Ethnopharmacology of Wild Plants

1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-0-367-51203-3
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 426 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 797 g

The book provides valuable information on wild plants and their ethnopharmacological properties, discussion on ethnobotany, phytotherapy, diversity, chemical and pharmacological properties including antifungal, anti-inflammatory and antiprotozal properties. The chapters include a wide range of case studies, giving updated evidence on importance of wild plant resources from different countries including Nepal, India, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Peru, etc. In addition, some specific species are used to explain their potential properties. Discussing traditional usage and pharmacological properties of wild plants, this book is entirely different from other related publications and useful for the researchers working in the areas of conservation biology, botany, ethnobiology, ethnopharmacology, policy making, etc.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rai, Mahendra

Bhattarai, Shandesh

Feitosa, Chistiane M.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Biomedizin, Medizinische Forschung, Klinische Studien
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Pharmakologie, Toxikologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizin, Gesundheit: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Komplementäre Medizin, Asiatische Medizin (TCM), Heilpraktiker

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY. An Introduction to the Ethnopharmacology of Wild Plants. Ethno-Pharmacological Relevance/Features of Some Latin American Wild Medicinal Plants. Ethnopharmacology of Wild Plants Used in Diabetes. Ethnopharmacology of Wild Plants from the Tropical Mountains of Northern Peru. Ethnopharmacology of the Genus Pilocarpus. Antifungal Activity Validation of Wild Plants used in Argentine Ethnomedicine: A Revision of Polygonum. Antiprotozoal Effects of Wild Plants. Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Wild Medicinal Plants of Piauí State-Brazil. Eichhornia crassipes: Shedding Light on its Chemical Composition, Biological Activities and Industrial Uses. ETHNOBOTANY AND PHYTOTHERAPY. Distribution and Use (Ethnobotany and Trade) of Bergenia Ciliata (Haw.) Sternb. in Nepal. Cenostigma pyramidale: Ethnomedicinal Properties and Perspectives on A Legume Tree Highly Adapted to Semiarid ‘Caatinga’ Region. Traditional Uses, Phytochemicals and Pharmacological Properties of Chenopodium ambosioides L. (Dysphania ambrosioides) L. Mosyakin & Clemants. Apiaceae Plants Growing in the East: Centuries of Healing Traditions and Culture. Ritualistic and Medicinal Plants from Marajo-PA Island. Ameliorating Insulin Signalling Pathway by Phytotherapy: A Review. Croton zehntneri: Essential Oils and Inclusion Complex. Emerging Medicinal Values of Kiwifruit (Actinidia Lindl.): A Review. Rhubarb: The King of Herbs.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Mahendra Rai is a Senior Professor and UGC-Basic Science Research Faculty at the Department of Biotechnology, Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Maharashtra, India. He was a visiting scientist at the University of Geneva, Debrecen University, Hungary; University of Campinas, Brazil; Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland; VSB Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic, and National University of Rosario, Argentina. He has published more than 400 research papers in national and international journals. In addition, he has edited/authored more than 55 books and 6 patents.

Dr. Shandesh Bhattarai is a Senior Scientific Officer at Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal. He worked in the collaborative research projects funded by NUFU-Norway, VW Foundation-Germany, Darwin Initiative-UK, DFID-UK, IUCN-Bangkok, UGC-Nepal, etc. He is a coordinator of the Flora of Nepal Project, an international initiative of the institutions of Nepal, UK, and Japan. He has published more than 35 research papers in national and international journals and has authored one book.

Dr. Chistiane M. Feitosa is a Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Piaui, Teresina-Piaui, Brazil. Her research area includes natural products with the potential for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. She has published more than 50 research papers in national and international journals. In addition, she has edited/authored more than 10 books/chapters and 5 patents.