The South African Herbal Pharmacopeia: Monographs of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

This is a collection of 25 original monographs of medicinal plants that are currently under commercialization or have the potential for commercialization into herbal medicinal products for the global marketplace.

Chapters include a general overview covering synonyms, common names, conservation status, botany, geographical distribution, ethnopharmacology, commercialization, pharmacological evaluation, chemical profiling and quality control, including HPTLC fingerprint analysis, UPLC analysis, gas chromatography and mid-infrared spectroscopy analysis.

Academics researching pharmacy and analytical chemistry will benefit from the detailed chemical profile on each species presented. Industrial manufacturers of herbal products, herbal medicines, cosmetics, food supplements, and national and international policymakers and regulators will benefit from the overview provided at the beginning of each chapter.

Highlights

Provides a comprehensive, up-to-date literature review on 25 medicinal plants of South Africa

Documents quality control protocols for chemical fingerprinting and biomarker identification in plant material

Includes updated safety profiles of medicinal plants