Molecular Pharmacognosy

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Huang, Lu-qi. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Toxicology.; Biochemistry.; Botany.; Biomedicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Medicinal Chemistry.; Plant Biochemistry.; Molecular Medicine.; Plant Sciences.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4945-0

"Molecular Pharmacognosy" discusses the application of molecular biology in resource science and authentication of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). This book reviews the latest developments in pharmacognosy, introduces a series of new views and insights, presents the hotspots and focus...

Table of Contents:

• Emerging molecular�pharmacognosy
• Methodology
• Molecular Identification of traditional medicinal materials
• The mechanism of formation of Dao-di Herbs
• Seeking for new members of origin materials (a new usage of plant species) for CMM
• Salvation of rare & endangered medicinal plants
• Gene modification of pharmic plants germplasm resources
• Regulation of the active constituents production of medicinal plants
• Molecular mechanism and regulation on biosynthesis of active ingredients of medicinal plants.