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.

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-...