Help Required Regarding Cognosy

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crystal_girl98

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Hi
I'm student of PharmD, this is my second year and i 've been working on an assignment regarding poisonous plants and their toxic effect... (their botanical name, family, habitat, toxic parts etc..)
can any one of you please tell me about sum books to consult and web pages...
i guess this is the best place to ask for help 🙂
 
Hi
I'm student of PharmD, this is my second year and i 've been working on an assignment regarding poisonous plants and their toxic effect... (their botanical name, family, habitat, toxic parts etc..)
can any one of you please tell me about sum books to consult and web pages...
i guess this is the best place to ask for help 🙂

Actually, the best place to ask for help is your school library. The ASHP has a handbook of herbal medications (this won't include toxic plants with no medicinal value however.

But...the librarian can help you search for good pharmacogonsy books. There are a number of really good & valued references, which only your library might have.

Be careful of the internet.....its value is only what is put on there. A book which has an editorial staff with good credentials or a peer reviewed journal is a better source than a web page without sufficient editorial documentation.

One of the important lessons you're learning here is not just toxic plants...its how to critically evaluate information & its sources.
 
Actually, the best place to ask for help is your school library. The ASHP has a handbook of herbal medications (this won't include toxic plants with no medicinal value however.

But...the librarian can help you search for good pharmacogonsy books. There are a number of really good & valued references, which only your library might have.

Be careful of the internet.....its value is only what is put on there. A book which has an editorial staff with good credentials or a peer reviewed journal is a better source than a web page without sufficient editorial documentation.

One of the important lessons you're learning here is not just toxic plants...its how to critically evaluate information & its sources.

tylor was the easy available book i have , but whatever is there, is not sufficent to make an assignment. i asked my librarian and she did help me to sum extend.
 
Ok...you did your best with your librarian....was it a medical library?

Here are some books you might be able to access....

Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy
Michael Heinrich, Joanne Barnes, Simon Gibbons & Elizabeth Williamson

The Review of Natural Products. St.Louis, Missouri: Facts & Comparisons
DerMarderosian ed.

The Extra Pharmacopoeia. Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Martindale, ed.

Pharmacognosy.
Tyler, Varro, Lynn Brady & James Robbers

Medicinal Plants of the World
Ivan Ross

Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants
Bruneton, Jean

see if that helps you a bit more......

Finally...you can do a search for the specific plant & get some basic info....
botanical name, etc....
 
Ok...you did your best with your librarian....was it a medical library?

Here are some books you might be able to access....

Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy
Michael Heinrich, Joanne Barnes, Simon Gibbons & Elizabeth Williamson

The Review of Natural Products. St.Louis, Missouri: Facts & Comparisons
DerMarderosian ed.

The Extra Pharmacopoeia. Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Martindale, ed.

Pharmacognosy.
Tyler, Varro, Lynn Brady & James Robbers

Medicinal Plants of the World
Ivan Ross

Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants
Bruneton, Jean

see if that helps you a bit more......

Finally...you can do a search for the specific plant & get some basic info....
botanical name, etc....

I finally ended up with my assignment, and will gonna submit it soon. Gone through some books you told me. they were really helpful. Thank you for that! 🙂
 
I finally ended up with my assignment, and will gonna submit it soon. Gone through some books you told me. they were really helpful. Thank you for that! 🙂

You're welcome! I had no idea it pharmacognosy was still taught in school, but I guess with a resurgence with herbals it makes sense.
 
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