Drug Plants Of Africa

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Drug Plants Of Africa

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Author : Thomas S. Githens
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2017-04-10

Drug Plants Of Africa written by Thomas S. Githens and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-10 with Nature categories.

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Medicinal Plant Research In Africa

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Author : Victor Kuete
language : en
Publisher: Newnes
Release Date : 2013-06-19

Medicinal Plant Research In Africa written by Victor Kuete and has been published by Newnes this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-19 with Science categories.

The pharmacopoeias of most African countries are available and contain an impressive number of medicinal plants used for various therapeutic purposes. Many African scholars have distinguished themselves in the fields of organic chemistry, pharmacology, and pharmacognosy and other areas related to the study of plant medicinal plants. However, until now, there is no global standard book on the nature and specificity of chemicals isolated in African medicinal plants, as well as a book bringing together and discussing the main bioactive metabolites of these plants. This book explores the essence of natural substances from African medicinal plants and their pharmacological potential. In light of possible academic use, this book also scans the bulk of African medicinal plants extract having promising pharmacological activities. The book contains data of biologically active plants of Africa, plant occurring compounds and synthesis pathways of secondary metabolites This book explores the essence of natural substances from African medicinal plants and their pharmacological potential The authors are world reknowned African Scientists

Drug Plants Of Africa

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Author : Thomas Stotesbury Githens
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1949

Drug Plants Of Africa written by Thomas Stotesbury Githens and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1949 with Botany categories.

Handbook Of African Medicinal Plants

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Author : Maurice M. Iwu
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2014-02-04

Handbook Of African Medicinal Plants written by Maurice M. Iwu and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-04 with Health & Fitness categories.

With over 50,000 distinct species in sub-Saharan Africa alone, the African continent is endowed with an enormous wealth of plant resources. While more than 25 percent of known species have been used for several centuries in traditional African medicine for the prevention and treatment of diseases, Africa remains a minor player in the global natural

Medicinal Plants And Traditional Medicine In Africa

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Author : Abayomi Sofowora
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 1982

Medicinal Plants And Traditional Medicine In Africa written by Abayomi Sofowora and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Medical categories.

Medicinal Plants Of East Africa

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Author : J. O. Kokwaro
language : en
Publisher: University of Nairobi Press
Release Date : 2009

Medicinal Plants Of East Africa written by J. O. Kokwaro and has been published by University of Nairobi Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Health & Fitness categories.

Medicinal Plants of East Africa is a revised edition of the book first published in 1976 on herbal remedies and he traditional medical practice of East Africa. The book covers the rich diversity of plants found in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, from sea to alpine plants. East Africa also has a rich ethnic diversity and a large number of herbalists whose traditional knowledge and practices are also covered in the book. Over 1500 species are described and for the first time over 200 of these herbs have been illustrated. Also included are maps detailing where the herbs were collected and an ethnographic map detailing the tribes of each herbalist whose knowledge is contained in the book. John Kokwaro is an Eminent Professor of Botany and a research specialist on herbal remedies at the University of Nairobi.

Handbook Of African Medicinal Plants Second Edition

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Author : Maurice M. Iwu
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 1993-02-18

Handbook Of African Medicinal Plants Second Edition written by Maurice M. Iwu and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-02-18 with Science categories.

Handbook of African Medicinal Plants provides a comprehensive review of over 1,000 species of plants employed in indigenous African medicine. It gives a concise description of the materia medica of an enormous and extensively varied continent, with well over 2,000 distinct tribes and several distinct floras. A detailed pharmacognostical profile of the major herbs is presented, including the common name, synonyms, African names, habitat and distribution, medicinal uses, chemical constituents, and published pharmacologic activity. This extensive catalog of plants is presented both in alphabetic order and according to family. References are cited from over 600 publications, and photographs and sketches illustrate many of the plants. The book also provides an introduction to African cosmology and beliefs as they relate to healing and the use of herbs. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants is an invaluable, practical desk reference that should be on the bookshelf of every pharmacognosist, ethnobiologist, botanist, ecologist, phytochemist, pharmacologist, and scientist interested in tropical plant utilization as a tool for the conservation of biodiversity and as a source of new drug leads.

Medicinal And Aromatic Plants Of The World Africa Volume 3

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Author : Mohamed Neffati
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-09-07

Medicinal And Aromatic Plants Of The World Africa Volume 3 written by Mohamed Neffati and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-07 with Technology & Engineering categories.

This volume in the series is devoted to Africa, a continent that possesses a vast treasure of medicinal plants and has produced some exclusive materials for the world market. This volume is expected to strengthen the medicinal plant sector in African countries by making comprehensive information on medicinal and aromatic plants available to policy-makers and entrepreneurs. It can be used to frame effective policies and create an environment conducive to the growth of the plant-based medicine industry, bringing economic benefit to African nations. It will help health organizations to improve the health of their people by using their own resources and a less expensive system of medicine, which is accepted by African society. It could also lead scientific communities to increase R&D activities in the field.

Bitter Roots

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Author : Abena Dove Osseo-Asare
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2014-01-13

Bitter Roots written by Abena Dove Osseo-Asare and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-13 with Science categories.

For over a century, plant specialists worldwide have sought to transform healing plants in African countries into pharmaceuticals. And for equally as long, conflicts over these medicinal plants have endured, from stolen recipes and toxic tonics to unfulfilled promises of laboratory equipment and usurped personal patents. In Bitter Roots, Abena Dove Osseo-Asare draws on publicly available records and extensive interviews with scientists and healers in Ghana, Madagascar, and South Africa to interpret how African scientists and healers, rural communities, and drug companies—including Pfizer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Unilever—have sought since the 1880s to develop drugs from Africa’s medicinal plants. Osseo-Asare recalls the efforts to transform six plants into pharmaceuticals: rosy periwinkle, Asiatic pennywort, grains of paradise, Strophanthus, Cryptolepis, and Hoodia. Through the stories of each plant, she shows that herbal medicine and pharmaceutical chemistry have simultaneous and overlapping histories that cross geographic boundaries. At the same time, Osseo-Asare sheds new light on how various interests have tried to manage the rights to these healing plants and probes the challenges associated with assigning ownership to plants and their biochemical components. A fascinating examination of the history of medicine in colonial and postcolonial Africa, Bitter Roots will be indispensable for scholars of Africa; historians interested in medicine, biochemistry, and society; and policy makers concerned with drug access and patent rights.

Handbook Of African Medicinal Plants Second Edition

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Author : Maurice M. Iwu
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2014-02-04

Handbook Of African Medicinal Plants Second Edition written by Maurice M. Iwu and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-04 with Health & Fitness categories.

With over 50,000 distinct species in sub-Saharan Africa alone, the African continent is endowed with an enormous wealth of plant resources. While more than 25 percent of known species have been used for several centuries in traditional African medicine for the prevention and treatment of diseases, Africa remains a minor player in the global natural products market largely due to lack of practical information. This updated and expanded second edition of the Handbook of African Medicinal Plants provides a comprehensive review of more than 2,000 species of plants employed in indigenous African medicine, with full-color photographs and references from over 1,100 publications. The first part of the book contains a catalog of the plants used as ingredients for the preparation of traditional remedies, including their medicinal uses and the parts of the plant used. This is followed by a pharmacognostical profile of 170 of the major herbs, with a brief description of the diagnostic features of the leaves, flowers, and fruits and monographs with botanical names, common names, synonyms, African names, habitat and distribution, ethnomedicinal uses, chemical constituents, and reported pharmacological activity. The second part of the book provides an introduction to African traditional medicine, outlining African cosmology and beliefs as they relate to healing and the use of herbs, health foods, and medicinal plants. This book presents scientific documentation of the correlation between the observed folk use and demonstrable biological activity, as well as the characterized constituents of the plants.