Medicinal Plants in Asia and Pacific for Parasitic Infections: A Comprehensive Guide

Authored by Christophe Wiart, this book offers a detailed exploration into antiprotozoal pharmacology of natural products from medicinal plants in Asia, with a focus on their molecular basis, cellular pathways, and cellular targets. It provides a wealth of information on over 100 Asian medicinal plants, including their scientific names, botanical classifications, descriptions, medicinal uses, chemical constituents, and antiprotozoal activities.

With high-quality original botanical plates, chemical structures, and pharmacological diagrams, this book serves as a valuable resource for researchers involved in the discovery of leads for the treatment of protozoal diseases. It also delves into the pharmacological and medicinal applications of Asian medicinal plants, particularly in drug development for protozoan prevention and treatment.

Key Features:

• A critical reference for researchers involved in the discovery of antiprotozoal leads from Asian medicinal plants.
• Written by an expert in the field, this book fills an important niche due to the increasing global interest in botanical drugs.
• Provides scientific names, botanical classifications, descriptions, medicinal uses, chemical constituents, and pharmacological activities of over 100 Asian plants.
• A comprehensive guide that includes high-quality original botanical plates, chemical structures, and pharmacological diagrams.
• A valuable resource for the discovery of leads for the treatment of protozoal diseases based on interrelated botanical, biochemical, ethnopharmacological, phylogenetic, pharmacological, and chemical information.

Publication Details:

Published by Elsevier Science on October 20, 2020, this book is available in English. The ISBNs are 9780128168110 and 9780128168127.