Exploring the prevalence of organic compounds, this book highlights their essential role in nature, emphasizing their presence in food, commercial products, household materials, and human cells. It delves into the significance of these compounds in everyday life and their impact on health and the environment.
Targeting secondary schools with limited resources, this textbook serves as a comprehensive introduction to physical and inorganic chemistry. It is particularly suitable for students in health-related disciplines or other programs that necessitate a foundational understanding of general chemistry concepts. The book aims to enhance the quality of chemistry education and support diverse learning needs.
This book consists of cutting-edge materials drawn from diverse, authoritative sources, which are sequentially arranged into a multipurpose, one-stop-shop, user-friendly text. It is divided into four parts as follows: - Part 1: Historical overview of some indigenous medical systems; an outline of the basic concepts of pharmacognosy, ethnopharmacology; common analytical methods for isolating and characterising phytochemicals; and the different methods for evaluating the quality, purity, biological and pharmacological activities of plant extracts. - Part 2: Phytochemistry and mode of action of major plant metabolites. - Part 3: Systems-based phytotherapeutics; discusses how dysfunctioning of the main systems of the human body can be treated with herbal remedies. - Part 4: Provides 153 monographs of some medicinal plants commonly used around the world, including 63 on African medicinal plants. This book therefore demonstrates the scrupulous intellectual nature of herbalism, depicting it as a scientific discipline in its own right.
Well-known contributors from the world of yoga celebrate the life and work of the great yoga pioneer B. K. S. Iyengar in this collection. Iyengar, who celebrates seventy years as a yoga teacher this year, is an Indian yoga master, revered as the single most influential person in spreading the teachings of yoga throughout the world. Iyengar was recognized in Time magazine’s 2004 list of the one hundred most powerful and influential people in the world.This collection of essays, stories, and interviews celebrates the life and great influence of renowned yoga teacher B. K. S. Iyengar and features an international and diverse group of well-known contributors. These writings offer a deep understanding of the man, as well as his unique approach to yoga and the human mind and body.Contributors ● Baron Baptiste● Beryl Bender Birch● T. K. V. Desikachar● Alan Finger● Lilias Folan● Richard Freeman● John Friend● Sharon Gannon● Dona Holleman● Gary Kraftsow● Judith Hanson Lasater● David Life● Manouso Manos● Chuck Miller● Aadil Palkhivala● Shiva Rea● Erich Schiffmann● John Schumacher● Patricia Walden● Joan White● Rodney Yee