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Unlocking Medicinal Secrets - Exploring South African Plants

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Delve into the rich botanical heritage of South Africa with these chapters from “The South African Herbal Pharmacopoeia”. Authored and edited by leading experts in the field, these chapters provide comprehensive insights into the medicinal properties and uses of various indigenous South African plants. From Aloe ferox to Siphonochilus aethiopicus, each chapter offers valuable information on the therapeutic potential and traditional knowledge associated with these herbal treasures. Explore the diverse world of South African plants and unlock their medicinal secrets through these authoritative contributions.

Books:

  • Authors: Alvaro Viljoen, Weiyang Chen, Nduvho Mulaudzi, Guy Kamatou, Maxleene Sandasi. Phytochemical Profiling of Commercially Important South African Plants, Elsevier Inc, pp 1- 261, 2022. ISBN 9780128237793.  Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823779-3.09991-4

  • Editor(s): Alvaro Viljoen, Maxleene Sandasi, Gerda Fouche, Sandra Combrinck, Ilze Vermaak. The South African Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Elsevier Inc, pp 1-584, 2023, ISBN 9780323997942. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/C2021-0-02286-0

Book Chapters:

  • Kasote, D., Ahmad, A., Viljoen, A. Chapter 6 – Proangiogenic potential of medicinal plants in wound healing. Editor(s): Mukherjee, P.K. Evidence-Based Validation of Herbal Medicine, Elsevier, 2015, Pages 149-164, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800874-4.00006-4.

  • Viljoen, A., Chen, W., Mulaudzi, N., Fouche, G. Chapter 3 – Aloe ferox. Editor(s): Viljoen, A., Sandasi, M., Fouche, G., Combrinck, S., Vermaak, I. The South African Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Academic Press, 2023, Pages 57-82, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99794-2.00006-4.
  • Sotenjwa, Z., Viljoen, A., Combrinck, S., Kamatou, G. Chapter 4 – Artemisia afra. Editor(s): Viljoen, A., Sandasi, M., Fouche, G., Combrinck, S., Vermaak, I. The South African Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Academic Press, 2023, Pages 83-105, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99794-2.00016-7.
  • Mncwangi, N., Chen, W., Mulaudzi, N., Vermaak, I., Viljoen, A. Chapter 9 – Harpagophytum procumbens. Editor(s): Viljoen, A., Sandasi, M., Fouche, G., Combrinck, S., Vermaak, I. The South African Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Academic Press, 2023, Pages 211-246, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99794-2.00007-6.
  • Mncwangi, N. Viljoen, A., Mulaudzi, N., Fouche, G. Chapter 15 – Lessertia frutescens. Editor(s): Viljoen, A., Sandasi, M., Fouche, G., Combrinck, S., Vermaak, I. The South African Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Academic Press, 2023, Pages 321-344, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99794-2.00008-8.
  • Viljoen, A., Chen, W., Combrinck, S. Chapter 17 – Mesembryanthemum tortuosum. Editor(s): Viljoen, A., Sandasi, M., Fouche, G., Combrinck, S., Vermaak, I. The South African Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Academic Press, 2023, Pages 365-386, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99794-2.00005-2.
  • Viljoen, A., Chen, W., Mulaudzi, N., Brendler, T. Chapter 19 – Pelargonium sidoides. Editor(s): Viljoen, A., Sandasi, M., Fouche, G., Combrinck, S., Vermaak, I. The South African Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Academic Press, 2023, Pages 407-446, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99794-2.00015-5.
  • Viljoen, A., Kamatou, G., Fouche, G. Chapter 22 – Siphonochilus aethiopicus. Editor(s): Viljoen, A., Sandasi, M., Fouche, G., Combrinck, S., Vermaak, I. The South African Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Academic Press, 2023, Pages 503-517, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99794-2.00009-X.

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