Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World - Africa Volume 3 (Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World (3))

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. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii Introduction to Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Africa (Ákos Máthé, Mohamed Neffati, Hanen Najjaa)....Pages 1-17 A Review of African Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (Ben-Erik Van Wyk)....Pages 19-60 Traditional Use of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Africa (Olufunke O. Fajinmi, Olaoluwa O. Olarewaju, J. Van Staden)....Pages 61-76 Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World – Africa (Ossy M. J. Kasilo, Mawuli Kofi-Tsekpo, Francis Gachathi)....Pages 77-90 Some Important Aromatic and Medicinal Plants of Morocco (Saadia Zrira)....Pages 91-125 Prunus africana (Hook. f.) Kalkman (the African Cherry) (Mélissa Rousseau, Claire Delvaux, Ezekiel Edward Mwakalukwa, Lawrence Mbwambo, Marie Caroline Momo Solefack, Harisoa Bako Ravaomanalina et al.)....Pages 127-142 Bird Plum; Berchemia discolor (Klotzsch) Hemsl.: A Review of Its Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology (Ahmad Cheikhyoussef, Alfred Maroyi)....Pages 143-155 Aromatic and Medicinal Plants of Tunisian Arid and Desert Zone Used in Traditional Medicine, for Drug Discovery and Biotechnological Applications (Hanen Najjaa, Abdelkarim Ben Arfa, Ákos Máthé, Mohamed Neffati)....Pages 157-230 Promising Indigenous and Endemic Medicinal Plants from Mauritius (Mohamad Fawzi Mahomoodally, Muhammad Zakariyyah Aumeeruddy)....Pages 231-248 Some Wild Herbaceous Plants of Nigeria: A Biological, Pharmacognostic and Phytochemical Review (Sunday E. Atawodi, Mubarak L. Liman, Olufunsho D. Olowoniyi, Godwin O. Adejo)....Pages 249-282 Phytochemical, Pharmacological and Therapeutic Potentials of Some Wild Nigerian Medicinal Trees (Sunday E. Atawodi, Olufunsho D. Olowoniyi, Godwin O. Adejo, Mubarak L. Liman)....Pages 283-309 Biological, Pharmacognostic and Phytochemical Review of Some Cultivated Medicinal Plants of Nigeria (Sunday E. Atawodi, Godwin O. Adejo, Olufunsho D. Olowoniyi, Mubarak L. Liman)....Pages 311-344 The Halophytic Genus Zygophyllum and Nitraria from North Africa: A Phytochemical and Pharmacological Overview (Soumaya Bourgou, Wided Megdiche, Riadh Ksouri)....Pages 345-356 In vivo Anticandida Activity of Three Traditionally Used Medicinal Plants in East Africa (D. P. Kisangau, K. M. Hosea, H. V. M. Lyaruu, C. C. Josep, Z. H. Mbwambo, P. J. Masimba)....Pages 357-373 Wild Edible Allium Species from Arid Zones of Tunisia: New Perspectives of Natural Compounds (Hanen Najjaa, Abelkarim Ben Arfa, Mohamed Neffati)....Pages 375-382 Utilization of Pteridophytes as Herbal Medicines in Sub-Saharan Africa (Alfred Maroyi)....Pages 383-408 Back Matter ....Pages 409-411 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 book is expected to strengthen the medicinal plant sector in African countries by providing comprehensive information on medicinal and aromatic plants available to policy-makers and entrepreneurs to frame effective policies and create an environment conducive to the growth of the plant-based medicine industry, bringing economic benefit to African nations from the rising world demand for medicinal plants. 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