This volume focuses on the importance of therapeutically active compounds of natural origin. Natural materials from plants, microbes, animals, marine organisms and minerals are important sources of modern drugs.

这卷集中在天然来源的治疗活性化合物的重要性。来自植物、微生物、动物、海洋生物和矿物的天然物质是现代药物的重要来源。

Beginning with two chapters on the development and definition of the interdisciplinary field of pharmacognosy, the volume offers up-to-date information on natural and biosynthetic sources of drugs, classification of crude drugs, pharmacognosical botany, examples of medical application, WHO´s guidelines and intellectual property rights for herbal products.

本书从生药学跨学科领域的发展和定义两章开始，提供了关于药物的天然和生物合成来源、药物分类、生药学植物学、医学应用实例、世界卫生组织指南和草药产品的知识产权的最新信息。