African
Natural Plant Products: New Discoveries and Challenges in Chemistry and Quality. H. Rodolfo Juliani, James Simon,
and Chi-Tang Ho (eds). Oxford,
OH:
American Chemical Society; 2009. Hardcover; 595 pages. ISBN-13:
978-0-84126987-3. $195.00.
This book focuses on Africa’s biodiversity
and indigenous knowledge of African medicinal plants. Topics include medicinal
applications of African plants and clinical research that supports
traditional uses. Also explored
are recent discoveries in natural plant products chemistry, case studies of
African medicinal plants in pharmaceutical preparations, and the emerging efforts in
developing quality control in African medicinal plants.
The excerpt of African Natural
Plant Products features the book’s table of contents, preface, and 17th chapter, “Umckaloabo: From a Patent Remedy to a Modern
Herbal Pharmaceutical based on Pelargonium sidoides with Clinically
Proven Efficacy” by Thomas Brendler.
African Natural
Plant Products can be purchased at the ABC
online store.
