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Author |
: Maurice M. Iwu |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 508 |
Release |
: 2014-02-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781466571976 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1466571977 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Handbook of African Medicinal Plants, Second Edition by : Maurice M. Iwu
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.
Author |
: Maurice M. Iwu |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 458 |
Release |
: 1993-02-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 084934266X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780849342660 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (6X Downloads) |
Synopsis Handbook of African Medicinal Plants, Second Edition by : Maurice M. Iwu
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.
Author |
: Shahina A. Ghazanfar |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 272 |
Release |
: 1994-08-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781482214956 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1482214954 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Synopsis Handbook of Arabian Medicinal Plants by : Shahina A. Ghazanfar
The Handbook of Arabian Medicinal Plants is the first illustrated reference on the uses of plants in the Arabian Peninsula. It documents and preserves the existing knowledge in a region where social patterns are rapidly changing. The book emphasizes the need for preserving social and cultural patterns.
Author |
: Lewis S. Nelson |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 348 |
Release |
: 2007-12-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780387338170 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0387338179 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Synopsis Handbook of Poisonous and Injurious Plants by : Lewis S. Nelson
The second edition of this book is created to assist the clinician in the initial response to the needs of a child or adult exposed to a poisonous or injurious plant. It 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 specific therapeutics for each presentation. It has methodically enhanced the previous edition’s botanical rigor with insights from both pharmacognosy and clinical medicine to make it a truly comprehensive source for anyone who has an interest in plants.
Author |
: Ben-Erik Van Wyk |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 344 |
Release |
: 2009 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105131232964 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis Medicinal Plants of South Africa by : Ben-Erik Van Wyk
A guide of the most commonly used and best known SA medicinal plants including their botany, traditional uses and active ingredients
Author |
: Jean Pujol |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 204 |
Release |
: 1990 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105020463571 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis NaturAfrica by : Jean Pujol
Author |
: Maurice M. Iwu |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 446 |
Release |
: 2014-02-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781466571983 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1466571985 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis Handbook of African Medicinal Plants by : Maurice M. Iwu
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
Author |
: James A. Duke |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 360 |
Release |
: 2002-09-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781420040487 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1420040480 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (87 Downloads) |
Synopsis CRC Handbook of Medicinal Spices by : James A. Duke
"Let food be your medicine, medicine your food."-Hippocrates, 2400 B.C.When the "Father of Medicine" uttered those famous words, spices were as important for medicine, embalming, preserving food, and masking bad odors as they were for more mundane culinary matters. Author James A. Duke predicts that spices such as capsicum, cinnamon, garlic, ginger
Author |
: James A. Duke |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 893 |
Release |
: 2002-06-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781420040463 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1420040464 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Handbook of Medicinal Herbs by : James A. Duke
Still considered the definitive work on medicinal herbs and their uses after two decades, the Handbook of Medicinal Herbs has undergone a long-anticipated revision. In the second edition, world-renowned ethnobotanist James A. Duke provides up-to-date data on over 800 of the world's most important medicinal plant species. The book contains mo
Author |
: J. O. Kokwaro |
Publisher |
: University of Nairobi Press |
Total Pages |
: 22 |
Release |
: 2009 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789966846846 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9966846840 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis Medicinal Plants of East Africa by : J. O. Kokwaro
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.