African Natural Plant Products New Discoveries and Challenges In Chemistry and Quality

by Juliani, H. Rodolfo; Simon, James; Ho, Chi-Tang

• ISBN13: 9780841269873
• ISBN10: 0841269874
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-09
• Publisher: American Chemical Society

Summary

Africa has been and continues to be a significant source of medicinal and aromatic plants and botanicals to the world's food, drug, herb and dietary supplement market, and in the past decade numerous African plant materials have established a strong international market presence. This book provides an excellent opportunity to delve into the current and future contributions that African plants can and will continue to make both internal to Africa and on the global stage. This book expertly covers various medicinal plants of African origin and the some of the latest basic and clinical research supporting their ongoing and potential uses in self-care and healthcare. This work also examines various issues and trends in medicinal plants from their uses in Traditional Medicine and ethnobotany, to our modern understanding of the plants chemistry and pharmacognosy, natural products chemistry and applications of medicinal plants, quality control, and models of benefit sharing.

Author Biography

H. Rodolfo Juliani is a Plant Biologist currently working as a Research Associate at the Plant Biology and Pathology Department at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He serve as the Quality Assurance and Quality Control Coordinator for the international development programs PFID/NP and ASNAPP, and as the Associate Director of the New Use Agriculture and Natural Plant Products program (NUANPP).

James E. Simon is currently a Professor in the Department of Plant Biology and Plant Pathology, and serves as the Director of the New Use Agriculture and Natural Plant Products Program, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, which seeks to identify new crop opportunities, new applications of bioactive and nutritious plant compounds and new products from fruits, vegetables and herbs including nutraceutical, bioactive and cosmetic ingredients.

Chi-Tang Ho is currently Professor II in the Department of Food Science, Rutgers University. He has published over 450 scientific articles, and is an editorial board member for a variety of publications, including the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

Table of Contents

Preface

Overview

African Natural Plant Products: A Foreword to the Science and Challenges

The Natural Products Industry: A Global and African Economic Perspective

Traditional Medicines from Africa

Herbal Medicine in Swaziland: An Overview

Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.): A Review of Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology

Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.): A Review of Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology

Popular Traditional Herbal Medicines from the Jóolas of Essyl in the Rural Community of Enampor (Ziguinchor, Sénégal): An Ethnographic Survey

The Diversity of Medicinal Plants in Nigeria: An Overview

Chemistry, Pharmacognosy and Validation of Traditional Medicines

Bioactivity and Bioactive Compounds of African Amaryllidaceae

Biology and Chemistry of the Genus Aloe from Africa

Chemistry and Biological Evaluation of Nigerian Plants with Anti-Diabetic Properties

Antiplasmodial Activity of Twenty Essential Oils from Malagasy Aromatic Plants

Traditional Medicinal Plants and Malaria in Africa

The Golden Roots of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Ghana

Nicosan: A Phytomedicinal Treatment for Sickle Cell Disease

Rooibos and Honeybush: Recent Advances in Chemistry, Biological Activity and Pharmacognosy

Umckaloabo: From a Patent Remedy to a Modern Herbal Pharmaceutical based upon Pelargonium siodides with Clinically Proven Efficacy

African Psychoactive Plants

Quality Control of African Natural Plant Products

Quality and Safety of African Medicinal Plants

Voacanga africana: Chemistry, Quality and Pharmacological Activity

Quality Control and 5-HTP (5-Hydroxy-L-tryptophan) Analysis of Griffonia (Griffonia simplicifolia (DC.) Baill.) Seed Accessions Collected in Ghana

Characterization of Essential Oils from Cinnamomum camphora T. Nees & Eberm and Ravensara aromatica Sonnerat from Madagascar

Quality, and Consumer Studies in the USA of African Herbal Teas for the Natural Product Industry Development in Sub-Sahara Africa

Applications and Commericalization of African Natural Plant Products

Moringa (Moringa oleifera): a Source of Food and Nutrition, Medicine and Industrial products

Nutritional Assessment of Moringa (Moringa spp.) from Ghana, Senegal and Zambia

Saro (Cinnamosma fragrans Baillon) essential oil: Application in Health and Medicine

Essential Oil Bearing Plants from Kenya: Chemistry, Biological Activity and Applications

Comparison of Ginger extracts from Africa and Asia: Discovery of the Specificity of the Madagascar Ginger for the Cosmetic Industry

Models of Benefit-Sharing Policy: Opportunities and Challenges in Ensuring Equitable Natural Product Discovery in Africa

Author Index

Subject Index

Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.