Medicinal plants for holistic health and well-being /

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Imprint:	London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2018].
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Subject:	Medicinal plants -- South Africa. Medicinal plants. Plants, Medicinal. Phytotherapy. Medicine, African Traditional. South Africa. South Africa.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11361784

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Other authors / contributors:	Lall, Namrita, editor.
ISBN:	9780128124765 0128124768 9780128124758 012812475X
Notes:	Includes index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (ScienceDirect, viewed October 5, 2017).
Summary:	"Medicinal Plants for Holistic Health and Well-Being discusses, in depth, the use of South African plants to treat a variety of ailments, including tuberculosis, cancer, periodontal diseases, acne, postmacular hypomelanosis, and more. Plants were selected on the basis of their traditional use, and the book details the scientific evidence that supports their pharmacological and therapeutic potential to safely and effectively treat each disease. Thus, this book is a valuable resource for all researchers, students and professors involved in advancing global medicinal plant research." --Publisher.

Table of Contents:

Traditional medicine : the ancient roots of modern practice
Are medicinal plants effective for skin cancer?
Fighting the inevitable : skin aging and plants
Exploiting medicinal plants as possible treatments for acne vulgaris
Medicinal plants as alternative treatments for progressive macular hypomelanosis
The role of medicinal plants in oral care
Can medicinal plants provide an adjuvant for tuberculosis patients?
Medicinal plants used in the treatment of superficial skin infections : from traditional medicine to herbal soap formulations
Garlic (Allium sativum) and its associated molecules, as medicine
Maximizing medicinal plants : steps to realizing their full potential.

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