Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - African Natural Plant Products Book Series

Thanks for sharing. 

The first volume in the series focused on African Traditional Medicines. The first came out in 2009. A bumper harvest of about 29 chapters provided phytochemical reports on a wide range of products including the baobab, tamarind, aromatic plants, plants used for malaria etc.The second volume of 2013 reflected on quality control, commercialization and also the validation of products used in ATM.

I can hardly wait to get the third volume.

Prof. Gloria Emeagwali 

vimeo.com/gloriaemeagwali

On Feb 26, 2021, at 09:22, Oluwatoyin Vincent Adepoju <toyin.adepoju@gmail.com> wrote:



Magnificent initiative

On Fri, Feb 26, 2021, 00:19 Ezekoye, Ofodike A <dezekoye@mail.utexas.edu> wrote:

I just ran across this book in the American Chemical Society e-Book Series

African Natural Plant Products, Volume III: Discoveries and Innovations in Chemistry, Bioactivity, and Applications

 

This is outside of my area, but it seems to clearly indicate the potential scientific, technological, and commercial opportunities in African plant products.

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Preface

African natural plant products continue to capture the interest of researchers and the public throughout the world. As Africa is the cradle of humanity and has such a rich cultural diversity, the African people have long recognized so many of the applications and uses that their indigenous and naturalized plants could provide for food, flavors, health, medicine, and industrial uses. African natural plant products offer opportunities to provide sources of income for local communities and as sources of botanical ingredients from which so many useful products for food, cosmetics, and health-related industries are used by families and enter into commercial markets—locally, regionally, and internationally. The recognition of the value and uses of such botanical and indigenous plants can impact environmental stewardship and public policy, both enhancing efforts to protect such natural resources yet also creating demand that can lead to deleterious pressure on the habitat and preservation of the species. African natural plant products continue to grow in regional and international markets, however, the contribution of African products in the world still remains low. With many factors affecting their commercialization, new information on the ethnobotany, sustainable collection and production systems, pharmacognosy, chemistry, and quality of products can further provide a solid foundation to codify the current state of understanding and bring greater awareness to these plants and plant based products. As the world has turned upside down due in part to climate change and COVID-19, food security becomes more of a concern, and here again, natural plant products may play an even more important role in health, nutrition, and traditional medicine. Volume III of our series of African Natural Plant Products builds upon two successful previous volumes and continues our international effort to highlight the richness of African culture and biodiversity. This opportunity to explore and discover lesser studied bioactive species and promising new natural products or to provide additional scientific evidence that complements and/or extends traditional knowledge and wisdom reflects the diversity of natural plant products and also serves as a source of cultural pride.

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O.A. ('DK')  Ezekoye, Ph.D., P.E. 

W.R. Woolrich Professor

Walker Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

ETC 7.130 MS C2200

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX  78712-1591

512-471-3085

 

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