Psychoactive Medicinal Plants and Fungal Neurotoxins

Amritpal Singh, 1971-

Psychoactive Medicinal Plants and Fungal Neurotoxins by Amritpal Singh Saroya, Jaswinder Singh - First edition 2020 - 1 recurso en línea (VII, 121 páginas) 173 ilustraciones - Biomedical and Life Sciences (Springer-11642) .

Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychoactive Medicinal Plants -- Chapter 2: Major Hallucinogenic Medicinal Plants in Folk medicine -- 3: Description of Psychoactive Medicinal Plants -- Chapter 4: Pharmacology of Fungal Neurotoxins -- CHAPTER 5: MYCOTOXINS IN HERBAL MEDICINES.

This book provides a clear and comprehensive overview of psychoactive medicinal plants, explaining in detail the species that are most commonly used in medicine, and describing their mechanism of action, the implicated toxin, clinical manifestation and therapeutic role. It explores the recent research in the area of psychoactive medicinal plants and fungal neurotoxins, and presents the various biochemical pathways involved and the bioactive targets. The book also discusses the current literature in the field, including the latest methodology used to identify the active compounds, their pharmacological and physiological properties along with their clinical efficacy. Compiling the most up to date information on major psychoactive medicinal plants and fungal neurotoxins, the book covers all major classes of psychoactive drugs, including stimulants, cognitive enhancers, sedatives and anxiolytics, psychotherapeutic herbs, analgesics and anesthetic plants, hallucinogens and cannabis.

9789811523137

10.1007/978-981-15-2313-7 doi


Plantas medicinales
Psicofármacos

RS164 / 2020 EB