Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine in Africa

Contents

Foreword (French original)

Foreword (English translation)

Preface

1 Traditional medicine: definitions and terminology

2. Historical review of traditional medicine

3. Traditional medicine: methods and techniques

4. Standardization of herbal potions

5. Scientific evidence supporting some remedies or practices used in traditional medicine

6. Relationships between traditional medicine and modern medicine

7. Advantages and disadvantages of traditional medicine

8. Integration or co-recognition of traditional and modern medicine

9. Methods of obtaining information on medicinal plants

10. Screening plants for bioactive agents

11. Guidelines for research on medicinal plants for local drug production

12. Research trends on medicinal plants in Africa

13. Some common medicinal plants

Glossary of botanical terms

Glossary of medical terms

Selected bibliography

Index