Table of Contents

About the Editors,, Contributors,, Preface,, PART I. INTRODUCTION,, Chapter 1. Trends and Challenges in Phytomedicine: Research in the New Millennium (Hildebert Wagner),, Introduction,, Quality Assurance of Medicinal Drugs and Phytopreparations,, Search for New Bioactive Compounds and Chemical Modifications of Leading Compounds,, Molecular-Biological Screening: Overall Pharmacological Profiles and Synergistic Effects,, Clinical Trials, Pharmacokinetic Studies, and Bioavailability Studies,, Scope and Aim of Phytomedicine in the Near Future,, Conclusion,, PART II. THE USE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS THROUGHOUT HISTORY,, CHINESE MEDICINAL PLANTS ,, Chapter 2. History of Application of Medicinal Plants in China (Chang-Xiao Liu),, Introduction,, Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs,, Brief History of Application of Medicinal Plants,, Medicinal Plants in China in the Past Century,, Development of Resources,, Chapter 3. Ethnopharmacology of Traditional Chinese Drugs from Medicinal Plants (Chang-Xiao Liu),, Introduction,, Diaphoretics,, Antitussive Expectorants and Antiasthmatics,, Drugs Clearing Heat and Drying Dampness,, Purgative Drugs,, Drugs Expelling Wind and Dampness,, Aromatic Drugs Transforming Dampness,, Drugs Benefiting Urination and Draining Dampness,, Drugs Warming the Interior,, Drugs Regulating Qi,, Drugs Relieving Food Stagnation,, Drugs Expelling Parasites,, Drugs Stopping Bleeding,, Drugs Regulating Blood Conditions,, Drugs Tranquilizing the Mind,, Drugs Pacifying the Liver and Subduing End