Phytochemical Profiling of Commercially Important South African Plants 1st Edition Original pdf

Phytochemical Profiling of Commercially Important South African Plants comprises a carefully selected group of plant species that are of interest to researchers as well as industry partners who would like to investigate the commercialization of these plant species. The book presents 26 botanicals which have been selected based on commercial relevance, covering their botanical description, phytochemistry (including chemical structures), HPTLC fingerprinting, HPLC and GC (the latter in the case of essential oil-bearing species). Different methods are succinctly summarized, allowing for the rapid identification of botanical raw materials and formulated consumer products.

This book will be extremely valuable to researchers in the field who want to rapidly identify the constituents in these plants and for those who want to prepare formulations of the plant material for commercial application. In addition, this resource can be a valuable teaching tool in the field of pharmacognosy.

• Presents comprehensive chemical profiling of each species
• Includes fingerprints developed for non-volatile and volatile fraction
• Provides methods that are succinctly summarized to ensure reproducibility

Academics researching pharmacy, botany, and analytical chemistry; Industrial manufacturers of herbal products e.g. herbal medicines, cosmetics, food supplements; and national and international policy makers and regulators. The book could form part of the undergraduate and postgraduate program in Pharmacognosy which is offered in many pharmacy schools

Adansonia digitata L
Agathosma betulina (P.J.Bergius) Pillans
Aloe ferox Mill.
Artemisia afra Jacq.
Aspalathus linearis (Burm.f.) R.Dahlgren
Athrixia phylicoides DC.
Cyclopia genistoides (L.) Vent.
Eriocephalus punctulatus DC
Harpagophytum procumbens (Burch.) DC. Ex Meisn.
Helichrysum odoratissimum (L.) Sweet
Helichrysum petiolare Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
Hoodia gordonii (Masson) Sweet ex Decne.
Hypoxis hemerocallidea Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall.
Leonotis leonurus (L.) R.Br.
Lippia javanica (Burm.f.) Spreng.
Pelargonium graveolens L’Her.
Pelargonium sidoides DC.
Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman
Sceletium tortuosum (L.) N.E.Br.
Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich.) Hochst.
Siphonochilus eithiopicus (Schweif.) B.L. Burt
Lessertia frutescens (L.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
Terminalia sericea Burch. ex DC.
Warburgia salutaris (G.Bertol.) Chiov.
Xysmalobium undulatum (L.) W.T.Aiton