Full Description
Medicinal Spices and Vegetables from Africa: Therapeutic Potential against Metabolic, Inflammatory, Infectious and Systemic Diseases provides a detailed look at medicinal spices and vegetables that have proven safe-and-effective for consumption and the treatment of diseases, including infectious diseases, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.
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.
Contents
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
