General description
Ross takes advantage of the growth in the amount of new data available to update and expand his first edition. This edition compiles new clinical research and references 26 widely used medicinal plants, including Allium sativum, Mangifera indica, Punica granatum;, Momoridica charantia, Mucuna pruriens; Arbus precatorius; Moringa pterysgosperma, Phyllanthus niruri, and Jatrpha curcas. Each chapter on a particular plant species contains: Common Names, Botanical Description, Origin and Distribution, Traditional Medicinal Uses, Chemical Constituents, and Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials.