PL S 480/580; ARL 580 - Medicinal Plants
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Recommended Starting Points
Review of Natural Products 2008
This resource has extensive information about natural products, including their botany, history, chemistry, pharmacology, synonyms and common names, medicinal uses, and toxicology. Includes references and a review of key papers.
Simultaneous search of databases covering agricultural, botanical, and medical information. (From the resulting screen select the databases Agricola, BIOSIS Previews, CAB, and Medline.)
Web of Science (part of the Web of Knowledge)
Fully indexes 5,900 major journals across 150 scientific disciplines and is updated weekly. You can also use this database to find out if other researchers have cited key articles on your topic. (1900-present)
SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts & Medline)
Extensive coverage of the chemical and medicinal properties of plants. This database has a client software interface that must be loaded on your computer. It is also available on all computers in the Science-Engineering Library and the Main Library Information Commons. (1907-present).
Other Relevant Databases
AnthroSource and
Anthropology Plus (FirstSearch)
For coverage of ethnobotany and ethnomedicine.
Internet Resources
E-Journals with Articles on Medicinal Plant Research
- Specific journals
- HerbalGram
- Journal of Ethnopharmacology
- Journal of Natural Products
- Phytochemistry
- Pharmaceutical Biology
- Phytotherapy Research
- Phytochemical Analysis
- Phytomedicine
- Planta Medica
- Collections of full text, peer-reviewed articles from publishers
- American Chemical Society
- American Medical Association
- ScienceDirect
- SpringerLink
- Wiley InterScience
Other Internet Sites
Medicinal Plants of the Southwest
Library of Congress Guide to Medicinal Plants
- Compiled to assist researchers in navigating the databases, electronic resources and print materials related to medicinal plants and to locate relevant materials in the Library of Congress collections (check the UA Library Catalog for local holdings). Lists of other agencies, institutions, and organizations are provided as starting points for further study.
Books & Encyclopedias -
Selected
Ebook Collections
Browse the UA Library's Print and Electronic Book Holdings by Subject:
- Ethnobotany
- Herbs, Therapeutic Use
- Materia Medica, Vegetable
- Medicinal Plants
- Medicinal Plants - Southwestern United States
- Medicine, Ayurvedic
- Medicine, Chinese
- Natural Products
- Pharmacognosy
- Poisonous Plants
Selected Titles at the Science-Engineering Library
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Herbal medicine of the American Southwest : a guide to the medicinal and edible plants of the Southwestern United States - QK99.U6 K3 2006 Science Engineering Library and Special Collections
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CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs QK99 .A1 D83 2002 Science-Engineering Library "This handbook catalogs 365 species of herbs having medicinal or folk medicinal uses, presenting whatever useful information has been documented on their toxicity and utility in humans and animals." |
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Medicinal plants of the world : an illustrated scientific guide RS164 .V295 2004 Science-Engineering Library "The book includes descriptions of more than 300 medicinal plants and their close relatives. Each entry gives a short summary with a description of the plant, the geographical origin, therapeutic category, historical and modern uses, active ingredients, and pharmacological effects." |
Medicinal plants : chemistry and properties - QK99.A1 D36 2006 Science-Engineering Library
- Data on the chemical compounds and the pharmacological studies of many medicinal plants
- The plants are arranged by the type and nature of chemical compounds they contain.
Medicinal plants of the world - also available online
- "Describes the traditional medicinal uses, the chemical constituents, the pharmacological activities, and the clinical trials of those plants that are commonly used around the world as medicine."
Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals - RM666 .H33 T44 2001 Science-Engineering Library
- Description of 181 drugs which are "used for the preparation of teas or are components of herbal mixtures".
- Color photos of plant in natural and chopped drug form
- Wide Range of information including botanical, medical, chemical, and pharmaceutical
- Reference to literature
- Indexes : List of Indications (symptoms); Subject
The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants - QK99.A1 C4813 1984 Science-Engineering Library (Reference)
- Brief, non-technical descriptions of 334 medicinal plants
- Includes many plants commonly emphasized for their culinary, not medicinal value
- Large color photos
- General information on habitat, toxicity, usage, and processing
Pharmacognosy Phytochemistry Medicinal Plants - RS164 .B78 1995 Science-Engineering Library
- Emphasis on organic and theraputic chemistry
- Arranged by biogenetic classifications (ex. Oligosaccharides)
- Bibliography follows each section
Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients - QD415 .A25 L48 1996 Science-Engineering Library
- Approximately 350 natural food, drug, and cosmetic ingredients
- Detailed section for each on chemical composition
- Includes references
- Index of chemical compounds