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Medicinal Plants: Technical Literature

Listed below are a number of texts and articles on technical topics related to medicinal plants.  If you are looking for more general reading, click here.  To find a topic of interest, use your browser's search capabilities, as I don't alphabetize this list,  There are however, three main categories: Chemical Class, Plant Families, Miscellaneous.


Alkaloids

Cyanogenic Glycosides

Saponins

Resins

Glucosinolates

Flavonoids

beta-Glucosidases

Carotenoids


Annonaceae (the Sour-Sop family): Chemistry

Aristolochiaceae (the Birthwort family): Chemistry

Passifloriaceae (Passion Flower family)


Plant Systematics & Related Topics

Laboratory Techniques

Biosynthesis of Natural Products

Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology, Natural Products Chemistry, Phytochemistry etc

Phytochemicals in Food (Nutriceuticals, Antioxidants etc)

Native (North) American Ethnopharmacology

Chemical Ecology


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Last updated Wednesday, August 20, 2008 Contents & layout copyright 2008 Prof. Bryan Hanson