Description: An ideal text for the natural product scientist looking
for new techniques in research, this volume comprises the latest
information on natural/plant resources. The comprehensive chapters
cover the chemistry and pharmacology of a range of natural products
from Chinese herbal medicine to tea extracts, microbes to marine
sponges, and the latest technologies to enhance the synthesis,
isolation and purification of bioactive herbal compounds from these
products. Adding additional value to the book are chapters on new tools
in information technology that can greatly facilitate the research of
natural product scientists, and the technologies available for
evaluating medicinal herbal products for purity.