Remedy and Contaminant Components in Complementary Medicines

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-0-12-816038-1
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 310 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 488 g

Approx.300 pages

Zielgruppe

<p>Organic and Inorganic Chemists, toxicologists and pharmacologists, environmental scientists</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bolan, Nanthi

Li, Chun Guang

Ok, Yong Sik

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Complementary medicines: Definition, value and regulations2. Sources of Heavy Metal(loid)s in Complementary Medicines3. Sources of organic contaminants in Complementary medicines4. Sources of microbial contaminants in complementary medicines5. Distribution of Heavy Metal(loid)s in Complementary Medicines6. Distribution of organic contaminants in Complementary Medicines7. Distribution of microbial contaminants in Complementary Medicines8. Bioavailability of Heavy Metal(loid)s in Complementary Medicines9. Bioavailability of organic contaminants in Complementary Medicines10. Bioavailability of microbial contaminants in Complementary Medicines11. Toxicity of Heavy Metal(loid) in Complementary Medicines12. Toxicity of organic contaminants in Complementary Medicines13. Toxicity of Microbial contaminants in Complementary Medicines14. Other contaminants in Complementary medicines 15. Cass studies of toxicity of contaminants in Complementary medicines16. Management guidelines for the safe and beneficial use of Complementary medicines

Über Autor(innen)

Li, Chun Guang
Dr Chun Guang Li is the Leader of Pre-Clinical Research Program and Head of Herbal Analysis and Pharmacology Laboratory at The National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM), University of Western Sydney. He completed his PhD in Pharmacology at the University of Melbourne in 1991 and held positions as Director of the Chinese Medicine Research Group and leader of the Herbal Pharmacology and Toxicology team at School of Health Sciences, RMIT University from 2007-2012. He commenced his current role as Pharmacology leader at NICM in late 2012. Dr Li has been extensively involved in medical research over the past decades. His current research interests are in the areas of traditional and natural medicines with a particular focus on chemistry and the bioactivity of natural products and medicines, including health food supplements and herbal medicines. Dr. Li has directed a number of funded research projects, coordinated three courses, supervised more than 20 PhD students and published over 150 articles in peer reviewed journals with more than 4900 citations and H-index 35.

Bolan, Nanthi
Dr Nanthi Bolan completed his PhD in Soil Science and Plant Nutrition at the University of Western Australia, and is currently working as a Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Newcastle. His teaching and research interests include contaminant assessment and remediation, nutrient and carbon cycling, pollutants interactions in soils, greenhouse gas emission, soil remediation, and waste management. Nanthi is a Fellow of American Soil Science Society, American Society of Agronomy and New Zealand Soil Science Society, and was awarded the Communicator of the Year award by the New Zealand Institute of Agricultural Sciences. He has supervised more than 40 postgraduate students and was awarded the Massey University Research Medal for excellence in postgraduate students' supervision. He has published more than 300 journal papers, and edited 4 books, and was awarded the M.L. Leamy Award in recognition of the most meritorious contribution to soil science.