TY - BOOK AU - Liu,Willow J.H. TI - Traditional herbal medicine research methods: identification, analysis, bioassay, and pharmaceutical and clinical studies SN - 9780470149362 (hbk.) PY - 2011/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Herbs KW - Therapeutic use KW - Testing KW - Materia medica, Vegetable KW - Research KW - Plant Extracts KW - analysis KW - pharmacology KW - Medicine, Chinese traditional KW - Phytotherapy KW - methods KW - Plants, Medicinal KW - chemistry N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -