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Herbal Principles in Cosmetics
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 410

Herbal Principles in Cosmetics

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2010-06-23
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  • Publisher: CRC Press

Interest in the molecular and mechanistic aspects of cosmetic research has grown exponentially during the past decade. Herbal Principles in Cosmetics: Properties and Mechanisms of Action critically examines the botanical, ethnopharmacological, phytochemical, and molecular aspects of botanical active ingredients used in cosmetics. Along with dermato

Phyllanthus Species
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 395

Phyllanthus Species

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2011-08-29
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  • Publisher: CRC Press

The genus Phyllanthus has over 1,000 species distributed worldwide, many of which have been used indigenously for the treatment of a variety of ailments for generations. Researchers have developed ways to analyze the potential of these plants and demonstrated the pharmacological action and various chemical entities present in each of them. They have validated the folklore claims and used this knowledge to design cost-effective and reliable sources of medicine. The first book to exclusively examine the genus Phyllanthus, Phyllanthus Species: Scientific Evaluation and Medicinal Applications begins with a systematic classification and identification manual for various plants in the genus, follo...

Wildlife Review
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 790

Wildlife Review

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1991
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Landscapes and Communities on the Pacific Rim: From Asia to the Pacific Northwest
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 281

Landscapes and Communities on the Pacific Rim: From Asia to the Pacific Northwest

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-07-08
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  • Publisher: Routledge

These essays offer a cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary study of the ways in which communities of people understand and inhabit their environments. They examine and compare human/environmental interactions in communities across the Pacific Northwest, the Pacific Rim, and Asia.

Chamomile
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 320

Chamomile

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-07-14
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  • Publisher: CRC Press

In use as a medicinal plant since time immemorial in Europe and the Middle East, chamomile is gaining popularity in the Americas, Australia, and Asia. The spectrum of disease conditions in which it is used in traditional medicine systems is, quite simply, mind boggling. There is, without a doubt, a growing demand for this plant and therefore a growing need for an updated ready reference for the researchers, cultivators, and entrepreneurs who wish to work with chamomile. Chamomile: Medicinal, Biochemical, and Agricultural Aspects is just that. Based on extensive research, this book provides the latest information on the medicinal, aromatic, and cultivation aspects of chamomile. It covers cham...

Handbook of Copper Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 600

Handbook of Copper Pharmacology and Toxicology

Edward J. Massaro and a panel of leading biomedical researchers and clinical practitioners review, in-depth, the status of our current knowledge concerning the biochemistry of copper in general and its role in health and disease in particular. Drawing on the wealth of new information emerging from the molecular biology revolution, these experts survey the most important research areas of copper pharmacology and toxicology, including copper proteins and transport, copper toxicity and therapeutics, and copper metabolism and homeostasis. They also discuss the molecular pathogenesis of copper in a variety of metabolic diseases, Menkes and Wilson's diseases and occipital horn syndrome, as well as the role of copper in Parkinson's disease, prion disease, familial amytrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and Alzheimer's disease.

Caper
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 348

Caper

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-11-19
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  • Publisher: CRC Press

Caper: The Genus Capparis presents a pharmacognostic and ethnopharmacological exploration of the genus Capparis, emphasizing its medicinal potential. There is a long history of safe usage of Capparis parts both in diet and as plant drugs throughout the world, and the details of this usage are summarized in 39 tables covering numerous Capparis species. This detailed survey of historical and traditional medical uses of capers provides a forum for the integration of ethnomedicine and modern pharmacology. This book tracks the use of the genus Capparis from the present position of caper fruit and its flowers as a niche culinary article of economic importance, to ancient times and its use in tradi...

Honey in Traditional and Modern Medicine
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 476

Honey in Traditional and Modern Medicine

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-10-29
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  • Publisher: CRC Press

The use of honey can be traced back to the Stone Age. Evidence can be found for its nutritional and medicinal use beginning with prehistoric and ancient civilizations. Currently, there is a resurgence of scientific interest in natural medicinal products, such as honey, by researchers, the medical community, and even the general public. Honey in Traditional and Modern Medicine provides a detailed compendium on the medical uses of honey, presenting its enormous potential and its limitations. The book covers honey’s ethnomedicinal uses, chemical composition, and physical properties. It discusses the healing properties of honey, including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant prope...

Rhodiola rosea
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 300

Rhodiola rosea

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-12-02
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  • Publisher: CRC Press

The genus Rhodiola (Family Crassulaceae) is indigenous to Northern Canada, Europe and Asia where its rhizomes and roots have been used for centuries for medicinal purposes. Recent interest in the species Rhodiola rosea (roseroot) in the West arose from the use of the rhizome as an adaptogen for the treatment of stress, but in the last few years, ch

MOVING CAMERAS AND LIVING MOVIES
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 241

MOVING CAMERAS AND LIVING MOVIES

  • Categories: Art
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-03-12
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  • Publisher: Lulu.com

I can say with absolute certainty that, everybody enjoys watching movies, cinema, films and television. But few, if any, know how a film is made: a film has inbuilt special effects or 'tricks'to make it appealing to audiences. MOVING CAMERAS AND LIVING MOVIES reveals to you ALL about films & Filmmaking; it is a hard and tasking enterprise involving tens of thousands of workers and millions of investment dollars. After reading MOVING CAMERAS...your love for movies will triple. Movie technicians and camera gurus have a license to mould, alter, and manipulate the screen to produce or induce rain, sunlight, snow, fire, or fly any object in space in defiance of gravity or even cause 'accidents'or 'raise' the dead to life. Learn the fascinating, exciting world of film, actresses, actors, fashion, and fictional entities.