Opis: Medicinal Plants and Malaria - Hwee-Ling Koh, Rossarin Suwanarusk, Ho Han Kiat

Malaria is a potentially life-threatening disease that affects millions worldwide, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. The recent emergence and spread of multidrug resistance in parts of Southeast Asia prompts the urgent need for novel and effective therapy against the disease. Medicinal Plants and Malaria: Applications, Trends, and Prospects highlights the therapeutic potential of plants for treating malaria. It collates useful information on malaria, current prevention and treatment, and scientific research carried out. This up-to-date book details the medicinal plant species used in treating malaria and describes the plant parts used, methods of preparation, and doses where available. The book begins with a brief introduction of malaria, and covers its epidemiology and implications on public health, the life cycle of Plasmodium parasites, clinical presentation of the disease, currently available antimalarial drugs and their roles in therapy, and medicinal plants used for malaria, including those that are currently in clinical use in various countries. It discusses the latest findings from ethnobotanical research, the challenges and isolation of antiplasmodial phytochemicals from medicinal plants, and the results from clinical trials and public health interventions using medicinal plants. This book has something for everyone, serving as a vital resource for students, teachers, healthcare professionals, and researchers interested in medicinal plants and promising antimalarial preparations. It will also appeal to those in the general public who are interested in herbal medicine and how plants can be used to prevent and treat malaria.Malaria: An Overview Epidemiology and Implications on Public Health The Plasmodium Life Cycle The Disease References Current Antimalarial Drugs Drugs for Treatment of Malaria Drugs for Prevention of Malaria Emergency Standby Treatment References Research on Medicinal Plants for Malaria The Need for Medicinal Plants Ethnobotanical Research of Plants Used in Malaria Bioassay-Guided Fractionation of Plants for Antimalarial Drug Discovery Chemical Classes of Compounds Isolated Conservation of Medicinal Plants References Selected Antimalarial Plants Antimalarial Plants as a Source of Novel Therapeutic Leads Herbal Preparations in Clinical Use References Conclusion Appendix

Szczegóły: Medicinal Plants and Malaria - Hwee-Ling Koh, Rossarin Suwanarusk, Ho Han Kiat

Tytuł: Medicinal Plants and Malaria
Autor: Hwee-Ling Koh, Rossarin Suwanarusk, Ho Han Kiat
Producent: Productivity Press Inc
ISBN: 9781498744676
Rok produkcji: 2016
Ilość stron: 500
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 0.88 kg

Recenzje: Medicinal Plants and Malaria - Hwee-Ling Koh, Rossarin Suwanarusk, Ho Han Kiat