{"product_id":"healing-plants-of-nigeria-anselm-adodo-9781032248752","title":"Healing Plants of Nigeria: Ethnomedicine and Therapeutic Applications","description":"\u003cp\u003eHealing Plants of Nigeria: Ethnomedicine and Therapeutic Applications offers comprehensive information on the use of herbal medicines in West Africa. Combining an evidence-based, ethnobotanical perspective with a pharmacological and pharmaceutical approach to phytomedicine, the book bridges the gap between the study of herbal plants' pharmacological properties and active compounds for the development of clinical drugs and community-oriented approaches, emphasising local use. It demonstrates how the framework of African traditional medicine can be preserved in a contemporary clinical context. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book outlines the history and beliefs surrounding the traditional use of herbs by the local population alongside their application in contemporary phytotherapy in Nigeria and West Africa. It features a critical assessment of the scientific rationale behind the use of these plants in ethnomedicine and offers a composite catalogue of phytotherapeutic and wellness agents, detailing the safety profile, efficacy, and scientific integrity of plants used to treat diseases and optimise health. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn ethnobotanical survey containing over 200 full-colour photographs of Nigerian and West African plants.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eA unique combination of ethnobotany and pharmacognosy, bridging the divide between pharmaceutical and community-oriented approaches to herbal medicine research. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eContextual discussion of the therapeutic potential of Nigerian herbal medicine.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a template which can be used to separate the superstitious aspects of ethnomedicine from culturally inherited deposits of knowledge.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA handbook for herbal and natural medicine practitioners, the book is aimed at African thinkers, scientists, healthcare providers and students of pharmacology and ethnomedicine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anselm Adodo, Maurice M. Iwu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032248750\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032248752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.06w x 0.63d","brand":"Anselm Adodo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042641703167,"sku":"9781032248752","price":61.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_81c8a1cb-571e-40aa-8c41-f7f8b182ab50.jpg?v=1684962687","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/healing-plants-of-nigeria-anselm-adodo-9781032248752","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}