Ayurvedic Herbs: a Clinical Guide to the Healing Plants of Traditional Indian Medicine

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A single-source reference on the most important and best-investigated Ayurvedic herbs This book examines the clinical information available on more than 60 Ayurvedic herbs to determine how their use in traditional Indian medicine is supported by modern scientific study. Plants are grouped according to body systems and each entry includes a description, information on the source plant, distribution and traditional use, active chemical constituents, relevant pharmacology, and details of clinical studies and safety findings. This unique book also includes a brief history of Ayurveda, examines the.;Front Cover; Ayurvedic Herbs; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword: H. Wagner; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Drug Development and Evaluation in Ancient India; Origins of Ayurveda; History of Drug Evaluation; Plant Use in Ayurveda; Chapter 2. Scientific Investigation of Indian Medicinal Plants; History of Research; Results of Scientific Investigation; Chapter 3. Gastrointestinal Agents; Malabsorption Syndrome; Dyspepsia; Antiulcer Plants; Other Antiulcer Plants; Inflammatory Bowel Disease; Antiemetic Agents; Laxatives; Other Laxative Plants; Diarrhea; Chapter 4. Hepatoprotective Agents.