A Guide to Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated, Scientific and Medicinal ApproachThis book presents up-to-date information on a total of 75 native and non-native medicinal plants growing in Singapore. Comprehensive and useful information from the published literature OCo including plant descriptions and origins, traditional medicinal uses, phytoconstituents, pharmacological activities, adverse reactions, toxicities, and reported drugOCoherb interactions OCo is presented in an easy-to-read manner for easy and quick reference. There is no minimum level of knowledge required to read this book, and botanical and medical glossaries are also provided for readers'' convenience. The book will be of great practical benefit to a wide-ranging audience. Educators and students in complementary medicine and health, pharmacognosy, medicinal chemistry, natural products, pharmacology, toxicology, pharmacovigilance, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, botany, biology, chemistry and life sciences will find the information useful. The book will also appeal to clinicians, pharmacists, nurses and researchers, as it contains a comprehensive reference list at the end for further reading." |
Contents
1 Abrus precatorius L Leguminosae | 2 |
2 Adiantum capillusveneris L Polypodiaceae | 4 |
3 Allamanda cathartica L Apocynaceae | 6 |
4 Aloe vera Mill Aloaceae | 8 |
5 Andrographis paniculata Barmf Nees Acanthaceae | 11 |
6 Ardisia elliptica Thunb Myrsinaceae | 13 |
7 Areca catechu L Palmae | 15 |
8 Asplenium nidus L Aspleniaceae | 18 |
44 Mangifera indica L Anacardiaceae | 91 |
45 Manihot esculenta Crantz Euphorbiaceae | 93 |
46 Melaleuca cajuputi Roxb Myrtaceae | 95 |
47 Melastoma malabathricum L Melastomaceae | 97 |
48 Mimosa pudica L Leguminosae | 99 |
49 Mirabilis jalapa L Nyctaginaceae | 101 |
50 Morinda citrifolia L Rubiaceae | 103 |
51 Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn Nymphaeaceae | 105 |
9 Aster tataricus Lf Compositae | 20 |
10 Azadirachta indica A Juss Meliaceae | 22 |
11 Barringtonia asiatica L Lecythidaceae | 24 |
12 Barringtonia racemosa L K Spreng Lecythidaceae | 26 |
13 Bauhinia purpurea L Leguminosae | 28 |
14 Bixa orellana L Bixaceae | 30 |
15 Calophyllum inophyllum L Guttiferae | 32 |
16 Cananga odorata Lam Hook f Th Annonaceae | 34 |
17 Capsicum annuum L Solanaceae | 36 |
18 Cassia fistula L Leguminosae | 38 |
19 Catharanthus roseus L G Don Apocynaceae | 40 |
20 Celosia argentea L Amaranthaceae | 42 |
21 Centella asiatica L Urban Umbelliferae | 44 |
22 Cerbera odollam Gaertn Apocynaceae | 47 |
23 Cissus quadrangularis L Vitaceae | 49 |
24 Cocos nucifera L Palmae | 51 |
25 Coix lacrymajobi L Gramineae | 53 |
26 Crinum asiaticum L Amaryllidaceae | 55 |
27 Cymbopogon citratus DC Stapf Gramineae | 57 |
28 Dolichos lablab L Leguminosae | 59 |
29 Elephantopus scaber L Compositae | 61 |
30 Euphorbia hirta L Euphorbiaceae | 63 |
31 Eurycoma longifolia Jack Simaroubaceae | 65 |
32 Hibiscus mutabilis L Malvaceae | 67 |
33 Hibiscus rosasinensis L Malvaceae | 69 |
34 Hibiscus tiliaceus L Malvaceae | 71 |
35 Impatiens balsamina L Balsaminaceae | 73 |
36 Imperata cylindrica L P Beauv Gramineae | 75 |
37 Ipomoea pescaprae L Sweet Convolvulaceae | 77 |
38 Ixora chinensis Lam Rubiaceae | 79 |
39 Jatropha curcas L Euphorbiaceae | 81 |
40 Juniperus chinensis L Cupressaceae | 83 |
41 Kaempferia galanga L Zingiberaceae | 85 |
42 Lantana camara L Verbenaceae | 87 |
43 Lonicera japonica Thunb Caprifoliaceae | 89 |
52 Nephelium lappaceum L Sapindaceae | 107 |
53 Nerium oleander L Apocynaceae | 109 |
54 Ophiopogon japonicus KerGawl Liliaceae | 111 |
55 Peltophorum pterocarpum Backer ex K Heyne Leguminosae | 113 |
56 Persicaria hydropiper L Polygonaceae | 115 |
57 Phyllanthus amarus Schum Thonn Euphorbiaceae | 117 |
58 Piper nigrum L Piperaceae | 119 |
59 Piper sarmentosum Roxb Piperaceae | 122 |
60 Plantago major L Plantaginaceae | 124 |
61 Punica granatum L Punicaceae | 127 |
62 Rhodomyrtus tomentosa Ait Hassk Myrtaceae | 129 |
63 Rhoeo spathacea Sw Stearn Commelinaceae | 131 |
64 Ricinus communis L Euphorbiaceae | 132 |
65 Ruta graveolens L Rutaceae | 135 |
66 Saccharum officinarum L Gramineae | 137 |
67 Sauropus androgynus L Merr Euphorbiaceae | 139 |
68 Sesbania grandiflora Pers Leguminosae | 141 |
69 Solanum nigrum L Solanaceae | 143 |
70 Swietenia macrophylla King Meliaceae | 145 |
71 Terminalia catappa L Combretaceae | 147 |
72 Thevetia peruviana Pers K Schum Apocynaceae | 149 |
73 Tinospora crispa L Diels Menispermaceae | 151 |
74 Vitex rotundifolia L f Verbenaceae | 153 |
75 Zingiber officinale Roscoe Zingiberaceae | 155 |
Appendix | 159 |
List of Native and Nonnative Plants | 160 |
List of Plants by Scientific Name | 161 |
List of Plants by Common Name | 164 |
List of Abbreviations and Symbols | 169 |
References | 171 |
Botanical Glossary | 249 |
Medical Glossary | 257 |
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