Presenting recent discoveries on ethnomedicinal plants around the world, this book focuses on evaluating the progress to date as well as the future potential of drug development in ethnomedicine. Eight reviews examine therapeutic applications including the spasmolitic effects of various plants, the anti-inflammatory activity of plants from Brazil and Tunisia, common fertility treatments in Trinidad and Tobago, traditional medicines from Cameroon and their interaction with estrogen receptors, the medicinal plants used in Spain to treat digestion problems, immune-modulators and stimulators from plants, and antimicrobial herbs from India.
Contents
Ethnomedicinal Plants: Progress and the Future of Drug Development: J.L. Rios
Spasmolytic Effect of Constituents from Ethnomedicinal Plants on Smooth Muscle: R.M. Perez Gutierrez
Brazilian Ethnomedicinal Plants with Anti-inflammatory Action: J.C. Tavares Carvalho
Women's Knowledge of Herbs used in Reproduction in Trinidad and Tobago: C. Lans and K. Georges
Medicinal Value of Polyunsaturated and Other Fatty Acids Occurring in Ethnomedicinal Plants: S.F. Fostok, A.N. Wehbe, and R.S. Talhouk
Smoke of Ethnobotanical Plants used in Healing Ceremonies in Brazilian Culture: R. de Luna Antonio, N. Scalco, T. Andrade Medeiros, J.A.R. Soares Neto and E. Rodrigues
Traditional Medicines as the Source of Immuno-modulators and Stimulators and their Safety Issues: M.T.H. Khan
Traditional Knowledge about Indian Antimicrobial Herbs: Retrospect and Prospects: D. Acharya and M. Rai
Medicinal Usefulness of Woodfordia fruticosa (Linn.) Kurz: S. Bhattarai and D.R. Bhuju
Azadirachta indica: Chemical Vonstituents and Biological Properties: R.M. Perez Gutierrez
Ethnomedicine of Quassia and Related Plants in Tropical America: R. Ocampo and G. Mora
Ethnomedicinal Use of Anti-inflammatory and Anti-rheumatic Plants in Tunisia: B. Wahida, M. Amor, and C. Nabil
Medicinal Plants used in Fcine for Digestive Diseases in Central Spain: M.E. Carretero Accame, M.P. Gómez-Serranillos Cuadrado, M.T. Ortega Hernández-Agero and O.M. Palomino Ruiz-Poveda
Traditional Medicinal Products and their Interaction with Estrogens Receptors - Implications for Human Health: D. Njamen
Applications of Microarray Technology in Ethnomedicinal Plant Research: M. Youns, J.D. Hoheisel, and T. Efferth
Combining Ethnobotany and Informatics to Discover Knowledge from Data: J. Gaikwad, K. Wilson, J. Kohen, S. Vemulpad, J. Jamie and S. Ranganathan
Conservation Strategies for Ethnomedicinal Plants: A. Rijal
