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Medicinal Plants in Asia and Pacific for Parasitic Infections: Botany, Ethnopharmacology, Molecular Basis, and Future Prospect offers an in-depth view into antiprotozoal pharmacology of natural products from medicinal plants in Asia with an emphasis on their molecular basis, cellular pathways, and cellular targets. This book provides scientific names, botanical classifications, botanical description, medicinal uses, chemical constituents and antiprotozoal activity of more than 100 Asian medicinal plants, with high quality original botanical plates, chemical structures, and pharmacological diagrams and lists hundreds of carefully selected references. It also examines the pharmacological and medicinal applications of Asian medicinal plants especially in drug development for protozoan prevention and treatment. Medicinal Plants in Asia and Pacific for Parasitic Infections is a research tool and resource for the discovery of leads for the treatment of protozoal diseases based on interrelated botanical, biochemical, ethnopharmacological, phylogenetic, pharmacological, and chemical information.

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Author:   Christophe Wiart (Ethnopharmacologist and Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Weight:   1.250kg
ISBN:  

9780128168110

ISBN 10:   0128168110
Pages:   570
Publication Date:   21 October 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Antiparasitic Asian medicinal plants in the Clade Protomagnoliids Antiparasitic Asian medicinal plants in the Clade Magnoliids Antiparasitic Asian medicinal plants in the Clade Monocots Antiparasitic Asian medicinal plants in the Clade Eudicots Antiparasitic Asian medicinal plants in the Clade Core Eudicots Antiparasitic Asian medicinal plants in the Clade Rosids Antiparasitic Asian medicinal plants in the Clade Fabids Antiparasitic Asian medicinal plants in the Clade Malvids Antiparasitic Asian medicinal plants in the Clade Asterids Antiparasitic Asian medicinal plants in the Clade Lamiids Antiparasitic Asian medicinal plants in the Clade Campanulids

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"Dr. Christophe Wiart is a French pharmacist who for the last 25 years has traveled in various parts of Asia to study in situ the botany, the ancient traditional knowledge, and ethnopharmacology of medicinal plants to bring global awareness both in public and academia on the tremendous pharmaceutical value of medicinal plants of Asia and the Pacific. He has authored more than 14 academic books on this subject as well as peer-reviewed research papers. He was recently interviewed by BBC Radio Crowd Science (2020). He appeared on HBO's Vice (TV Series) in season 3, episode 6 (episode 28 of the series), titled ""The Post-Antibiotic World & Indonesia's Palm Bomb."" aired on April 17, 2015. Dr. Wiart was a guest in Aljazeera Inside Story "" For only the fourth time in its 70-year history, the United Nations is holding a special meeting devoted to a health crisis."" Dr. Christophe Wiart is a French pharmacist who for the last 25 years has traveled in various parts of Asia to study in situ the botany, the ancient traditional knowledge, and ethnopharmacology of medicinal plants to bring global awareness both in public and academia on the tremendous pharmaceutical value of medicinal plants of Asia and the Pacific. He has authored more than 14 academic books on this subject as well as peer-reviewed research papers. He was recently interviewed by BBC Radio Crowd Science (2020). He appeared on HBO's Vice (TV Series) in season 3, episode 6 (episode 28 of the series), titled ""The Post-Antibiotic World & Indonesia's Palm Bomb."" aired on April 17, 2015. Dr. Wiart was a guest in Aljazeera Inside Story "" For only the fourth time in its 70-year history, the United Nations is holding a special meeting devoted to a health crisis."""

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