Systems of Medicine - The authors of this
book/site initiated work on medicinal plants some twenty years ago, but it did
not take shape till they received financial support in January 1987. Very soon
they realized the disadvantages in working on medicinal plants without an
adequate scientific background on the philosophy and methods of different
systems of medicine, the methods of modern scientific medicine, drug
development, the related aspects of pharmacognosy and pharmacology, economic
implications, and a variety of other issues. With biodiversity, conservation
and biotechnology coming to a sharp focus, the scenario became that much more
complex. All the background information needed is spread over in a very large
number of diverse publications and some areas are of topical interest with a
large number of publications pouring in. In consequence, putting all such
information as in this book together, was an essential activity the authors
carried out parallel to the actual research on the medicinal plants. |
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