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African indigenous medical knowledge and human health / edited by Charles Wambebe.
Holman Biotech Commons R651 .A37 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Alternative medicine--Africa.
- Alternative medicine.
- Traditional medicine--Africa.
- Traditional medicine.
- Materia medica, Vegetable.
- Ethnopharmacology.
- Africa.
- Ethnopharmacology--Africa.
- Materia medica, Vegetable--Africa.
- Medicine, Traditional.
- Complementary Therapies.
- Phytotherapy.
- Medical Subjects:
- Medicine, Traditional.
- Complementary Therapies.
- Ethnopharmacology.
- Phytotherapy.
- Africa.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 229 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2018]
- Summary:
- Despite the relevance of and empirical evidence for African Traditional Medicine, based on African Indigenous Medical Knowledge (AIMK), research and development of new phytomedicines from this continent has been slow. African Indigenous Medical Knowledge and Human Health aims to provide a catalyst for health innovations based on the rich African biodiversity and AIMK. The book documents some of the success stories from the continent related to AIMK and serves as a one-step reference for all professionals interested in the research and development of medical interventions - including pharmacognosists, ethnobiologists, botanists, phytochemists, pharmacologists and medical scientists.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Traditional Medicine Situation in Africa: Where Are We? / Andre Lona
- ch. 2 Intellectual Property Rights and Traditional Medical Knowledge in Africa: Issues and Development / Fei Jiao
- ch. 3 African Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medical Knowledge: Access and Benefit Sharing in the Context of Research and Development / Charlotte I.E.A. van't Klooster
- ch. 4 Using Appropriate Methodology and Technology for Research and Development of African Traditional Medicines / Bertrand Graz
- ch. 5 Development and Commercialization of Asiaticoside in Madagascar / Vinany Loharanombato
- ch. 6 Neem, Azadirachta indica / Sunita Facknath
- ch. 7 Commercialization of Plant-Based Medicines in South Africa: Case Study of Aloeferox / David R. Katerere
- ch. 8 The Story of Niprisan: A Clinically Effective Phytomedicine for the Management of Sickle Cell Disorder / Charles Wambebe
- ch. 9 Moringa: The Miracle Plant / Charles Wambebe
- ch. 10 African Traditional Medicine: The Way Forward / Kofi Busia.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781138038103
- 1138038105
- 9781032095806
- 1032095806
- OCLC:
- 1004376307
- Publisher Number:
- 99989029358
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