Exploring Poisonous Plants: Medicinal Values, Toxicity Responses, and Therapeutic Uses

Author: Azamal Husen

Publication Date: March 14, 2023

Language: English

ISBN: 9781032311371, 9781000834376

Publisher: CRC Press

Exploring Poisonous Plants: Medicinal Values, Toxicity Responses, and Therapeutic Uses is a comprehensive analysis of the most important poisonous herbs, shrubs, and trees. The book provides detailed descriptions of notable toxic compounds and discusses their adverse effects when consumed by animals or people. It also gives practical guidance for botanical description, distribution, phytochemical constituents, pharmacological studies, and traditional and other potential uses of selected poisonous plants.

This volume in the Exploring Medicinal Plants series is appropriate for scientists, researchers, and students working with poisonous plants, as well as in areas of economic botany, plant biochemistry, biotechnology, pharmacognosy, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemistry, and nanomedicine.

Key Features:

• Therapeutic potentials on various poisonous herbs, shrubs, and trees.
• Descriptions of notable toxic compounds and discussions of their adverse effects when consumed by animals or people.
• Practical guidance for botanical description, distribution, phytochemical constituents, pharmacological studies, and traditional and other potential uses of selected poisonous plants.

Target Audience:

• Scientists
• Researchers
• Students
• Professionals in economic botany, plant biochemistry, biotechnology, pharmacognosy, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemistry, and nanomedicine.