Description
Book SynopsisToxic plants and other natural toxicants have a variety of roles in the fields of human health, medical research and the production of safe food and also represent an economic problem in terms of animal health and crop production. Estimates of economic impact on livestock have ranged in the millions of dollars in countries such as Australia and the United States. This book brings together applied and fundamental research from botanists, chemists, biochemists, agricultural scientists, veterinarians and physicians and advice from regulatory bodies. It consists of more than 100 edited papers from the Fifth International Symposium on Poisonous Plants, held in Texas in May 1997. All aspects of poisonous plants, mycotoxicoses and herbal intoxications are covered. Their adverse effects are described, such as fatalities, reduced or failed reproduction, fetotoxicity, spontaneous abortions, deformities, reduced productivity and organ-specific toxicity. Methods of detection, isolation and identif
Table of Contents1: Regional and Epidemiological Issues 2: Cardiopulmonary System 3: Diagnostic/Treatment Issues 4: Miscellaneous Topics 5: The Reproductive System and the Embryo 6: Public Health and Herbal Medicine Corners 7: The Musculoskeletal and the Neurological System 8: Mycotoxins and Mycotoxicoses 9: Detoxification, Digestion and Elimination 10: Index
