Acacias
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| ISBN13: | 9781138339804 |
| ISBN10: | 1138339806 |
| Binding: | Hardback |
| No. of pages: | 200 pages |
| Size: | 254x178 mm |
| Weight: | 530 g |
| Language: | English |
| Illustrations: | 51 Illustrations, black & white; 202 Illustrations, color; 3 Halftones, black & white; 201 Halftones, color; 48 Line drawings, black & white; 1 Line drawings, color; 3 Tables, black & white |
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This book considers the pharmaceutical potential of trees of the genera commonly known as Acacia, and their potential benefits in modern healthcare. It looks at the plants' ethnomedical uses, their chemistry, and the pharmacology of principal components and pharmaceutical potential.
Acacias: The Genus Acacia (sensu lato) is an evidence-based treatment of this supergenus, through the eyes of a clinical pharmacognosist and integrative medicine specialist. The book begins with antiviral activity, revealing within the five genera of Acacia s.l., pharmacological properties and pharmacologically active compounds. Profiles of prominent species within these genera, including photographs, accompany the narrative of current research and traditional usage into antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer, antidiabetic, metabolic syndrome ameliorative, and psychotherapeutic potential.
Features
- Comprehensive treatment of the entire Acacia sensu lato genus
- Aids ethnopharmacological prospectors of new sources of novel botanically based medicines for modern metabolic and psychiatric diseases
- Illuminates the presence of psychedelic simple substituted tryptamines in trees and their medical and psychotherapeutic potential
Continuing in the tradition of the previous volumes of the esteemed Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Industrial Profiles series, Acacias: The Genus Acacia (sensu lato) provides a unique and comprehensive coverage of one of the most interesting and diverse genera of trees, firmly entrenched in the Levant, Africa, Australia, the Far East, and the New World. The influence of these genera on pharmacy and industry (especially through gum arabic, wildcrafted in Africa from Senegalia senegal), human consciousness, the advent and development of religions, planetary ecology, botanical therapeutics, and the emergence of psychedelic medicine reflect both the history of our species and the transformative promise of tomorrow.
Introduction: botany, taxonomy, and controversy. Overview of the Genera Acacia (s.l.): selected species with proven pharma potential. Phytochemistry of the Genera. Chemistry, pharmacology, and medical applications. Clinical Preparations. Gum arabic (chemistry, medical uses, culinary uses, industrial uses). Medicinal Uses and Evidence of Efficacy (traditional and modern). Under the Acacia (s.l.) trees: A view to the future: drug development and bioremediation.
