Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Australia
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چکیده
1. Medicinal and Aromatic Plants – Australia 1.1. Natural Plant Medicines Worldwide A Historical Perspective 1.2. Phytochemicals of Therapeutic Significance 1.3. Nitrogen Containing Compounds (Alkaloids) 2. Australian Plant Evolution 2.1. Australian Medicinal Plant Use 3. Some Useful Australian Medicinal Plants 3.1. Eucalyptus Species 3.2. Melaleuca Species 3.3. Leptospermum Species 3.4. Eremophila Species 3.5. Backhousia citriodora 3.6. Callistemon Species 3.7. Acacia Species 3.8. Scaevola spinescens 3.9. Pittosporum phylliraeoides 3.10. Duboisia myoporoides 3.11. Planchonella Species 3.12. Petalostigma Species 4. Current Investigations of Australian Medicinal Plants 4.1. Plant Selection 4.2. Screening for Pharmaceutical Usefulness 5. Toxicity, Cross reactivity and the Safe Use of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 6. Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Biographical Sketch
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