ethnopharmacology, he has made significant contributions in combining this modern science with the medicinal plants tradition. His research interests include diabetes, obesity, fertility, psoriasis, acne, hyperlipidemia, and liver diseases. He has written more than thirty-five original papers as well as review articles and book chapters on Arab-Islamic herbal medicine.

Recensioner i media

“The formula adopted in Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine makes it appealing to a broad spectrum of readers on both regional and global levels.” (HerbalGram, 1 February 2013)

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword viiPreface ixAcknowledgments xi1. An Overview of Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine 12. History of Greco-Arab and Islamic Medicine 173. Herbal Medicine 474. The Arab–Islamic Roots of Western Medicine 715. Contributions of Arab and Islamic Scholars to Modern Pharmacology 876. Natural Drugs in Greco-Arabic and Islamic Medicine 1017. Method of Therapy in Greco-Arab and Islamic Medicine 1238. Commonly Used Herbal Medicines in the Mediterranean 1499. The Current State of Knowledge of Arab Herbal Medicine 22910. Greco-Arab and Islamic Medicine Practiced Outside the Middle East 25311. Biosafety of Herbal Medicine 27312. Arab Medicinal Plants: From Traditional Uses to Scientiﬁc Knowledge 30313. Modern In Vitro Test Systems 33914. Modern In Vivo Evaluations and Clinical Trials 37915. Medical Ethics in Arab and Islamic Medicine 41116. Medicinal Herbs and Extracting Their Active Ingredients 42517. Food Therapy 44118. Drug Development from Herbal Sources 47719. Herbal Remedies: Use and Demographic and Regulatory Issues 499Appendix A: Plant Naming 519Index 523