1st Edition
Medicinal Plants of Laos
This book provides a description of medicinal plants of Laos, including their role in maintaining healthcare among the population, their potential as a source for new medicinal compounds, their preservation, and their importance for the well-being of the communities for present and future generations. The focus of this book is to draw on the rich culture, folklore, and environment of medicinal plants in the country. This is an opportunity to describe medicinal plants from a scientifically underrepresented area, with the hope of making an important contribution to the knowledge of the region for academics, scientists, and anyone who has interest in Laos.
Features
- Describes terrestrial medicinal plants from a scientifically underrepresented region
- Includes a wider variety of plants found growing in Laos than has previously been published
- Discusses past and present research on medicinal plants that may lead to the discovery of new medicines
- Describes efforts in the preservation of these medicinal plants for present and future generations
- Focuses on the rich culture, folklore, and environment of medicinal plant in Laos
- Provides an important contribution to knowledge of the region and will benefit anyone interested in the medicinal plants of Laos
Chapter 1
Introduction: The Country of Laos and Research Leading to This Book
Djaja D. Soejarto, Kongmany Sydara, Bethany G. Elkington, Mary Riley, Onevilay Souliya, Mouachanh Xayvue, Bounleuane Douangdeuane
Chapter 2
Role of Medicinal Plants in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Kongmany Sydara, Onevilay Souliya, Mouachanh Xayvue, Bounleuane Douangdeuane, Bethany G. Elkington, Mary Riley, Djaja D. Soejarto
Chapter 3
Discovery of New Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal Plants of Laos
Djaja D. Soejarto, Yulin Ren, Bethany G. Elkington, Guido Pauli, Joshua M. Henkin, Kongmany Sydara, A. Duglas Kinghorn
Chapter 4
Conservation of Medicinal Plants of Laos
Djaja D. Soejarto, Kongmany Sydara, Bethany G. Elkington, Bounleuane Douangdeuane, Onevilay Souliya, Mouachanh Xayvue
Chapter 5
A Rapid Ethnobotanical Inventory of Medicinal Plants: A Model for Future Conservation Efforts
Djaja D. Soejarto, Kongmany Sydara, Bethany G. Elkington, Joshua M. Henkin, Mouachanh Xayvue, Onevilay Souliya
Chapter 6
Literature Review and Analysis of Select Medicinal Plants in the MBPs and MPPs
James G. Graham, Bethany G. Elkington, Jonathan Bisson, Charlotte Gyllenhaal, Yulin Ren, A. Douglas Kinghorn, Kongmany Sydara, Djaja D. Soejarto
Chapter 7
Importance of Engagement with The Communities: Impact on Preserving Medicinal Plants for Future Collections
Djaja D. Soejarto, Kongmany Sydara, Mouachanh Xayvue, Onevilay Souliya, Bethany G. Elkington, Mary Riley, Charlotte Gyllenhaal
Chapter 8
Summary and Future Prospects
Djaja D. Soejarto, Kongmany Sydara, Bethany G. Elkington, Chun-Tao Che, Guido F. Pauli, Charlotte Gyllenhaal, Mary Riley, Bounleuane Douangdeuane
Biography
Djaja Djendoel Soejarto
