Traditional herbal medicine research methods :  identification, analysis, bioassay, and pharmaceutical and clinical studies / 
edited by Willow J.H. Liu. 
 - Hoboken, N.J. :  John Wiley & Sons,  c2011. 
 - xxi, 466 p. ;  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Brief introduction about traditional herbal medicines and their research -- Collection and identification of the raw herbal materials -- Extraction and isolation of compounds from herbs -- Identification and structure elucidation of compounds from herbs -- Bioassays for screening and functional elucidation of herbal medicines -- Functional evaluation of herbal medicine by animal experiments -- Safety pharmacology and toxicity study -- Clinical study of traditional herbal medicine -- Standardization and quality control of herbal products -- Understanding traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese herbs. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780470149362 (hbk.)  RM384.04 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Herbs--Therapeutic use--Testing.<br/>Materia medica, Vegetable--Research.<br/>Plant Extracts--analysis.<br/>Plant Extracts--pharmacology.<br/>Medicine, Chinese traditional.<br/>Phytotherapy--methods.<br/>Plants, Medicinal--chemistry.