Medicinal orchids of Asia. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Eng Soon Teoh.
• Authors: Teoh, Eng-Soon, 1938-
• Contents: Introduction -- Traditional Chinese Medicine -- Indian Traditional Medicine and other allied Medical Traditions -- Preparation of Herbs -- Some Secondary Metabolites in Plants -- Discovery, testing and improvement of herbs and new drugs -- Acampe to Arundina -- Bletilla to Bulbophyllum -- Calanthe to Cyrtosia -- Dactylorhiza to Dipodium -- Epipactis to Eulophia -- Galeola to Gymadenia -- Habenaria to Ischnogyne -- Liparis to Luisia -- Macodes to Mycaranthes -- Neottia to Neuwiedia -- Oberonia to Otochilus -- Paphiopedilum to Ponerorchis -- Renanthera to Robequetia -- Satyrium to Sunipia -- Taprobanea to Tropidia -- Vanda to Zeuxine -- Sources of Medicinal Orchids and Conservation -- Randomized Clinical Trials.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 752 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 578.012; 578.09; Life sciences; Orchids -- Therapeutic use -- Asia; Medicinal plants -- Asia; Materia medica, Vegetable -- Asia; Plants -- Asia; Orchidaceae; Plants, Medicinal; Materia Medica; GARDENING -- Essays; GARDENING -- Reference; GARDENING -- Vegetables; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Horticulture; Alternative medicine; Botanical chemistry; Conservation biology; Ecology; Life sciences; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biochemistry; Medical -- Alternative Medicine; Nature -- Environmental Conservation & Protection; Botany & plant sciences; Complementary medicine; Conservation of the environment; Biochemistry; Alternative medicine; Conservation biology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Botany; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319242743; 3319242741
• Related ISBNs: 9783319242729; 3319242725
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.