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The new e-book Plants for Health and Vitality presents a selection of interesting and promising medicinal plants and superfoods that can become valuable allies in supporting our health.

Explore the world of medicinal plants and superfoods with this publication. Authored by recognized experts in the field—formally educated biologists and botanists—this publication presents a comprehensive selection of plants and fungi with significant nutritional, medicinal, and toxicological properties, detailing their biology, active compounds, and ethnobotanical uses. The introductory chapters focus on species with stimulating effects, such as the tea plant, cacao tree, and coffee plant. The subsequent section summarizes key superfoods and plants rich in bioactive substances, vitamins, and enzymes.

The core section of the book provides a systematic overview of selected medicinal plants, ranging from those used in traditional Western herbal medicine, Ayurveda, and traditional Chinese medicine, to modernly researched plants. Medicinal lichens and fungi are also included, while the final chapter is dedicated to the use of poisonous plants in contemporary medicine.

Individual chapters feature brief botanical characteristics, along with information on the morphology, origin, and natural distribution of the specific plant or fungus. This is complemented by descriptions of their active substances, pharmacological potential, and possible adverse effects. The publication is intended for readers interested in botany, phytochemistry, natural remedies, and their practical application in everyday life.

Now available also on Google Books.

Editor:
RNDr. Lenka Záveská Drábková, Ph.D.

Authors:
Mgr. Zdeňka Navrátilová, RNDr. Luděk Záveský, Ph.D.,
prof. RNDr. Jiří Patočka, DrSc., RNDr. Lenka Záveská Drábková, Ph.D.

Page number A4: 148

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