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OverviewThe aim of this book is to offer information about the Pharmacological Properties of Native Plants from Argentina to students, researchers and graduates interested in the fields of Ethnobotany, Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Pharmacy, and Medicine. The book includes summary information about the native plants from Argentina with medical activity comprising their botanical characteristics, distribution, characteristics of the regions where they grow, ethnobotanical information, chemical data, biological activity, establishment of in vitro cultures, toxicity, and legal status. Full Product DetailsAuthor: María Alejandra AlvarezPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2019 Volume: 6 Weight: 0.588kg ISBN: 9783030201975ISBN 10: 303020197 Pages: 255 Publication Date: 20 September 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface.- Medicinal Plants in Argentina.- Ethnobotany in Argentina.- Cuyo.- The Pampa: an infinite plain.- Mesopotamia-Paranaense Forest.- Puna- a surrealistic landscape in the Argentinean Highlands.- Yungas.- Chaco and Espinal.- Patagonia.- Index.Reviews
Author InformationDr. María Alejandra Alvarez completed her studies at Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. She graduated in Biochemistry in 1981 and in Pharmacy in 1994 . She obtained an MSc in Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology in 1986 and a PhD in Plant Biotechnology in 1993. She was lecturer in graduate and postgraduate courses of Botany, Pharmacobotany, Biotechnology, Food Biotechnology, and Galenic Pharmacy at Universidad de Buenos Aires, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, and Universidad Maimónides. Dr. María Alejandra Alvarez started working on the production of compounds of pharmaceutical interest in in vitro plant cultures in 1986, being the author of numerous scientific articles. Her research interests include chemotaxonomy, medicinal plants, production of secondary metabolites, and molecular farming. She was a researcher at Universidad de Buenos Aires and Centro de Ciencia y Tecnología Dr. César Milstein (CONICET/Fundación Pablo Cassará). Currently, she is a memberof the National Council of Research and Technology (CONICET) in Argentina, Professor of Pharmacobotany and Pharmacognoscy, Director of the Plant Biotechnology Group at Universidad Maimónides, and Professor of Biology at Colegio Divino Corazón. She was the editor of the book Genetic transformation (2011), Intech Open Acess ISBN: 978-953-307-364-4 and the author of the book Plant Biotechnology for Health: From Secondary Metabolites to Molecular Farming (2014), Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN 978-3-319-05770-5. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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