Traditional Medicinal Plants and Malaria

Merlin L Willcox University of Oxford, Buckingham, United Kingdom
Gerard Bodeker University of Oxford, England, UK
Philippe Rasoanaivo Institut Malgache de Recherches Appliquees
Jonathan Addae-Kyereme Kwame Nkrumah University, Kumasi, Ghana

Series: Traditional Herbal Medicines for Modern Times Volume: 4

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Cat. #: TF1620 ISBN: 0415301122 Publication Date: 6/28/2004 Number of Pages: 464

Malaria 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.

The first book to be published on this subject, Traditional Medicinal Plants and Malaria explores 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.

• Explores the evidence for the safety and efficacy of traditional herbal medicines to treat malaria
• Presents systematic reviews of the literature and consensus guidelines
• Includes detailed case studies