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  title info:
    title: Medicinal Orchids of Asia
  name:
    name part: Teoh, Eng Soon.
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: SpringerLink (Online service)
  type of resource: text
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: gw
    date issued: 2016
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: electronic
    form: electronic resource
    reformatting quality: access
    form: remote
    extent: XVIII, 752 p. 443 illus., 162 illus. in color. online resource.
  abstract: This unique book brings together a wealth of data on the botanical, ethno-medicinal and pharmacological aspects of over 500 species of Asian medicinal orchids. It starts off by explaining the role and limitations of complimentary and herbal medicines, and how traditional Asian medicine differs from Western, “scientific” medicine. The different Asian medical traditions are described, as well as their modes of preparing herbal remedies. The core of the book presents individual medicinal orchid species arranged by genera. Each species is identified by its official botanical name, synonyms, and local names. Its distribution, habitat and flowering season, uses and pharmacology are described. An overview sums up the research findings on all species within each genus. Clinical observations are discussed whenever available, and possible therapeutic applications are highlighted. The book closes with chapters on the conservation of medicinal orchids and on the role of randomized clinical trials.
  table of contents: Introduction -- Traditional Chinese Medicine -- Indian Traditional Medicine and other allied Medical Traditions -- Preparation of Herbs -- Some Secondary Metabolites in Plants -- Discovery, testing and improvement of herbs and new drugs -- Acampe to Arundina -- Bletilla to Bulbophyllum -- Calanthe to Cyrtosia -- Dactylorhiza to Dipodium -- Epipactis to Eulophia -- Galeola to Gymadenia -- Habenaria to Ischnogyne -- Liparis to Luisia -- Macodes to Mycaranthes -- Neottia to Neuwiedia -- Oberonia to Otochilus -- Paphiopedilum to Ponerorchis -- Renanthera to Robequetia -- Satyrium to Sunipia -- Taprobanea to Tropidia -- Vanda to Zeuxine -- Sources of Medicinal Orchids and Conservation -- Randomized Clinical Trials.
  note: by Eng Soon Teoh.
  subject:
    topic: Life sciences
  subject:
    topic: Complementary medicine
  subject:
    topic: Plant biochemistry
  subject:
    topic: Conservation biology
  subject:
    topic: Ecology
  subject:
    topic: Life Sciences
  subject:
    topic: Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
  subject:
    topic: Plant Biochemistry
  subject:
    topic: Complementary & Alternative Medicine
  subject:
    topic: Conservation Biology/Ecology
  classification: QK95
  classification: QK101-474.5
  classification: 578.012
  classification: 578.09
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    title info:
      title: Springer eBooks
  identifier: 9783319242743
  identifier: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24274-3
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    record creation date: 160830
    record change date: 20160830130110.0
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