Ethnobotany and the Search for New Drugs (Novartis Foundation Symposia)

Partial table of contents:Ethnobotany, Drug Development and Biodiversity Conservation-Exploring the Linkages (M. Balick).The Ethnobotanical Approach to Drug Discovery: Strengths and Limitations (P. Cox).Basic, Quantitative and Experimental Research Phases of Future Ethnobotany with Reference to the Medicinal Plants of South America (W. Lewis & M. Elvin-Lewis).Ethnopharmacological Search for Antiviral Compounds: Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders by Kayapo Medical Specialists (E. Elisabetsky & D. Posey).Natural Product Chemistry in North-Eastern Brazil (A. Craveiro, et al.).African Medicinal Plants in the Search for New Drugs Based on Ethnobotanical Leads (M. Iwu).Two Decades of Mexican Ethnobotany and Research on Plant-Derived Drugs (X. Lozoya).Ethnobotany and Intellectual Property Rights (J. Barton).Indexes.CIBA Foundation Symposium is the author of 'Ethnobotany and the Search for New Drugs (Novartis Foundation Symposia)' with ISBN 9780471950240 and ISBN 0471950246.