Overview
- Collecting 120 kinds of natural small molecule drugs derived from plants
- Systematically summarizing drug properties, including physicochemical properties, sources records, pharmacological effects and clinical application
- Providing an overview of natural small molecule drugs derived from plants for researchers in pharmaceutical field
- With ample illustrations
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Table of contents (120 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book discusses 120 types of natural, small-molecule drugs derived from plants. They are grouped into 7 parts according their clinical uses, such as drugs for cardiovascular diseases, for metabolic diseases, for neuropsychiatric diseases, for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, anti-tumor drugs, and drugs for parasites and bacterial infection. Each chapter systematically summarizes one drug, including its physicochemical properties, sources, pharmacological effects and clinical applications. To help readers understand the drug better, the research and pharmacological activity for each drug is also described, which serves as a salutary lesson for future drug development. Written by frontline researchers, teachers and clinicians working in field of pharmacy and pharmacology it provides an overview of natural, small-molecule drugs derived from plants for researchers in the field.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Guanhua Du is a professor at the Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, the director of the National Center for Pharmaceutical Screening, and was the president of Chinese Pharmacological Society (2007～2017). He serves as the associate editor for the journals “Acta Pharmacologica Sinica” and “Pharmacology and Therapeutics”. He is also an editorial board member for several Chinese and international journals. Prof. Du’s research mainly focuses on screening and developing new drugs, particularly for neural and cardiovascular diseases. He has published more than 500 articles in international journals in the area of pharmacology.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Natural Small Molecule Drugs from Plants
Authors: Guan-Hua Du
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8022-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. and People's Medical Publishing House, PR of China 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-8021-0Published: 27 November 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-8022-7Published: 19 November 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 741
Number of Illustrations: 184 b/w illustrations, 116 illustrations in colour
Topics: Pharmacology/Toxicology, Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry