Environmental contaminants and medicinal plants action on female reproduction

Sirotkin, Alexander V. (author.). Kolesarova, Adriana (author.).

Summary: Environmental Contaminants and Medicinal Plants Action on Female Reproduction discusses the problem of environmental pollution, medicinal and food plants, and their impact on reproduction. The book describes the mechanisms of environmental contaminants' action, outlines the key causes of their harmful impact on reproduction, and explores what regulatory substances and processes should be targeted due to the negative effect of pollutants on reproduction. Furthermore, it describes the provenance, properties, physiological and therapeutic effects, and possible areas of application of the known medicinal and functional food plants and their constituents with a focus on female reproductive processes.

Record details

ISBN: 9780128242926 (softcover)
Physical Description: print
xviii, 417 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: London : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Female reproductive system and its regulation -- Environmental contaminants and their influence on health and female reproduction -- Food/medicinal herbs and their influence on health and female reproduction -- Plant molecules and their influence on health and female reproduction.