Greco-Arab and Islamic Herbal Medicine: Traditional System, Ethics, Safety, Efficacy, and Regulatory Issues

Naslovnica
John Wiley & Sons, 27. tra 2011. - Broj stranica: 560
This book presents a systematic review on traditional Arab herbal medicine including historical background, medical innovations introduced by Arab physicians, common roots of Arab medicine and western medicine, methodology of drug discovery and therapy in Arabic and Islamic medicine, a state-of-the-art description of traditional Arab herbal medicine, and evidence-based safety and efficacy of Arab and Islamic medicines. The usage of modern cell biological, biochemical, in vitro and in vivo techniques for the evaluation of medicinal plant safety and efficacy is also discussed. The toxicity of herbal formulations safety, quality assurances, and chemical analytical techniques are introduced in this book.
 

Sadržaj

Commonly Used Herbal Medicines in the Mediterranean
AnOverview of GrecoArab and Islamic Herbal
History of GrecoArab and IslamicMedicine
Chapter
Biosafety of Herbal Medicine
Contributions of Arab and Islamic Scholars to Modern
5Pharmaceutical
Chapter
Modern In Vitro TestSystems 13 1 Introduction
Food Therapy
Herbal Medicine
Modern In Vivo Evaluations and ClinicalTrials 14 1 Introduction
Medical Ethics inArab and Islamic Medicine
Medicinal Herbs and Extracting Their Active
Chapter
Herbal Remedies Use and Demographic and Regulatory Issues

Barakah
The Current State of Knowledge of Arab Herbal
References
Arab Medicinal Plants From Traditional Usesto Scientific Knowledge
Plant Naming
Index
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O autoru (2011)

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.

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