1st Edition

Antimalarial Medicinal Plants

Edited By Azamal Husen Copyright 2024
328 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

328 Pages 38 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

Malaria continues to affect a large population of the world, especially in third world countries. The spread of drug-resistant parasites demonstrates the need for antimalarial agents with various modes of action. The search for remedies derived from medicinal plants for the treatment of malaria is reliant on accurate ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological information obtained from traditional... Read more

1.           Diversity and geographic distribution of some antimalarial plants species

 

2.           Biology and genetic improvement of antimalarial plant species

 

3.           Plant Tissue Culture Practices for Antimalarial Agents

 

4.           Sustainable techniques for the harvest and conservation of antimalarial plant species

 

5.           Toxic compounds associated with some antimalarial plant species

 

6.           Plant-based secondary compounds and nutrients as therapeutic agents in the management of malaria infection

 

7.           Antioxidants from Antimalarial Plants and their Applications

 

8.           Traditional claims and scientific validations of the antimalarial plant species

 

9.           Antimalarial responses, traditional and other potential uses of Aristolochia genera

 

10.         Antimalarial response, traditional and other potential uses of Aspidosperma genera

 

11          Antimalarial response, traditional and other potential uses of Cinchona genera

 

12.         Antimalarial response, traditional and other potential uses of Croton genera

 

13.         Antimalarial response, traditional and other potential uses of Cryptolepis genera

 

14.         Antimalarial response, traditional, and other potential uses of Momordica genera

 

15.         Antimalarial response, traditional and other potential uses of Piper genera

 

16.         Antimalarial response, traditional and other potential uses of the genus Senna

 

17.         Antimalarial response, traditional and other potential uses of Solanum genus

 

18.         Antimalarial response, traditional and other potential uses of Stachytarpheta genera

 

19.         Antimalarial response, traditional and other potential uses of Tabebuia genera

 

20.         Antimalarial response, traditional and other potential uses of Swertia genus

Biography

Azamal Husen served as Professor and Head of the Department of Biology, University of Gondar, Ethiopia and is a Foreign Delegate at Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita, Ethiopia. Previously, he was a Visiting Faculty of the Forest Research Institute, and the Doon College of Agriculture and Forest at Dehra Dun, India. Husen’s research and teaching experience of 20 years encompasses the biogenic nanomaterial fabrication and application, plant responses to nanomaterials, plant adaptation to harsh environments at the physiological, biochemical, and molecular levels, herbal medicine, and clonal propagation for improvement of tree species.

He has conducted several research projects sponsored by various funding agencies, including the World Bank (FREEP), the National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP), the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), the Indian Council of Forest Research Education (ICFRE); and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC). He received four fellowships from India and a recognition award from the University of Gondar, Ethiopia, for excellent teaching, research, and community service. Husen has been on the Editorial board and the panel of reviewers of several reputed journals published by Elsevier, Frontiers Media, Taylor & Francis, Springer Nature, RSC, Oxford University Press, Sciendo, The Royal Society, CSIRO, PLOS, MDPI, John Wiley & Sons and UPM Journals. He is on the advisory board of Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK. He is a Fellow of the Plantae group of the American Society of Plant Biologists, and a Member of the International Society of Root Research, Asian Council of Science Editors, and INPST. To his credit are over 200 publications; and he is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Plant Physiology.

He is also working as Series Editor of ‘Exploring Medicinal Plants’, published by Taylor & Francis Group, USA; ‘Plant Biology, Sustainability, and Climate Change’, published by Elsevier, USA; and ‘Smart Nanomaterials Technology’, published by Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. Singapore.