Natural products are a constant source of potentially active compounds for the treatment of various disorders. The Middle East and tropical regions are believed to have the richest supplies of natural products in the world. Plant derived secondary metabolites have been used by humans to treat acute...
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oapen-20.500.12657-315422021-11-12T16:24:40Z Drug Discovery El-Shemy, Hany A. pharmacology toxicology bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MM Other branches of medicine::MMG Pharmacology Natural products are a constant source of potentially active compounds for the treatment of various disorders. The Middle East and tropical regions are believed to have the richest supplies of natural products in the world. Plant derived secondary metabolites have been used by humans to treat acute infections, health disorders and chronic illness for tens of thousands of years. Only during the last 100 years have natural products been largely replaced by synthetic drugs. Estimates of 200 000 natural products in plant species have been revised upward as mass spectrometry techniques have developed. For developing countries the identification and use of endogenous medicinal plants as cures against cancers has become attractive. Books on drug discovery will play vital role in the new era of disease treatment using natural products. 2017-04-12 23:55 2019-10-04 14:44:53 2020-04-01T13:39:00Z 2020-04-01T13:39:00Z 2013 book 627318 OCN: 1030821034 9789535109068 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31542 eng InTechOpen 10.5772/3388 10.5772/3388 09f6769d-48ed-467d-b150-4cf2680656a1 59a917fb-ed13-4163-bd24-2cc98fd786d0 9789535109068 open access |
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Natural products are a constant source of potentially active compounds for the treatment of various disorders. The Middle East and tropical regions are believed to have the richest supplies of natural products in the world. Plant derived secondary metabolites have been used by humans to treat acute infections, health disorders and chronic illness for tens of thousands of years. Only during the last 100 years have natural products been largely replaced by synthetic drugs. Estimates of 200 000 natural products in plant species have been revised upward as mass spectrometry techniques have developed. For developing countries the identification and use of endogenous medicinal plants as cures against cancers has become attractive. Books on drug discovery will play vital role in the new era of disease treatment using natural products. |
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