Underexplored Medicinal Plants from Sub-Saharan Africa: Plants with Therapeutic Potential for Human Health

Underexplored Medicinal Plants from Sub-Saharan Africa: Therapeutic Potential for Human Health examines a comprehensive selection of plants that have rarely been explored and have been underestimated for their therapeutic value. The book will contain monographs of medicinal plants outlining their botanical description, geographical distribution, ethnobotanical usage, chemical constituents, sample and standard preparations and methods, and pharmacological properties. With expert contributors from South Africa, Mauritius, Seychelles, Cameroon and Nigeria and the compilation of ethnobotanical, taxonomic, and pharmacologic information for each species, Underexplored medicinal plants from Sub-Saharan Africa is a valuable resource for researchers, academics in pharmacology, ethnopharmacology, medicinal plant sciences, and medicinal chemistry, as well as professionals in the pharmaceutical and natural product industries who are interested in medicinal plants and their application for therapeutic purposes Explores the therapeutic potential of a comprehensive selection of underexplored and underutilized medicinal plants in sub-Sahara Africa Each chapter includes ethnobotanical, taxonomic, and pharmacologic information for each speciesProvides a summary table of structures of any known natural products including details of plant source (chapter) and observed activity (eg anticancer, antibacterial) as well as a map detailing the distribution of the plants throughout Sub-Saharan AfricaIncludes contributions from experts from South African, Mauritius, Seychelles, Cameroon and Nigeria INDICE: 1. Preface2. South African Medicinal PlantsA background on medicinal plants and the importance of introducing new plants3. Monographs3.1 Euclea natalensisPlease see monograph example for outline of each monograph3.2 Buddleja saligna3.3 Helichrysum odoratissimum3.4 Greyia radlkoferi3.5 Myrothamnus flabellifolius3.6 Siphonochilus aethiopicus3.7 Artemisia afra3.8 Heteropyxis dehniae3.9 heteropyxis canescens3.10 Heteropyxis natalensis3.11 Ficus glumosa3.12 Ficus lutea3.13 Ficus religiosa3.14 Ficus sur3.15 Hypericum revolutum3.16 Rapanea melanophloeos3.17 Withania somnifera3.18 Combretum molle3.19 Plectranthus ecklonii3.20 Plectranthus neochilus3.21 Ocimum labiatum3.22 Aloe spicata3.23 Plantago longissimi

• ISBN: 978-0-12-816814-1
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 275
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés