Academic Press Toxicological Survey of African Medicinal Plants

Toxicological Survey of African Medicinal Plants, Second Edition bridges traditional knowledge with modern science, providing a comprehensive and detailed overview of toxicological studies related to traditionally used African medicinal plants with special emphasis on practical insights and scientifically validated methodologies, and tools used for data collection and interpretation. Completely revised and updated, the book considers the physical parameters of novel plants and their effect on specific areas of the body and overall human health, including chapters dedicated to genotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, cardiotoxicity, neurotoxicity, and specific organs and systems. The new edition also considers advances in omics approaches and the increased use of advanced analytical techniques to understand plant toxicity and improved the identification of toxic compounds in medicinal plants. With contributions from a distinguished team of researchers in the field, this book is an invaluable resource for researchers, advanced students and postgraduates, industry professionals, and policymakers who require an integrated understanding of toxicology, pharmacology, ethnopharmacology, as well as regulatory and policy frameworks for African medicinal plants. Provides a completely updated and revised resource with up-to-date toxicological data on African medicinal plants and families Offers a critical review and updates of the methods used in a toxicological survey of medicinal plants Highlights African plants that are pharmacologically active, coupled with low toxicity Examines safe botanicals based on their investigated toxicity profiles, which can be recommended for further preclinical and clinical studies in the context of drug development Integrates new data and topics such as toxicogenomics and herbal-drug interactions into relevant chapters