The book provides valuable information on wild plants and their ethnopharmacological properties, discussion on ethnobotany, phytotherapy, diversity, chemical and pharmacological properties including antifungal, anti-inflammatory and antiprotozal properties. The chapters include a wide range of case studies, giving updated evidence on importance of wild plant resources from different countries including Nepal, India, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Peru, etc. In addition, some specific species are used to explain their potential properties. Discussing traditional usage and pharmacological properties of wild plants, this book is entirely different from other related publications and useful for the researchers working in the areas of conservation biology, botany, ethnobiology, ethnopharmacology, policy making, etc.
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Weight: 950g
Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
Publication Date: 12 Feb 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780367512026
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Dr. Mahendra Rai is a Senior Professor and UGC-Basic Science Research Faculty at the Department of Biotechnology Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University Maharashtra India. He was a visiting scientist at the University of Geneva Debrecen University Hungary; University of Campinas Brazil; Nicolaus Copernicus University Poland; VSB Technical University of Ostrava Czech Republic and National University of Rosario Argentina. He has published more than 400 research papers in national and international journals. In addition he has edited/authored more than 55 books and 6 patents.Dr. Shandesh Bhattarai is a Senior Scientific Officer at Nepal Academy of Science and Technology Khumaltar Lalitpur Nepal. He worked in the collaborative research projects funded by NUFU-Norway VW Foundation-Germany Darwin Initiative-UK DFID-UK IUCN-Bangkok UGC-Nepal etc. He is a coordinator of the Flora of Nepal Project an international initiative of the institutions of Nepal UK and Japan. He has published more than 35 research papers in national and international journals and has authored one book.Dr. Chistiane M. Feitosa is a Professor at the Department of Chemistry Federal University of Piaui Teresina-Piaui Brazil. Her research area includes natural products with the potential for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. She has published more than 50 research papers in national and international journals. In addition she has edited/authored more than 10 books/chapters and 5 patents.