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The South African Herbal Pharmacopoeia
Monographs of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
A complete phytochemical and ethnopharmacological guide to the 25 most relevant South African herbs species
Alvaro Viljoen (Edited by), Maxleene Sandasi (Edited by), Gerda Fouche (Edited by), Sandra Combrinck (Edited by), Ilze Vermaak (Edited by)
9780323997942, Elsevier Science
Hardback, published 23 November 2022
620 pages
23.5 x 19 x 3.4 cm, 0.45 kg
The South African Herbal Pharmacopeia: Monographs of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants is a collection of 25 original monographs of medicinal plants that are currently under commercialization or have the potential for commercialization into herbal medicinal products for the global marketplace. Chapters include a general overview covering synonyms, common names, conservation status, botany, geographical distribution, ethnopharmacology, commercialization, pharmacological evaluation, chemical profiling and quality control, including HPTLC fingerprint analysis, UPLC analysis, gas chromatography and mid-infrared spectroscopy analysis. Academics researching pharmacy and analytical chemistry will benefit from the detailed chemical profile on each species presented. Industrial manufacturers of herbal products, herbal medicines, cosmetics, food supplements, and national and international policymakers and regulators will benefit from the overview provided at the beginning of each chapter.
1. Adansonia digitata
2. Agathosma betulina
3. Aloe ferox
4. Artemisia afra
5. Aspalathus linearis
6. Athrixia phylicoides
7. Cyclopia genistoides
8. Eriocephalus punctulatus
9. Harpagophytum procumbens
10. Helichrysum odoratissimum
11. Helichrysum petiolare
12. Hoodia gordonii
13. Hypoxis hemerocallidea
14. Leonotis leonurus
15. Lessertia frutescens
16. Lippia javanica
17. Pelargonium graveolens
18. Pelargonium sidoides
19. Prunus africana
20. Sceletium tortuosum
21. Sclerocarya birrea
22. Siphonochilus eithiopicus
23. Terminalia sericea
24. Warburgia salutaris
25. Xysmalobium undulatum
Subject Areas: Traditional medicine & herbal remedies [VXHT], Pharmacology [MMG]
