Medicinal Plants of Asia and the Pacific

Medicinal Plants of Asia and the Pacific
Author: Christophe Wiart
Date: 2006
ISBN: 0849372453
Pages: 295
Language: English
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
Category: Study

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When I began thinking about this book, I was guided by the wish to solve a dilemma. After 10 years of carefully conducted ethnopharmacological research, I could not help but conclude that the hundreds of molecules of clinical value awaiting discovery in the Pacific Rim might never be discovered while the global prevalence of cancers, cardiovascular diseases, and microbial infections continued to grow. One possible reason for the slow rate of discovery of drugs from plants is the fact that there are a few researchers who master and rationally interconnect botany, pharmacology, traditional medicines, pharmacy, and modern medicine. One can perhaps envision the creation of a new discipline of science which would encompass all these disciplines.

When I began thinking about this book, I was guided by the wish to solve a dilemma. After 10 years of carefully conducted ethnopharmacological research, I could not help but conclude that the hundreds of molecules of clinical value awaiting discovery in the Pacific Rim might never be discovered while the global prevalence of cancers, cardiovascular diseases, and microbial infections continued to grow. One possible reason for the slow rate of discovery of drugs from plants is the fact that there are a few researchers who master and rationally interconnect botany, pharmacology, traditional medicines, pharmacy, and modern medicine. One can perhaps envision the creation of a new discipline of science which would encompass all these disciplines.


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