Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Lesotho
Author : Eric B. Maliehe
Publisher :
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 39,71 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN :
Author : Eric B. Maliehe
Publisher :
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 39,71 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN :
Author : J. O. Kokwaro
Publisher : University of Nairobi Press
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 36,19 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.
Author : Maurice M. Iwu
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 29,1 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.
Author : Maurice M. Iwu
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 33,21 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.
Author : Lerato E.M. Seleteng Kose
Publisher :
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 33,2 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Botanical chemistry
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Author : Abayomi Sofowora
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 10,84 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Medical
ISBN :
Author : Ben-Erik Van Wyk
Publisher : Virago Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 48,29 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.
Author : Amy Jacot Guillarmod
Publisher :
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 35,39 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Science
ISBN :
Author : Ben-Erik Van Wyk
Publisher :
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 18,16 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN :
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 :
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 28,11 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Africa
ISBN :