Hanson, Bryan Abbott.

Understanding medicinal plants : their chemistry and therapeutic action / Bryan Hanson. - New York : Haworth Herbal Press, c2005. - xiii, 307 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-289) 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.

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

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