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Item Details
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ETHNOBOTANY AND THE SEARCH FOR NEW DRUGS
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| By: |
Ghillean T. Prance (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£82.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0471950246 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780471950240 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
17 October, 1994 |
| Series: |
Ciba Foundation Symposium No. 185 |
| Pages: |
290 |
| Description: |
Some of the most potent drugs in Western medicine are derived from plants, yet they are obtained from relatively few species. This study explores the field of ethnobotany, indicating which plants can be tested in the laboratory environment. |
| Synopsis: |
A compilation of articles by prominent experts in their respective fields on compensation for and collaboration with indigenous people in regard to their knowledge and provision of rare plants which are used for some of the most potent drugs in Western medicine. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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