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Psychoactive Medicinal Plants and Fungal Neurotoxins [electronic resource] / by Amritpal Singh Saroya, Jaswinder Singh.

By: Singh Saroya, Amritpal [author.]Contributor(s): Singh, Jaswinder [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service)Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2020Edition: 1st ed. 2020Description: VII, 121 p. 173 illus. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789811523137Subject(s): Pharmaceutical technology | Pharmacy | Neurochemistry | Medicinal chemistry | Vaccines | Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology | Pharmacy | Neurochemistry | Medicinal Chemistry | VaccineAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 615.19 LOC classification: RS380RS190-210Online resources: Click here to access online

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychoactive Medicinal Plants -- Chapter 2: Major Hallucinogenic Medicinal Plants in Folk medicine -- 3: Description of Psychoactive Medicinal Plants -- Chapter 4: Pharmacology of Fungal Neurotoxins -- CHAPTER 5: MYCOTOXINS IN HERBAL MEDICINES.

In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: This book provides a clear and comprehensive overview of psychoactive medicinal plants, explaining in detail the species that are most commonly used in medicine, and describing their mechanism of action, the implicated toxin, clinical manifestation and therapeutic role. It explores the recent research in the area of psychoactive medicinal plants and fungal neurotoxins, and presents the various biochemical pathways involved and the bioactive targets. The book also discusses the current literature in the field, including the latest methodology used to identify the active compounds, their pharmacological and physiological properties along with their clinical efficacy. Compiling the most up to date information on major psychoactive medicinal plants and fungal neurotoxins, the book covers all major classes of psychoactive drugs, including stimulants, cognitive enhancers, sedatives and anxiolytics, psychotherapeutic herbs, analgesics and anesthetic plants, hallucinogens and cannabis.

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This book provides a clear and comprehensive overview of psychoactive medicinal plants, explaining in detail the species that are most commonly used in medicine, and describing their mechanism of action, the implicated toxin, clinical manifestation and therapeutic role. It explores the recent research in the area of psychoactive medicinal plants and fungal neurotoxins, and presents the various biochemical pathways involved and the bioactive targets. The book also discusses the current literature in the field, including the latest methodology used to identify the active compounds, their pharmacological and physiological properties along with their clinical efficacy. Compiling the most up to date information on major psychoactive medicinal plants and fungal neurotoxins, the book covers all major classes of psychoactive drugs, including stimulants, cognitive enhancers, sedatives and anxiolytics, psychotherapeutic herbs, analgesics and anesthetic plants, hallucinogens and cannabis.