Toxicology of herbal products. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Olavi Pelkonen, Pierre Duez, Pia Maarit Vuorela, Heikki Vuorela, editors.
• Editors: Pelkonen, R. O (R. Olavi); Duez, Pierre; Vuorela, Pia Maarit; Vuorela, Heikki
• Contents: Preface; About the Editors; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Toxicity of Herbal Medicines: From Past to Present to Future; Introduction; Herbal Medicines and Human Beings; Definitions; Time Periods in the Toxicity of Herbal Medicines; Scientific Progress and the Development of Subdisciplines; Development of Regulation Related to the Toxicity of Herbal Medicines; Global Diversity and Future Challenges; References; Chapter 2: History and Current Status of Herbal Medicines; History and Current Status of Herbal Medicines and Herbal Medicinal Products. Early Evidence of Use of Herbal Medicine Neanderthal Period; Neolithic Period; Pre-Christian Period; First Century to the Middle Ages; Non-human Use of Herbal Medicine; Herbal Medicine to Pharmaceuticals; Apothecaries: The Foundation of Pharmaceutical Companies; Plants as the Source of Early Pharmaceuticals; Distribution of Medicinal Plant Species; Source of Herbal Material; Wild Harvest; Cultivation; Wild Harvest vs. Cultivation; The Current Position of Herbal Medicine and Traditional Herbal Medicine; Global Use; New and Emerging Uses; Herbal Medicine Industries. Pharmaceutical Companies Phytopharmaceutical Companies; Nutraceutical Companies; References; Chapter 3: Composition and Quality Control of Herbal Medicines; Introduction; Guidelines on Production of Quality Herbal Material and Herbal Medicinal Products; Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP); Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP); Pharmacopoeias and Herbal Medicinal Plants; Herbal Monographs; EU Directive 2004/24/EC; Quality of Herbal Material and Herbal Medicinal Products; Naming of Plants and Herbal Materials; Plant Species; Herbal Products. Factors Affecting the Chemical Composition of an Herbal Preparation Plant Growth and Collection; Drying; Stability During Storage; Specific Processing; Extraction; Relevance of Chemical Adulterations; Herbal Material and Products: Chemical Composition; Classification of Plant Constituents; Unspecific Matrix Constituents; Plant Secondary Metabolites; Therapeutic Relevance; Actives Directly Related to Quality; Actives and Co-effectors Indirectly Related to Quality; The Example of St. John's Wort; Phenolics as Solubilizers; Saponins as Solubilizers. Complexes and Colloidal Dispersions Solubilization by Polar Matrix Constituents; Stabilization; Pharmacokinetic Synergy; Chemometrics for Quality Control of Finished Herbal Medicines; Quality Control by Only One or a Few Constituents; Quality Control by Chemical Fingerprints; Chromatographic Techniques; Spectroscopic and Hyphenated Techniques; Chemometric Methods; Examples for the Chemometric Analysis of Chemical Fingerprints; Future Challenges; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Toxicokinetics of Herbal Products.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 479 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 615.9/52163; 610; Medicine; Herbs -- Toxicology; Herbs -- Therapeutic use -- Safety measures; MEDICAL -- Toxicology; Herbs -- Toxicology; Plant Preparations -- toxicity; Plants, Medicinal -- toxicity; Phytotherapy -- adverse effects; Pharmacovigilance; Biomedicine; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology; Complementary & Alternative Medicine; Medical -- Alternative Medicine; Complementary medicine; Pharmaceutical technology; Alternative medicine; Medical -- Pharmacy; Pharmaceutical technology; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319438061; 3319438069; 3319438042; 9783319438047
• Related ISBNs: 9783319438047
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 22, 2017).
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