Author : Eric B. Maliehe
Publisher :
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 21,55 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN :
[PDF] Medicinal Plants And Herbs Of Lesotho eBook
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A guide to medicinal plants in North Africa
Author :
Publisher : IUCN
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 43,43 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Guías
ISBN : 9782831708935
Medicinal Plants of East Africa
Author : J. O. Kokwaro
Publisher : University of Nairobi Press
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 25,14 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9966846840
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
Author : Maurice M. Iwu
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 46,1 MB
Release : 1993-02-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780849342660
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 Plants of Lesotho - Secondary Metabolites
Author : Mars'eliso A. Qhotsokoane-Lusunzi
Publisher :
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 30,97 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Anthraquinones
ISBN :
Handbook of African Medicinal Plants, Second Edition
Author : Maurice M. Iwu
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 49,30 MB
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1466571977
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.
Evaluation of Commonly Used Medicinal Plants of Maseru District in Lesotho for Their Ethnobotanical Uses, Antimicrobial Properties and Phytochemical Compositions
Author : Lerato E.M. Seleteng Kose
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 17,44 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Botanical chemistry
ISBN :
Medicinal Plants of the World
Author : Ben-Erik Van Wyk
Publisher : Virago Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 46,10 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Herbs
ISBN : 9781875093441
This publication provides a comprehensive and scientifically accurate guide to the best-known and most important medicinal plants, including those of special commercial or historical interest. It includes descriptions of more than 300 medicinal plants and their close relatives, with each entry summarising botanical background, geographical origin, therapeutic category, historical and modern uses, active ingredients, and pharmacological effects. Over 500 full-color photographs are included to assist in the identification of the plants.
Medicinal Plants in Tropical West Africa
Author : Bep Oliver-Bever
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 26,88 MB
Release : 1986-01-23
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780521268158
First published in 1986, this book describes the most important medicinal plants in tropical West Africa and similar humid tropical climates. After a short introduction about early traditional medicine, the bulk of the book gives an account of locally occurring plants, grouped by their medicinal actions. Plants that affect the cardiovascular and nervous systems are discussed, as are those with antibiotic, insecticidal and molluscicidal properties. Those which affect the hormonal systems of humans are catalogued and so are others that act as adrenal-cortex, sex and thyroid hormones. There is a full botanical index, which includes the commonly found synonyms for many of the plants and the work is illustrated by the author's own water colours. It may be of particular interest and use to pharmacists, biochemists, botanists and pharmacologists and of great value to those who exploit locally available resources in treating diseases in tropical areas.
Zulu Medicinal Plants
Author : Anne Hutchings
Publisher : University of Kwazulu Natal Press
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 42,17 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780869809235
"The work should be of use to botanists, chemists, ethnopharmacologists, medical workers and anthropologists. Recent research indicates that Zulu traditional medicine is a working, adaptive and self-monitoring system, eminently worthy of further research. With the flora from which it comes, it is a heritage to be highly valued and conserved."--BOOK JACKET.