Bridging the gap between the ancient art of herbalism and the emerging sciences
of ethnopharmocology and phytopharmacotherapy, this book highlights the major
breakthroughs in the history of the field and focuses on future directions in
the discovery and application of herb-derived medicines. Implementing the
concept of reverse pharmacology, it integrates documented clinical and
experiential "hits" into pharmacological leads by transdisciplinary exploratory
studies. It further develops these into drug candidates by experimental and
clinical research.