Medicinal plants for holistic health and well-being / edited by Namrita Lall.
Material type: TextSeries: Gale eBooksPublisher: London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2018]Copyright date: 2018Description: 1 online resource (xv, 312 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780128124765
- RS164 .M3545 2018
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Traditional medicine : the ancient roots of modern practice / Anna-Mari Reid [and seven others] -- 2. Are medicinal plants effective for skin cancer? / Danielle Twilley, Sunelle Rademan and Namrita Lall -- 3. Fighting the inevitable : skin aging and plants / Bianca D. Fibrich and Namrita Lall -- 4. Exploiting medicinal plants as possible treatments for acne vulgaris / Isa Anina Lambrechts, Marco Nuno de Canha and Namrita Lall -- 5. Medicinal plants as alternative treatments for progressive macular hypomelanosis / Analike Blom van Staden and Namrita Lall -- 6. The role of medicinal plants in oral care / Dikonketso Bodiba, Karina Mariam Szuman and Namrita Lall -- 7. Can medicinal plants provide an adjuvant for tuberculosis patients? / Carel B. Oosthuizen, Anna-Mari Reid and Namrita Lall -- 8. Medicinal plants used in the treatment of superficial skin infections : from traditional medicine to herbal soap formulations / Murunwa Madzinga, Quenton Kritzinger and Namrita Lall -- 9. Garlic (Allium sativum) and its associated molecules, as medicine / Carel B. Oosthuizen, Anna-Mari Reid and Namrita Lall -- 10. Maximizing medicinal plants : steps to realizing their full potential / Bianca D. Fibrich and Namrita Lall.
This book discusses the use of South African plants to treat a variety of ailments, and details the scientific evidence that supports their pharmacological and therapeutic potential to safely and effectively treat specific diseases.
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