Main description:

The aim of this book is to offer information about the Pharmacological Properties of Native Plants from Argentina to students, researchers and graduates interested in the fields of Ethnobotany, Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Pharmacy, and Medicine. The book includes summary information about the native plants from Argentina with medical activity comprising their botanical characteristics, distribution, characteristics of the regions where they grow, ethnobotanical information, chemical data, biological activity, establishment of in vitro cultures, toxicity, and legal status.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Medicinal Plants in ArgentinaChapter 2. Ethnobotany in ArgentinaChapter 3. CuyoChapter 4. The Pampa: an infinite plainChapter 5. Mesopotamia-Paranaense ForestChapter 6. Puna- a surrealistic landscape in the Argentinean HighlandsChapter 7. YungasChapter 8. Chaco and EspinalChapter 9. Patagonia