Medicinal Spices and Vegetables from Africa
Academic Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-12-809286-6 (ISBN)
It provides pharmacological evidence, such as the latest information related to efficacy and safety data, in vitro and in vivo studies, clinical trials, and more, to illustrate the use of these spices and vegetables as both palliative and alternative treatments with the goal of furthering research in this area to produce safer and more effective drugs.
Professor Victor Kuete is a scholar scientist at the University of Dschang, Cameroon. He has been a fellow of The Third World Academy of Science (TWAS; University of Pretoria, South Africa) in 2007, the French-speaking Countries’ Organization (AUF; University of Marseille, France in 2008, The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD; University of Mainz-Germany) in 2009, the University of Mainz-Germany (in 2010), Alexander von Humboldt fellow (University of Mainz-Germany) from 2012-2014, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK; Eskisehir) in 2015. He has also been the grantee of The Alexander von Humboldt (2015-2018) and The International Foundation for Science (2008-2009; 2012-2013). His Research Program is focused on Pharmacognosy, and he mainly investigates African medicinal plants, phytochemicals isolated from medicinal plants such as terpenoids, phenolics, and alkaloids as well as synthetics, as potential antimicrobial, antiviral, and anti-cancer agents. He has a Google Scholar Hirsch index (h-index) of 84 (more than 18,000 citations; 2024) and is the author of >500 Scientific publications including several books and book chapters related to Medicinal Chemistry. Prof. Victor Kuete is the Editor-In-Chief of Investigational Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology, Associate Editor of the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Section Editor of BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Associate Editor of Evidenced-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Editorial board member of Phytomedicine and several other journals. He has been recognized as the best Cameroon Scientist in 2022 and 2023 and is amongst the most renowned African Scientists by the AD Scientific Ranking for Scientists.
Part I: Diverse Degenerative Diseases in Africa1. Diseases in Africa: An Overview2. Management of Inflammatory and Nociceptive Disorders in Africa3. Burden and Health Policy of Cancers in Africa 4. Metabolic Syndromes and Public Health Policies in Africa5. Management of Infectious Diseases in Africa6. Overview of Governmental Support Across Africa Towards the Development and Growth of Herbal Medicine7. Preparation, Standardization and Quality Control of Medicinal Plants in Africa
Part II: Therapeutic Potential of African Medicinal Spices and Vegetables8. Antimicrobial Activities of African Medicinal Spices and Vegetables9. Anti-inflammatory and Anti-nociceptive Activities of African Medicinal Spices and Vegetables10. Anti-cancer Activities of African Medicinal Spices and Vegetables11. Anti-emetic Activities of African Medicinal Spices and Vegetables12. African Medicinal Spices and Vegetables Used in the Management of Metabolic Syndromes13. Other Health Benefits of African Medicinal Spices and Vegetables
Part III: Popular African Medicinal Spices and Vegetables, and Their Health Effects14. Allium cepa15. Allium sativum16. Canarium schweinfurthii17. Cinnamon Species18. Cymbopogon citratus19. Curcuma longa20. Lactuca sativa21. Mangifera indica22. Moringa oleifera23. Myristica Species in Africa24. Passiflora edulis25. Petroselinum crispum: A Review26. Sesamum indicum27. African Medicinal Spices of Genus Piper 28. Thymus vulgaris29. Syzygium aromaticum30. Zinziber officinalis
| Erscheinungsdatum | 18.02.2017 |
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| Verlagsort | San Diego |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 191 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 1380 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Pharmakologie / Pharmakotherapie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde ► Phytotherapie | |
| Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Biochemie / Molekularbiologie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-12-809286-6 / 0128092866 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-12-809286-6 / 9780128092866 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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