Pharmacodynamic Basis of Herbal Medicine

Herbal remedies have become a major factor in American health care. Botanicals like Ginseng, Ma Huang, St. John's Wort, and Valerian are now household words throughout the world. Since many of these natural drugs are sold over the counter, often consumers mistakenly assume that they are completely safe. However, serious adverse effects sometimes occur, especially when taken in conjunction with prescription drugs.<BR><BR>Conversely, pharmacists, pharmacologists, and physicians are more hesitant to accept the beneficial effects of herbal drugs without seeing scientific evidence. The Pharmacodynamic Basis of Herbal Medicine provides this evidence and addresses other important issues in a clear, easy-to-understand manner. It breaks down herbal medications to their molecular level to show how they bring about both their healing benefits and their side effects.<p></p><ul><li></li><li>Provide a number of extremely useful drugs that are difficult, if not impossible, to produce commercially by synthetic means</li><li>* Supply basic compounds that may be modified slightly to render them more effective or less toxic</li><li>* Are useful as prototypes or models for synthetic drugs possessing physiologic activities similar to the original drug</li><li>* Contain compounds that demonstrate little or no activity themselves but which can be modified by chemical or biological methods to produce potent drugs not easily obtained by other methods</li></ul>
ISBN: 978-0-8493-0743-0

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