Ethnobotany of Tuberculosis in Laos

      Elkington, Bethany Gwen.

      Ethnobotany of Tuberculosis in Laos [electronic resource] / by Bethany Gwen Elkington, Djaja Djendoel Soejarto, Kongmany Sydara. - XX, 109 p. 90 illus., 89 illus. in color. online resource. - SpringerBriefs in Plant Science, 2192-1229 . - SpringerBriefs in Plant Science, .

      Introduction and Background -- Ethnobotany -- Biochemical Validation.- Summary and Conclusions -- Appendix I: Additional Tables -- Appendix II: Glossary -- Appendix II: Select Plant Images.

      This book highlights the common ground between biomedicine and traditional healing. Because of the destruction of forests, the degradation of old palm leaf manuscripts, and decreasing interest in traditional medicine by younger generations, it is becoming more and more important to record medicinal plant knowledge before it is lost. This research provides written and photographic documentation of some of the medicinal plant knowledge held by the people of Laos. Translating and validating some of the power of traditional medicine used in Laos into biomedical terms through laboratory analyses may serve to demonstrate its importance in a global language. In this text, the translational research was performed through in vitro laboratory analyses of select plant species with a history to treat symptoms of TB. The processes of plant collection, extraction, biological assays, and isolation/elucidation are also described and detailed in the Biochemical Validation section. The biomedical discoveries explored in, Ethnobotany of Tuberculosis in Laos, stresses the importance of conserving and sustaining our natural ecosystems for medicinal preservation and  utilization.

      9783319106564

      10.1007/978-3-319-10656-4 doi


      Life sciences.
      Plant biochemistry.
      Biodiversity.
      Ecosystems.
      Plant ecology.
      Plant genetics.
      Life Sciences.
      Ecosystems.
      Plant Biochemistry.
      Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.
      Biodiversity.
      Plant Ecology.
      Plant Genetics & Genomics.

      QH541.15.A-541.15.Z

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