Medicinal Plants of Borneo

Description

The rich biodiversity of Borneo provides many useful plants for medicinal purposes. Written by experts in the field, Medicinal Plants of Borneo provides a guide and introduction to the medicinal plants from Borneo used traditionally as well as plants whose medicinal uses have been recently discovered. These include anti-HIV plants – such as Calophyllum lanigerum (calanolide A) – and anti-cancer plants – such as Aglaia foveolata (silvestrol). The book also provides information on the relevant medicinal chemistry, such as isolated bioactive compounds and the mechanism of action, where available. FEATURES Discusses the rich experience in the use of medicinal plants and the wide diversity of Borneo’s botanical resources Presents plants with medicinal properties from a scientific perspective Provides readers with current information on the chemistry and pharmacology of natural products with pharmaceutical potential Covers a range of chemical, botanical and pharmacological diversities Forms an important part of the Natural Products Chemistry of Global Plants series due to an increasing global interest in natural products and botanical drugs Simon Gibbons is Head of the School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, UK, and a Professor of Natural Product Chemistry. He was formerly a Professor of Medicinal Phytochemistry at the School of Pharmacy, University College London (UCL). Stephen P. Teo is a forest botanist with the Forest Department, Sarawak, Malaysia. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents Series Preface Preface Acknowledgments Editors Contributors Aims and Purposes Introduction 1. Anti-Malarial Plants Introduction Lansium parasiticum (Osbeck) K.C. Sahni & Bennet Traditional Use Biological Activity Chemistry Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br. Traditional Use Biological Activity Chemistry Eurycoma longifolia Jack Traditional Use Biological Activity Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson Traditional Use Biological Activity Chemistry Carica papaya L. Traditional Uses Chemistry 2. Anti-Fungal Plants Introduction Senna alata L. (Roxb.) Traditional Uses Chemistry Biological Activities Hymenocallis littoralis (Jacq.) Salisb. and Crinum asiaticum L. Traditional Uses Chemistry Biological Activities Alpinia galanga (L.) Wild. Traditional Use Chemistry Biological Activities Musa × paradisiaca L. Traditional Use Chemistry and Biological Activities 3. Anti-Mycobacterial Plants Introduction Hydnocarpus wightianus Blume Traditional Uses Chemistry Biological Activities 4. Anti-Viral Plants Introduction Carica papaya L. Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Calophyllum lanigerum Miq. var. austrocoriaceum P.F. Stevens and Calophyllum teysmannii Miq. var. inophylloide P.F. Stevens Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Clinical Trials of (+)-calanolide A Other Antiviral Plants 5. Anti-Cancer Plants Dillenia suffruticosa (Griff.) Martelli Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Annona muricata L. Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Aglaia foveolata Pannell Traditional Uses Chemistry and Biological Activity Eurycoma longifolia Jack Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry 6. Anti-Diabetic Plants Introduction Alstonia spp. Traditional Use Biological Activity Chemistry Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson Traditional Use Biological Activity Chemistry Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson ex F.A. Zorn) Fosberg Traditional Use Biological Activity Chemistry Psidium guajava L. Traditional Use Biological Activity Chemistry 7. Plants for Fever Remedy Introduction Centella asiatica (L.) Urv. Traditional Use Biological Activity Chemistry Kaempferia galanga L. Traditional Use Biological Activity Chemistry Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. Traditional Use Biological Activity Chemistry Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC. Traditional Use Biological Activity Chemistry Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf Traditional Use Biological Activity Chemistry 8. Anti-Hypertensive Plants Introduction Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Nees Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Averrhoa belimbi L. Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Annona muricata L. Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Aquilaria microcarpa Baill. Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev. Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Bauhinia purperea L. Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Colocasia esculenta L. Traditional Use Biological Activity Chemistry 9. Anti-Diarrhoeal Plants Introduction Eleutherine americana (L.) Merr. Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Melastoma malabathricum L. Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk. Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br. Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Other Anti-Diarrhoeal Plants 10. Plants for Eye-Related Diseases Introduction Polyalthia cauliflora Hook. f. & Thomson var. beccarii (King) J. Sincl. and Polyalthia flagellaris Becc. (Airy Shaw) Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Mitrephora glabra Scheff. Traditional Uses Chemistry and Biological Activity Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Dicranopteris linearis (Burm. f.) Underw. Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Tetrastigma scandens (L.) Merr. Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Ageratum conyzoides (L.) L. Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Hedyotis capitellata Wall. ex G. Don Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Merremia crassinervia Ooststr. Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry 11. Plants Used in Dental Treatment Introduction Palaquium gutta (Hook.) Baill. Uses of Gutta-Percha Chemistry and Biological Activity Other Species Used Traditionally in Dental Treatment 12. Poisonous Plants Used as Blowpipe Dart Introduction Antiaris toxicaria Lesch. Traditional Use Chemistry and Biological Activity Strychnos spp. Traditional Use Chemistry and Biological Activity 13. Plants Used to Treat Arthritis Introduction Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. Description Traditional Uses Chemical Constituents Alpinia galanga (L.) Willd. Description Traditional Uses Chemical Constituents Curcuma longa L. Description Traditional Uses Chemical Constituents Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Description Traditional Uses Chemical Constituents Morinda citrifolia L. Description Traditional Uses Chemical Constituents and Prospects Mimosa pudica L. Description Traditional Uses Chemical Constituents Zingiber officinale Roscoe Description Traditional Uses Chemical Constituents 14. Plants Used for Wound Healing Introduction Nephelium lappaceum L. Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Morinda citrifolia L. Traditional Use Biological Activity Chemistry Melastomata malabathricum L. Traditional Use Biological Activity Chemistry Ageratum conyzoides (L.) L. Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Musa × paradisiaca L. Traditional Use Biological Activity Chemistry Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr. Traditional Use Biological Activity Chemistry Pangium edule Reinw. Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Paspalum conjugatum PJ.Berhius Traditional Uses Biological Activity and Chemistry Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd. Traditional Use Biological Activity and Chemistry Justicia gendarussa Burm. f. Traditional Uses Biological Activity Chemistry Conclusion Bibliography Index