New discoveries and applications of African plant products

African Natural Plant Products (Volume III) provides a transdisciplinary approach to connect basic ethnobotanical studies to research that identifies bioactive molecules responsible for the plants' medicinal and nutritional applications. Section I highlights traditional plant-based medicines from sub-Sahara Africa, section II highlights the natural products' chemical and biological applications, and section III addresses innovative discoveries, analytical techniques, quality control,
adulteration, and health claims. The book includes both original research and reviews on ethnobotany, chemistry, biology, and plant products as applies to new applications in foods, health, and nutrition and medicine for those exciting yet under-recognized plants.