HANDBOOK OF CHINESE MEDICINAL PLANTS - CHEMISTRY, PHARMACOLOGY, TOXICOLOGY

Synergizing herbal medicine with clinical science, this two-volume guide combines the medicinal applications of a comprehensive range of herbs from traditional Chinese medicine with modern day scientific information. In a rapid access, A-Z format, this ready reference contains more than 300 chemical structures of active ingredients, supported by chemical, pharmacological and toxicological data, and backed by some 8,000 literature citations.
With its listing of the complete Materia Medica of plant origin from the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, this work is highly relevant to experimental practitioners in the medicinal and pharmaceutical fields and the only one to provide such a wealth of chemical data.

WEICI TANG studied pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of Greifswald, Germany and worked as a senior scientist at several institutions in China. He worked at the German Cancer Research Centre, Heidelberg, as an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow 1979-1981 and as visiting professor 1984-1986. Prof. W. Tang was a scientific co-worker and senior researcher in the Division of Food Chemistry and Toxicology working with Prof. G. Eisenbrand at the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany until his retirement in 2002. His main scientific interests include: the devleopment of anticancer durgs, tumour prevention, and natrula products of plant origin, especially of Chinenes medicinal herbs.

GERHARD EISENBRAND studied Pharmacy and Food Chemistry at the University of Freiburg, Germany and gained his PhD from the Max-Planck-Institute for Immunobiology, also in Freiburg. After a research position/ period at the German Cancer Research Center, he completed his habilitation at the University of Stuttgart, Germany, in the field of Toxicology and Food Chemistry. Since 1982 Professor Eisenbrand held a professorship for Food Chemistry and Toxicology at the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. His main research interests include: molecular toxicology, food chemistry, mechanism of fucntional effects of food constituents, biomarkers, mechanisms of genotoxic agents, and experimental chemotherapy and anticancer drug development.

Volume 1.

Preface.

Abrus cantoniensis.

Acanthopanax gracilistylus.

Acanthopanax senticosus.

Achyranthes bidentata.

Aconitum carmichaeli and Aconitum kusnezoffii.

Acorus calamus and Acorus tatarinowii.

Agrimonia pilosa.

Ailanthus latissima.

Akebia quinata, Akebia trifoliata and Akebia trifoliata var. australis.

Albizia julibrissin.

Alisma orientalis.

Alluim satvium.

Aloe barbadensis and Aloe ferox.

Alpinia galanga.

Alpinia katsumadai.

Alpinia officinarum.

Alpinia oxyphylla.

Amomum compactum, Amomum kravanh and Amomum tsao-ko.

Andrographis paniculata.

Anemarrhena asphodeloides.

Angelica dahurica and Angelica dahurica var. formosana.

Angelica pubescenes f. biserrata.

Angelica sinensis.

Apocynum venetum.

Arctium lappa.

Ardisia japonica and Ardisia crenata.

Areca catechu.

Aristolochia contorta and Aristolochia debilis.

Arnebia euchroma and Arebia guttata.

Artemisia annua.

Artemisia argyi.

Artemisa capillaris and Artemisia scoparia.

Asarum heterotropoides var. mandshuricum, Asarum sieboldii and Asarium sieboldii var. seoulense.

Asparagus cochinchinensis.

Aster tataricus.

Astragalus membranaceus and Astragaslus membranceus var. mongholicus.

Atractylodes chinensis, Atractylodes lancea and Atractylodes macrocephala.

Belamcanda chinensis.

Bolbostemma paniculatum.

Brassica juncea and Sinapis alba.

Brucea javanica.

Buddleja officinalis.

Bupleurum chinense and Bupleurum scorzonerifolium.

Caesalpinia sappan.

Carthamus tinctorius.

Cassia acutifolia and Cassia angustifolia.

Cassia obtusifolia and Cassia tora.

Celosia argentea and Celosia cristata.

Centella asiatica.

Centipeda minima.

Chrysanthemum indicum.

Chrysanthemum morifolium.

Cimicifuga dahurica, Cimicifuga foetida and Cimicifuga heracleifolia.

Cinnamomum cassia.

Cissampelos pareira var. hirsuta.

Cistanche deserticola and Cistanche tubulosa.

Citrus aurantium and Citrus sinensis.

Citrus reticulata.

Clematis chinensis, Clematis hexapetala and Clematis manshurica.

Cnidium monnieri.

Codonopsis pilosula, Codonopsis pilosula var. modesta and Codnopsis tanghsen.

Coix lacryma-jobi var. ma-yuen.

Coptis chinensis, Coptis deltoidea and Coptis teeta.

Coriolus versicolor.

Cornus officinalis.

Corydalis bungeana and Corydalis decumbens.

Corydalis yanhusuo.

Crocus sativus.

Croton tiglium.

Curculigo orchioides.

Curcuma kwangsiensis, Curcuma longa, Curcuma phaeocaulis and Curucma wenyujin.

Cuscuta chinensis.

Cyperus rotundus.

Dalgergia odorifera.

Daphne genkwa.

datura metel.

Dendrobium candium, Dedrobium fimbriatum var. oculatum and Dendrobium nobile.

Desmodium styracifolium.

Dianthus chinensis and Dianthus superbus.

Dictamus dasycarpus.

Dioscorea futschauensis, Dioscorea hypoglauca, Dioscorea nipponica, Dioscorea opposita and Dioscorea septembloba.

Dipsacus asperoides.

Eclipta prostrata.

Ephedra equisentia, Ephedra intermedia and Ephedra sinica.

Epimedium brevicornum, Epimedium koreanum, Epimedium pubescens, Epimedium sagittatum and Epimedium wushanense.

Erigeron breviscapus.

Eriobotrya japonica.

Eucommia ulmoides.

Eugenia caryophyllata.

Eupatorium fortunei.

Euphorbia kansu and Euphorbia pekinensis.

Euphorbia lathyris.

Evodia rutaecarpa, Evodia rutaecarpa var. bodinieri and Evodia rutaecarpa var. officinalis.

Foeniclum vulgare.

Forsythia suspensa.

Fraxinus chinensis, Fraxinus rhynchophylla, Fraxinus stylosa, and Fraxinus szaboana.

Fritillaria cirrhosa, Fritillaria delavayi, Fritillaria przewalksii and Fritillaria unibracteata.

Ganoderma lucidum and ganoderma Sinense.

Gardenia jasminoides.

Gastrodia elata.

Gentiana crassicaulis, Gentiana dahurica, Gentiana marcrophylla, Gentiana manshurica, Gentiana rigescens, Gentiana scabra, Gentiana straminea, and Gentiana triflora.

Ginkgo biloba.

Glehnia littoralis.

Gycyrrhiza glabra, Glycyrrhiza inflata and Glycyrrhiza uralensis.

Gynostemma pentaphyllum.

Hedysarum polybotrys.

Hippophae rhamnoides.

Houttuynia cordata.

Huperzia serrata.

Ilex chinensis and Ilex cornuta.

Illicium verum.

Inula britannica, Unula heleium, Unula japonica and Inula linariifolia.

Isatis indigotica.

Juncus effusus.

Kaempferia galanga.

Kochia scoparia.

Volume 2.

Laminaria japonica and Ecklonia kurome.

Lamiophlomis rotata.

Lentinus edodes.

Leonurus japonicus.

Ligusticum chuanxiong.

Ligustrum lucidum.

Linum Usitatissimum.

Liriope muscari and Liriope spicata var. prolifera.

Lonicera confusa, Lonicera hypoglauca, Lonicera japonica and Lonicera macranthoides.

Luffa cylindrica.

Lycium barbarum and Lycium chinense.

Lycopus lucidus var. hirtus.

Magnolia biondii, Magnolia denudata and Magnolia sprengeri.

Magnolia officinalis and Magnolia officinalis var. biloba.

Melia azedarach and Lelia toosendan.

Menispermum dauricum.

Mentha haplocalyx.

Momordica cochinchinensis.

Momordica grosvenori.

Morinda officinalis.

Morus alba.

Myristica fragrans.

Nardostachys chinensis and Nardostachys jatamansi.

Nelumbo nucifera.

Notopterygium forbesii and Notopterygium incisum.

Oldenlandia diffusa.

Ophiopogon japonicus.

Oryza sativa.

Paeonia lactiflora and Paeonia veitchii.

Paeonia suffruticosa.

Panax ginseng.

Paris polyphylla var. chinensis and Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis.

Perilla frutescens.

Periploca sepium.

Peucedanum praeruptorum.

Phellodendron amurense adn Phellodendron chinense.

Phyllanthus emblica.

Phsyalis alkekengi var. franchetii.

Phytolacca acinosa and Phytolacca americana.

Picrasam quassioides.

Picria fel-terrae.

Picrohiza scrophulariiflora.

Pinellia ternata.

Piper kadsura.

Piper longum and Piper nigrum.

Plantago asiatica and Plantago depressa.

Platycladus orientalis.

Platycodon grandiflorum.

Pogostemon cablin.

Polygala sibirica and Polygala tenuifolia.

Polygonatum cyrtonema, Polygonatum kingianum, Polygonatum odoratum and Polygonatum sibiricum.

Polygonum cuspidatum.

Polygonum multiflorum.

Polyporus umbellatus.

Poria cocos.

Portulaca oleracea.

Prunella vulgaris.

Prunus spp.

Pseudolarix kaempferi.

Pseudostellaria heterophylla.

psoralea corylifolia.

Pterocarpus santalinus.

Pueraria lobata and Pueraria thomsonii.

Pulsatilla chinensis.

Punica granatum.

Pyrola calliantha and Pyrola decorata.

Pyrrosia lingua, Pyrrosia petiolosa and Pyrrosia sheareri.

Rabdosia rubescens.

Raphanus sativus.

Rehmannia glutinosa.

Rhaponticum uniflorum.

Rheum officinale, Rheum palmatum and Rheum tanguticum.

Rhododendron dauricum and Rhododendron molle.

Ricinus communis.

Rosa chinensis, Rosa laevigata and Rosa rugosa.

Rubia cordifolia.

Salvia miltiorrhiza.

Sanguisorba officinalis and Sanguisorba officinalis var. longifolia.

Snatalum album.

Saposhnikovia divaricata.

Sarcandra glabra.

Saururus chinensis.

Schisandra chinensis and Schisandra sphenanthera.

Schizonepeta tenuifolia.

Scrophularia ningpoenis.

Scutellaria baicalensis.

Scutellaria barbata.

Sedum sarmentosusm.

Selaginella pulvinata and Selaginella tamariscina.

Senecio scandens.

Seamum indicum.

Siegesbeckia glabrescens, Siegesbeckia orientalis and Siegesbeckia pubescens.

Sinomenium acutum and Sinomenium acutum var. cinereum.

Smilax glabra.

Sophora flavescens.

Sophora japonica.

Spatholobus suberectus.

Stemona japonica, Stemona sessilifolia and Stemona tuberosa.

Stephania cepharantha.

Stephania tetrandra.

Tribulus terrestris.

Trichosanthes kirilowii and Trichosanthes rosthornii.

Trigonella foenum-graecum.

Tussilago farfara.

Typha angustifolia and Typha orientalis.

Uncaria hirsuta, Uncaria macrophylla, Uncaria rhynchophylla, Uncaria sessilifructus and Uncaria sinensis.

Vaccarai segetalis.

Verbena officinalis.

Viscum coloratum.

Vitex negundo var. cannabifolia, Vitex trifolia, and Vitex trifolia var. simplicifolia.

Zanthoxylum bungeanum and Zanthoxylum schinifolium.

Zanthoxylum nitidum.

Zingiber officinale.

Ziziphus jujuba and Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa.

Index.