Academic Press Medicinal Plants for Holistic Health and Well-Being

Medicinal Plants for Holistic Health and Well-Being discusses, in depth, the use of South African plants to treat a variety of ailments, including tuberculosis, cancer, periodontal diseases, acne, postmacular hypomelanosis, and more. Plants were selected on the basis of their traditional use, and the book details the scientific evidence that supports their pharmacological and therapeutic potential to safely and effectively treat each disease. Thus, this book is a valuable resource for all researchers, students and professors involved in advancing global medicinal plant research.Many plants found in South Africa are also found in other parts of the world. Each chapter highlights plants from other worldwide locations so that scientists can study which plants belong to the same family, and how similar qualities can be used to treat a specific disease. The book details the scientific evidence that supports their pharmacological and therapeutic potential to safely and effectively treat each disease.Each chapter highlights plants from worldwide locations so that scientists can study plants belonging to the same family, and how similar species can be used to treat a specific disease.Use of traditional medicine as an efficient means to identify and further investigate South African, similar plants and plant-derived compounds in modern drug discovery.Includes a number of chapters dedicated to using medicinal plants to treat various skin disorders, which is often not covered in other books on medicinal plantsOrganized by specific diseases, with vital evidence-based data related to the bioactivity, pharmacological potential, chemical structure and safety information. Review "Reanalyzing medicinal plants using this perspective could reveal a world of knowledge encompassing valuable potential sources of drugs and hope for future medications for currently incurable diseases. The work presented in this book will be most advantageous for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as academic staff researching plants for medicinal and cosmetic purposes in South Africa and indeed the rest of the world. The accessible and informative writing style, which is consistent throughout the chapters, also lends itself to being of interest to lay people with a particular interest in medicinal plants and how they work. The writing is pitched at a level to provide the specialist with intriguing information, updated facts and references but will also resonate with the novice who would like to gain more in-depth information on the highlighted topics." --Frontiers in Pharmacology"...the book comprises thought-provoking and diverse chapters on the potential for utilization of plants in treating diseases of the skin and use of traditional medicine as anticancer, anti-aging, and anti-infective agents." --McGraw, Frontiers in Pharmacology Review Identifies plants used in the treatment of important disease conditions and details their scientific validation for use in drug discovery and therapeutics About the Author Dr. Namrita Lall has co-authored more than 100 research articles in peer reviewed journals and written many book chapters. She has obtained numerous international and national patents.She has received international recognition for her research into the potential of medicinal plants for pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical purposes. She has been awarded National Research Chair in Plant Health Products from IKS, by the NRF/DST in 2016. Among several awards received in recognition for her work, a few are “The Order of Mapungubwe, South Africa’s highest honour from the Honorable South African President Jacob Zuma (April 2014), Distinguished Young Women in Science Award by Naledi Pandor, Honorable minister of the Department of Science and Technology (August 2011), United Kingdom Royal Society/National Research Foundation award, South Africa (2005), “National Research Foundation/ Center National de La R