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Edible and medicinal plants of Canada

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MacKinnon, Andrew. Edmonton, AB: Partners Publishing | Lone Pine Publishing, Inc. , 2014.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QV766 M158 2014

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: MacKinnon, Andrew

Place of Publication: Edmonton, AB

Publisher: Partners Publishing; Lone Pine Publishing, Inc.

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 448 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.

Subjects: Plants, Edible; Plants, Medicinal; Medicine, Traditional; Canada; Handbook

ISBN: 9781772130027

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library; Vancouver Library

Call Number: QV766 M158 2014

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Complete German Commission E monographs : therapeutic guide to herbal medicines

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Austin, Tx.: American Botanical Council , 1998.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QV767 C737 1998

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Editor: Blumenthal, Mark

Place of Publication: Austin, Tx.

Publisher: American Botanical Council

Publication Date: 1998

Subjects: Medicine, Herbal; Plants, Medicinal

ISBN: 096555550X

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: QV767 C737 1998

Website Notes: Open access

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Medicinal plants : phytochemistry, pharmacology, and therapeutics

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Delhi: Daya Pub. House , 2013.

Audience: Professional

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Editor: Gupta, V.K.

Place of Publication: Delhi

Publisher: Daya Pub. House

Publication Date: 2013

Series: EBSCOhost eBook Nursing Collection

Subjects: Plant Preparations - pharmacology; Phytotherapy; Plants, Medicinal - chemistry

ISBN: 9788170356271; 9789383048366

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Medicinal Plants and Cancer Chemoprevention

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Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press , c2024. 1st ed.

Audience: Professional

"Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. Medicinal Plants and Cancer Chemoprevention provides information on the use of various herbal plants used as anticancer agents. It discusses the traditional system of medicine and focuses on plant-derived compounds for cancer therapy with inte…

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Editor: Malviya, Sapna; Malviya, Neelesh

Edition: 1st ed.

Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Florida

Publisher: CRC Press

Publication Date: c2024

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Plants, Medicinal; Neoplasms - therapy; Antineoplastic Agents; Chemoprevention

Abstract: "Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally. Medicinal Plants and Cancer Chemoprevention provides information on the use of various herbal plants used as anticancer agents. It discusses the traditional system of medicine and focuses on plant-derived compounds for cancer therapy with integrated approaches. Chapters present information on various medicinal plants that covers background and history, ethnomedical considerations, morphology, phytochemistry, and pharmacological properties. The book presents a scientific investigation on medicinal plants in managing cancer, reported mechanisms of action as anticancer activity, as well as covering the toxicological aspects of certain plants.; KEY FEATURES:; Details information on plant-derived compounds for cancer therapy; Features information on methods of extraction and isolation of various phytoconstituents responsible for anticancer activity; Discusses herbal formulations and alternative approaches used for the management and treatment of cancer; Demonstrates the importance of alternative approaches including yoga, acupuncture, and dietary supplements to be effective in the management of cancer; This book is helpful to botanists, researchers and practitioners in alternative and complementary medicine, and the herbal medicine research community." --publisher

ISBN: 9781032170763

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Complete medicinal herbal

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Ody, Penelope. [Toronto, ON]: Key Porter Books , 1993.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QV767 O27 1993

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Alternate Title: Complete medicinal herbal : a practical guide to the healing properties of herbs, with more than 250 remedies for common ailments

Author: Ody, Penelope

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Key Porter Books

Publication Date: 1993

Subjects: Plants, Medicinal - therapeutic use; Herbs - therapeutic use; Medicine, Herbal

ISBN: 1550134809

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: QV767 O27 1993

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Canadian medicinal crops

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Small, Ernest, Catling, Paul M. [Ottawa, ON]: NRC Research Press , 1999.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QV770 DC2 S635 1999

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Small, Ernest; Catling, Paul M

Corporate Author: National Research Council of Canada

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: NRC Research Press

Publication Date: 1999

Physical Description: x, 240 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Plants, Medicinal; Medicine, Herbal; Crops, Agricultural; Drug Industry; Canada

ISBN: 9780660175348; 0660175347

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QV770 DC2 S635 1999

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Oncological functional nutrition : phytochemicals and medicinal plants

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San Diego, CA: Academic Press , 2021.

Audience: Professional

Contents:; 1. Cancer epidemiology -- 2. Molecular and therapeutic bases of cancer -- 3. Macro and micronutrients in cancer prevention and treatment -- 4. Phytochemicals in cancer treatment -- 5. Medicinal plants as potential functional foods or resources for obtaining metabolites with anticancer ac…

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Editor: Campos, Maira Rubi Segura; Ortega, Armando Manuel Martin

Place of Publication: San Diego, CA

Publisher: Academic Press

Publication Date: 2021

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Neoplasms - diet therapy; Neoplasms - prevention & control; Phytotherapy; Plants, Medicinal

Abstract: Contents:; 1. Cancer epidemiology -- 2. Molecular and therapeutic bases of cancer -- 3. Macro and micronutrients in cancer prevention and treatment -- 4. Phytochemicals in cancer treatment -- 5. Medicinal plants as potential functional foods or resources for obtaining metabolites with anticancer activity

ISBN: 9780128198285; 9780128198292

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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