Recent Trends in Biotechnology and Therapeutic Applications of Medicinal Plants

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shahid, Mohd (Editor), Shahzad, Anwar (Editor), Malik, Abida (Editor), Sahai, Aastha (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Pharmaceutical technology.; Biotechnology.; Primary care (Medicine).; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Plant breeding.; Medicine.; Health.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology.; Primary Care Medicine.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Popular Science in Medicine and Health.

The necessity of safe and cost effective medication especially for under developed and developing regions of the world together with emergence of new chronic and drug resistant diseases have prompted scientists to look towards medicinal plants as agents for treatment and prevention. This book provid...