Handbook of poisonous and injurious plants
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Lewis S Nelson; Richard D Shih; Michael J Balick
- ناشر : New York : The New York Botanical Garden, cop.
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2007
- شابک / ISBN : 9780387312682
Description
Disclaimer V.- Acknowledgments.- Foreword by Lewis R. Goldfrank.- Introduction by Andrew Weil.- Authors? Note.- Section 1. Botanical Nomenclature and Botanical Glossary of Terms.- Botanical Nomenclature.- Glossary of Botanical Terms.- Section 2. Poisons, Poisoning Syndromes, and Their Clinical Management.- Section 3. Plant-Induced Dermatitis (Phytodermatitis).- Section 4. Gastrointestinal Decontamination.- Section 5. Individual Plants.- Photographers? Credits.- Index.
Aims to assist the clinician in the initial response to the needs of a person exposed to a poisonous or injurious plant. This book lists common plants that might lead to the development of the symptom complex and describes the mechanisms of action of the implicated toxin, additional clinical manifestations, and therapeutics for each presentation.
