Hanson, Bryan Abbott, 1959-

Understanding medicinal plants their chemistry and therapeutic action / [electronic resource] : Bryan Hanson. - New York : Haworth Herbal Press, c2005. - xiii, 307 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Interpreting the symbolism of chemical structures, or, finding your way around a molecule -- The origins of bonding and molecular properties -- A structural lexicon of medicinally important chemical families found in plants -- Chemical behavior and its application to medicinal molecules -- Drug delivery and action -- Case studies of selected plant drugs.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780203479490 (electronic bk.)




Materia medica, Vegetable--Popular works.
Medicinal plants--Popular works.
Botanical chemistry--Popular works.


Electronic books.

RS164 / .H276 2005

615/.321