Therapeutic use of medicinal plants and their extracts : Vol. 2 / A.N.M. Alamgir. Pharmacognosy Alamgir, A. N. M. 1950- author. Pharmacognosy. Materia medica, Vegetable. Medicinal plants. RS160 .A43 2017 RS122 .F6 v.73 615.321 ALT "Botany, pharmacology, therapy, culture and commerce of medicinal herbs -- for B.Sc. and M.Sc students." Includes bibliographical references and index. "This volume focuses on the importance of therapeutically active compounds of natural origin. Natural materials from plants, microbes, animals, marine organisms and minerals are important sources of modern drugs. Beginning with two chapters on the development and definition of the interdisciplinary field of pharmacognosy, the volume offers up-to-date information on natural and biosynthetic sources of drugs, classification of crude drugs, pharmacognosical botany, examples of medical application, WHO's guidelines and intellectual property rights for herbal products."-- Back cover. 2018 Text v. : eng Progress in drug research : 74. Progress in drug research ; v. 74 0071-786X