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Author:   Christophe Wiart
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.911kg
ISBN:  

9780367246938

ISBN 10:   0367246937
Pages:   524
Publication Date:   31 March 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Foreword Introduction Acanthopanax senticosus Adhatoda vasica Aegle marmelos Alstonia macrophylla Artemisia herba-alba Artemisia capillaris Astilbe rubra Barringtonia racemosa Biophytum sensitivum Broussonetia kazinoki Calamintha officinalis Camellia japonica Camellia sinensis Carissa carandas Carthamus tinctorius Castanea crenata Castanospermum austral Cedrela odorata Centella asiatica Celosia argentea Chlorophytum borivilianum Chromolaena odorata Cichorium intybus Clerodendrum bungei Cnidium officinale Commelina communis Coptis chinensis Cotylelobium melanoxylon Cichorium intybus Dioscorea bulbifera Dolichandrone falcata Dendrobium loddigesii Ducrosia anethifolia Duranta repens Echium vulgare Elephantopus mollis Embelia ribes Euphorbia thymifolia Ficus deltoidea Garcinia cambogia Garcinia mangostana Gardenia jasminoides Gymnema sylvestre Hibiscus sabdariffa Holarrhena antidysenterica Hyssopus officinalis Ipomoea batatas Kochia scoparia Lagenaria siceraria Lagertroemia speciosa Lawsonia inermis Lonicera coerulea Lepidium sativum Ligusticum chuanxiong Lithospermum erythrorhizon Mangifera indica Melissa officinalis Morus alba Mucunia pruriens Murraya koenigii Nelumbo nucifera Neolamarckia cadamba Nigella sativa Ocimum basilicum Olea europea Origanum vulgare Orthosiphon aristatus Panax japonica Peucedanum japonicum Phyllanthus reticulatus Picris hieracioides Piper longum Pistacia chinensis Platycodon grandiflorum Polygala aureocauda Polygonatum odoratum Polygonum cuspidatum Premna tomentosa Pterocarpus marsupium Punica granatum Raphanus raphanistrum Rheum ribes Rosmarinus officinalis Rubia yunnanensis Salacia oblonga Salacia reticulata Salvia miltiorrhiza Salvia officinalis Saururus chinensis Sesamum indicum Scutellaria baicalensis Sorbus commixta Shorea roxburghii Sinocrassula indica Siraitia grosvenorii Silybum marianum Smallanthus sonchifolius Stereospermum colais Swertia chirata Swertia kouitchensis Spilanthes acmella Tamarindus indica Taraxacum officinale Tectona grandis Terminalia bellirica Terminalia superba Tinosporora cordifolia Trapa japonica Tussilago farfara Viscum album Trigonella foenum-graecum Uncaria laevigata Vaccinium myrtillus Viburnum dilatatum Zanthoxylum piperitum Zingiber officinale Index

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Christophe Wiart (born August 12, 1967) is a French scientist. His fields of expertise are Asian ethnopharmacology, chemotaxonomy and ethnobotany. He has collected, identified and classified several hundred species of medicinal plants from India, Southeast Asia and China. Ethnopharmacology of medicinal plants in Asia Pacific; bioprospection, collection and identification of medicinal botanical samples and phytochemical and pharmacological study for the identification of lead compounds as novel antibacterial, anticancer, and antioxidant principles from rare plants from the rainforest of Southeast Asia. Dr. Christophe Wiart appeared on HBO's Vice (TV Series) in season 3, episode 6 (episode 28 of the series), titled ""The Post-Antibiotic World & Indonesia's Palm Bomb."" This episode aired on April 17, 2015. It highlighted the need to find new treatments for infections that were previously treatable with antibiotics, but are now resistant to multiple drugs. ""The last hope for the human race’s survival, I believe, is in the rainforests of tropical Asia"", said ethnopharmacologist Dr. Christophe Wiart. ""The pharmaceutical wealth of this land is immense"".

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