Presenting recent discoveries on ethnomedicinal plants around the world, this
book focuses on evaluating the progress to date as well as the future potential
of drug development in ethnomedicine. Eight reviews examine therapeutic
applications including the spasmolitic effects of various plants, the
anti-inflammatory activity of plants from Brazil and Tunisia, common fertility
treatments in Trinidad and Tobago, traditional medicines from Cameroon and their
interaction with estrogen receptors, the medicinal plants used in Spain to treat
digestion problems, immune-modulators and stimulators from plants, and
antimicrobial herbs from India.