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Preface ; Traditional Medicines from Africa; Chapter 1: Traditional Botanical Uses of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) in Seven Counties in Liberia, Larry C. Hwang, H. Rodolfo Juliani, Ramu Govindasamy, and James E. Simon; Chapter 2: Namibian Plants Used in the Treatment of Malaria and Associated Symptoms, Iwanette du Preez, Whitney Shingenge, and Davis Ropafadzo Mumbengegwi; Chapter 3: Phytochemical Profiles and Antidiarrheal Properties of Medicinal Plants of Northern Namibia, Albertina MN Shatri and Davis R Mumbengegwi; Chapter 4: The Munkoyo Root: Traditional Uses, Biochemistry, Fermentation, and Potential Cultivation, Himoonga Bernard Moonga, Sydney Phiri, Sijmen E. Schoustra, Justin Chileshe, Taonga Chirwa-Moonga, and John Shindano; Pharmacognosy and Confirmation of Traditional Foods and Medicines; Chapter 5: African Nightshades: Recent Advances on the Phytochemistry, Nutrition, and Toxicity, Bo Yuan, Weiting Lyu, Fekadu Dinssa, Daniel Hoffman, James E. Simon, and Qingli Wu; Chapter 6: Biological Activities and Chemistry of Secondary Metabolites of Grains of Paradise (Aframomum melegueta), Adolfina R. Koroch and H. Rodolfo Juliani; Chapter 7: Chemical Composition and Inhibitory Effects of Guibourtia coleosperma against Plasmodium Parasites In Vitro, Iwanette du Preez, Stefan Louw, and Davis Ropafadzo Mumbengegwi; Chapter 8: Antiplasmodial Activity of the Extracts and Flavonoids Isolated from Helichrysum gymnocephalumHumbert (Asteraceae) from Madagascar, Rianatiana H. Ranaivoarisoa, Sylvia T. Rasoarivelo Ralambonirina, Faliarivony Randriamialinoro, Rivoarison Randrianasolo, Michel Ratsimbason, and Lalasoa R. Ranarivelo; Chapter 9: Anti-Infective Plants Used for Lactation and Postpartum Recovery: Exploration of a Sub-Saharan-North African Dichotomy, Lorraine S. Cordeiro, Timothy Johns, Jerusha Nelson-Peterman, and Lindiwe Sibeko; Chapter 10: Ethnobotany, Chemistry, and Pharmacology of AfricanNepeta Species, Erik Nunes Gomes, Kirsten A. Allen, Martin Zorde, Qingli Wu, and James E. Simon; Chemistry and Quality of African Natural Plant Products; Chapter 11: 5-HTP (5-Hydroxy-L-tryptophan) Content and Antioxidant Capacities of Wild Griffonia simplicifolia Seed Populations from Ghana and Liberia, Daniel J. Giurleo, H. Rodolfo Juliani, Larry S. Amakuse, Julie Asante Dartey, Qingli Wu, and James E. Simon; Chapter 12: Flavone C-Glycosides and Total Antioxidant Capacities in Leaves of Eight Wild Griffonia simplicifolia Populations, Daniel J. Giurleo, H. Rodolfo Juliani, Larry S. Amekuse, Julie Asante Dartey, James E. Simon, and Qingli Wu; Chapter 13: An Improved Analytical Method for Dhurrin Analysis in Sorghum bicolor, Kelsey Gustafson, Ed Dager, James E. Simon, and Qingli Wu; Chapter 14: Essential Oil Composition of Aerial Parts of Tetradenia nervosa Codd and Tetradenia cordata Phillipson, Endemics to Madagascar, Faliarivony Randriamialinoro, Sylvia Tiana Rasoarivelo Ralambonirina, Michel Ratsimbason, Elisabeth Seguin, Philippe Verite, and Lalasoa Ranarivelo; Chapter 15: Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Leaf Essential Oil of Tetradenia nervosa Codd from Madagascar, Collected at Different Stages of Vegetative Growth and Age, Lalasoa R. Ranarivelo, Faliarivony Randriamialinoro, Stephan Rakotonandrasana, Michel Ratsimbason, Philippe Verite, Marylin Lecso-Bornet, and Sylvia T. R. Ralambonirina; Chapter 16: Novel Skeleton Flavan-Alkaloids from African Herb Tea Kinkeliba: Isolation, Characterization, Semisynthesis, and Bioactivities, Jing Zhen, CaraWelch, Yue Guo, Emmanuel Bassene, Ilya Raskin, James E. Simon, and Qingli Wu; Chapter 17: The Rise and Fall ofHoodia: A Lesson on the Art and Science of Natural Product Commercialization, Thomas Brendler; Editors’ Biographies; Author Index; Subject Index

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