{"product_id":"traditional-medicinal-plants-and-malaria-merlin-willcox-9780415301121","title":"Traditional Medicinal Plants and Malaria","description":"\u003cp\u003eMalaria is an increasing worldwide threat, with more than three hundred million infections and one million deaths every year. The world's poorest are the worst affected, and many treat themselves with traditional herbal medicines. These are often more available and affordable, and sometimes are perceived as more effective than conventional antimalarial drugs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book to be published on this subject, \u003cb\u003eTraditional Medicinal Plants and Malaria \u003c\/b\u003eexplores the evidence for the safety and efficacy of some of these traditional medicines, and presents practical guidelines for designing studies on traditional plant-based antimalarial medicines, mosquito repellents, and insecticides. Systematic reviews of the literature and consensus guidelines form the main body of the book. Ethnomedical, ethnobotanical, pharmacological, phytochemical, toxicological, and clinical aspects of herbal antimalarials are also reviewed. These are supplemented by case studies of the most well-known traditional antimalarials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Merlin Willcox\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415301122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415301121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.28h x 7.18w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2004 pg. 91","brand":"Merlin Willcox","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086584295679,"sku":"9780415301121","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ade950c9-3b6f-4b92-8c09-2d974e31d48a.jpg?v=1769095522","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/traditional-medicinal-plants-and-malaria-merlin-willcox-9780415301121","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}