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Traditional Medicinal Plants and Malaria

Edited By Merlin Willcox, Gerard Bodeker, Philippe Rasoanaivo, Jonathan Addae-Kyereme Copyright 2004

    Malaria is an increasing worldwide threat, with more than three hundred million infections and one million deaths every year. The worlds 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 antimala

    TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND MALARIA CONTROL Malaria Control in Africa and the Role of Traditional Medicine, Andrew Kitua and Hamisi Malebo CASE STUDIES OF PLANT-BASED MEDICINES FOR MALARIA Cinchona, Mark Honigsbaum and Merlin Willcox Artemisia annua, Merlin Willcox, Gerard Bodeker, Genevieve Bourdy, Vikas Dhingra, Jacques Falquet, Jorge F.S. Ferreira, Bertrand Graz, Hans-Martin Hirt, Elisabeth Hsu, Pedro Melillo de Magalhaes, Damien Provendier, and Colin Wright Changshan (Diechroa febrifuga), Sean Hsiang-lin Lei and Gerard Bodeker "Ayush-64", V.P. Sharma Neem (Azadirachta indica), Merlin Willcox and Joanne Chamberlain "Malarial", Drissa Diallo, Ababacar Maiga, Chiaka Diakite, and Merlin Willcox Cryptolepis sanguinolenta, Jonathan Addae-Kyereme Strychnos myrtoides, David Ramanitrahasimbola, Jacques Ranaivoravo, Herintsoa Rafatro, Philippe Rasoanaivo, and Suzanne Ratsimamanga-Urverg ETHNOMEDICAL RESEARCH Frequency of Use of Traditional Herbal Medicines for the Treatment and Prevention of Malaria: An Overview of the Literature, Merlin Willcox and Gerard Bodeker An Overview of Ethnobotanical Studies on Plants Used for the Treatment of Malaria, Merlin Willcox, Gemma Burford, and Gerard Bodeker The Discovery of Indigenous Febrifuges in the British East Indies, c. 1700-1820, Mark Harrison The Ayurvedic Perspective on Malaria, Unnikrishnan P.M., Venugopal S.N., Sarika D'Souza, and Darshan Shankar Guidelines for Ethnobotanical Studies on Traditional Antimalarials, Nina Etkin, Maria Madureira, and Gemma Burford LABORATORY RESEARCH An Overview of the Pharmacological Properties of Traditional Herbal Antimalarials, Colin Wright Guidelines for the Non-clinical Evaluation of the Efficacy of Traditional Antimalarials, Philippe Rasoanaivo, Suzanne Ratsimamanga-Urverg, and Francois Frappier Models for Studying the Effects of Herbal Antimalarials on Non-Erythrocytic Stages of Malaria, Dominique Mazier, J.F. Franetich, O. Silvie, and P. Pino Guidelines for the Preclinical Evaluation of the Safety of Traditional Antimalarials, Merlin Willcox, Shingu Gamaniel, Charles O.N. Wambebe, Motlalepula G. Matsabisa, Jean Rene Randriasamimanana, and Philippe Rasoanaivo CLINICAL RESEARCH An Overview of Clinical Studies on Traditional Herbal Antimalarials, Merlin Willcox and Gerard Bodeker Observational Methods for Assessing Traditional Antimalarials, Bertrand Graz Guidelines for Clinical Studies on Herbal Antimalarials, Merlin Willcox and Idowu Olanrewaju REPELLENCE AND VECTOR CONTROL An Overview of Plants Used as Insect Repellents, Sarah Moore and Annick Lenglet Guidelines for Studies on Plant-based Insect Repellents, Sarah Moore and RITAM Vector Control Group An Overview of Plants Used for Vector Control, Adebayo Gbolade Guidelines for Studies on Plant-based Vector Control Agents, Kalenda T. Dibungi, Nzira Lukwa, Adebayo Gbolade, Christopher Boete, and Bart Knols EPILOGUE: PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE, Merlin Willcox

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    Merlin Willcox (Edited by) ,  Gerard Bodeker (Edited by) ,  Philippe Rasoanaivo (Edited by) ,  Jonathan Addae-Kyereme (Edited by)

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