Sustainable Uses and Prospects of Medicinal Plants

Sustainable Uses and Prospects of Medicinal Plants presents information on less known and underexplored medicinal plant species in various regions of the world. The book investigates current advances in medicinal plant science and includes detailed information on the use of green nanotechnology, characterization of plants, conservation, revitalization, propagation, and pharmacological activities of selected plants. A volume in the Exploring Medicinal Plants series, it collects information on less known medicinal plant species in various regions of the world for documentation profiling their ethnobotany, developments in their phytochemistry, and pharmacological activities and provides an in-depth look at some specific herbal medicines of importance, threatened and less known species and addresses sustainable utilization and conservation of medicinal plants to ensure existence and use. Appropriate for plant and biodiversity conservation organisations, community leaders, academicians, researchers, and pharmaceutical industry personnel, the book comprises innovative works with information of what is expected to address sustainability in the future.

Sustainable uses of medicinal plants and prospects: a brief overview Callistus Bvenura, Learnmore Kambizi Protecting the endemism of threatened cyclotide-rich medicinal plants: The tropical African experience Alfred Francis, Attah, Adeola Tawakalitu1, Kola-Mustapha Traditional medicinal plant use in improving the livelihoods and well-being of Namibian communities Iwanette du Preez-Bruwer, Nailoke Pauline Kadhila, Davis Ropafadzo Mumbengegwi Antiviral and Immune Boosting Potentials of Four Common Edible Flowers Gloria Aderonke Otunola, Anthony Jide Afolayan Characterization and docking studies of immunomodulatory active compounds from Rhododendron arboreum Sm. Leaves Nishant Rai, Pramod Rawat, Rakesh K. Bachheti, Navin Kumar, Abdur Rauf, Umer Rashid, Vijay Jyoti Kumar, Tanmay Sarkar, Raffaele Pezzani Herbal and Traditional Medicine Practices against Viral Infections: Perspectives against COVID-19 Satyajit Tripathy, Innocensia Mangoato, Barsha Dassarma, Abdur Rauf, Syed Uzair Ali Shah, Hlupheka Chabalala, Ishaq N. Khan, Motlalepula Gilbert Matsabisa Traditional herbal remedies used in management of acute bronchitis, common cold and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 in Southern Africa Makomborero Nyoni, Tatenda Clive Murashiki, Farisai Caroline Chibage, Moira Amanda Mubani, Reward Muzerengwa, Cyprian Mahuni, Praise Chirilele, Tafadzwa Phyllis Maranjisi, Caroline Peninah Kwenda, Progress Dube, Prisca Nonceba Ncube, Munyaradzi Mativavarira and Deckster Tonny Savadye Solanum nigrum seed viability and germination and soil modulation effect on seedling emergence Adijat Funke Ogundola and Callistus Bvenura, Anthony Jide Afolayan Indian medicinal plants and their potential against coronaviruses Manisha Nigam and Abhay Prakash Mishra Scientific Evaluation and Biochemical Validation of Efficacy of Extracts and Phytochemicals from Zimbabwe: A Review of Prospects for Development of Bioproducts Stanley Mukanganyama Sustainable agricultural practices of industrially utilized tropical medicinal plants Nikita Patel, Swetal Patel, Sherif Babatunde Adeyemi Abdullahi Alanamu AbdulRahaman, Kehinde Stephen Olorunmaiye , Ramar Krishnamurthy Prospects for sustainable cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants in India Smitha Gingade Rajachandra Rao, Rohini Moni Radhika The role of indigenous knowledge systems in sustainable utilization and conservation of medicinal plants Wilfred Otang-Mbeng, Dumisane Thomas Muloche, Elizabeth Kola, Peter Tshepiso Ndhlovu Metabolomics approach: A tool for understanding Alzheimer’s Disease Bilqis Abiola Lawal, Hamza Ahmed Pantami, Umar Muhammed Badeggi, Babatunde Abdulmalik Yusuf Can phylogenetics clear plant taxonomic confusion for conservation and sound bioprospecting? Steven Mapfumo, Callistus Bvenura, Omolola Afolayan, Charles Laubscher, Joyce Ndlovu, Learnmore Kambizi Spices as potential human disease panacea Adenike Temidayo Oladiji, Johnson Olaleye Oladele Commercialization of medicinal plants: Opportunities for trade and concerns for biodiversity conservation Muhali Olaide Jimoh, Mahboob Adekilekun Jimoh, Sefiu Adekilekun Saheed, Samuel Oloruntoba Bamigboye, Charles Petrus Laubscher , Learnmore Kambizi Ethnomedicinal and other ecosystem services provided by threatened plants: A case study of cycads Terence Nkwanwir Suinyuy, Peter Tshepiso Ndhlovu, John Awungnjia Asong, Bongani Petros Kubheka, Babajide Charles Falemara, Wilfred Otang Mbeng Discovery of antibacterial lead compounds from three South African marine algae Omolola Afolayan An endophytic Beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales) strain enhances the flavonol contents of Helichrysum petiolare Ninon Geornest Eudes Ronauld Etsassala, Neo Macuphe, Ilyaas Rhoda, Fanie Rautenbach, Felix Nchu Ethnobotanical study of plants used for the management of diabetes mellitus in South Africa Learnmore Kambizi, Callistus Bvenura Traditional healthcare practices of herbal drugs in Uttarakhand Himalayas, India Sarla Saklani, Dinesh Prasad Saklani, Manisha Nigam, Chiara Sinisgalli, Abhay Prakash Mishra Physicochemical characterization, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities of turmeric-black cumin home-grown COVID-19 herbal mixture Ayodeji Oluwabunmi Oriola, Gugulethu Mathews Miya, Adebola Omowunmi Oyedeji Medicinal plants and the challenges of climate to health security in Nasarawa State, Northwest Nigeria Oluwakemi Abosede Osunderu

Professor Learnmore Kambizi (Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa) attained his BSc degree from Cuba in 1998 before enrolling for Masters and PhD degrees at the University of Fort Hare which he completed in 2004. His PhD focussed on Ethnobotanical studies of plants used for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections in South Africa. He went on to pursue a postdoctoral fellowship within the fields of Ethnobotany & Phytomedicine. This discipline enabled him to realise his passion for sustainable utilisation and conservation of medicinal plants on a local and international level. He worked as a Lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe in 2005 before moving to the University of the Free State, South Africa in 2007. In the same year, he was appointed by Walter Sisulu University as a Senior lecturer until 2011. He moved to Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa where he was promoted to the position of Associate Professor, a position he holds to date. In his academic journey, he has hosted 4 postdoctoral fellows and supervised 5 PhD, 16 master’s and numerous Honours students. To date he has published over 50 articles in peer reviewed journals and presented 56 conference papers. He is a South African National Research Foundation rated researcher. Prof Kambizi has also served as a panel member of the National Research Foundation of South Africa and has received many research grants to support post graduate students and to assist communities. He also works with Traditional Medical Practitioners in collaboration with the South African Research Council as an advisor. In addition, Prof Kambizi was appointed the first Director of African Centre for Herbal Research based in Nigeria, a position he holds to date. He is a reviewer of many national and international journals. Dr. Callistus Bvenura (Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa) graduated with a BSc in Natural Resources Management and Agriculture in 2006 from the Midlands State University, Zimbabwe and completed his PhD Ethnobotany from the University of Fort Hare, South Africa in 2014. He has served as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Fort Hare and Tshwane University of Technology as well as the Cape Peninsula University of Technology where he is currently based. He has made significant contributions in the ethnobotany, conservation, phytochemistry and physiology especially of underutilised indigenous plants including leafy indigenous vegetables. He has several published research articles, book chapters and review papers in these areas and presented his findings at local and international conferences. He also has interests in product development where he has developed a probiotic sorghum beverage which has since then been commercialised and being sold in South Africa. He has also developed broiler chicken feed using indigenous and underutilised grains and insects as a source of protein. He is also a South African National Research Foundation panel expert reviewer and reviews for several local and international journals.