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

• Main Author: Saad, Bashar
• Other Authors: Said, Omar
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2011]
• Subjects: Medicine, Arab.; Medicine, Greek and Roman.; Herbs > Therapeutic use.; Medicinal plants.; Phytotherapy.; Drug Evaluation.; Herbal Medicine > history.; Medicine, Arabic.; Plant Preparations > pharmacology.; Plant Preparations > standards.; Leadership.; Management.; Supervision.; Business.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.; MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.; MEDICAL > Atlases.; MEDICAL > Essays.; MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.; MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.; MEDICAL > Osteopathy.; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 533 pages, [16] pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), map
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9780470944363; 0470944366; 9780470943892; 0470943890; 9780470944356; 0470944358
• DOI: 10.1002/9780470944363

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 he.