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Euphorbia tirucalli L. (Euphorbiaceae) - The Miracle Tree: Current Status of Knowledge / Mwine, Julius, Faculty of Agriculture, Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi, P.O. Box 5498, Kampala, Uganda; Van Damme, Patrick, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Tropical and Subtropical Laboratory of Plant Agronomy and Ethnobotany, University of Ghent, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium, ICRAF, POBox 30677, Nairobi, Kenya; Hastilestari, Bernadetta Rina, Institute of Botany, Herrenhäuserstr. 2, D-30419 Hannover, Germany; Papenbrock, Jutta, Institute of Botany, Herrenhäuserstr. 2, D-30419 Hannover, Germany / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1127.ch001

Marula [Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich) Hochst]: A Review of Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology / Prinsloo, Gerhard, University of South Africa (UNISA), Department of Agriculture and Animal Health, Florida Campus, Florida, 1710, South Africa; Street, Renée A., University of KwaZulu-Natal, Traditional Medicine Laboratory, Durban, 4041, South Africa / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1127.ch002

Piper guineense (Piperaceae): Chemistry, Traditional Uses, and Functional Properties of West African Black Pepper / Juliani, H. Rodolfo, New Use Agriculture and Natural Plant Products Program, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey; Koroch, A. R., City University of New York, Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street, Science Department, New York, New York 10007; Giordano, L., New Use Agriculture and Natural Plant Products Program, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey; Amekuse, L., Agribusiness in Sustainable Natural African Plant Products (ASNAPP-Ghana), Accra, Ghana; Koffa, S., ELWA, Paynesville, Monrovia, Liberia; Asante-Dartey, J., Agribusiness in Sustainable Natural African Plant Products (ASNAPP-Ghana), Accra, Ghana; Simon, J. E., New Use Agriculture and Natural Plant Products Program, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1127.ch003

Hypoxis hemerocallidea (African potato): A Botanical Whose Time Has Come? / Katerere, David R. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1127.ch004

Pycnanthus angolensis: Bioactive Compounds and Medicinal Applications / Gustafson, Kelsey, New Use Agriculture and Natural Plant Products Program (NUANPP), Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, Foran Hall, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, 160 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854; Wu, Qing-Li, New Use Agriculture and Natural Plant Products Program (NUANPP), Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, Foran Hall, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, 160 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854; Asante-Dartey, Julie, ASNAPP-Ghana, Accra, Ghana; Simon, James E., New Use Agriculture and Natural Plant Products Program (NUANPP), Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, Foran Hall, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, 160 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1127.ch005

Prospects of Croton membranaceus for Prostate Health / Appiah, A. A., Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine, Mampong-Akuapem, Ghana; Asomaning, W. A., Facult of Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana; Oppong, I. V., Faculty of Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana; Duker-Eshun, G., Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine, Mampong-Akuapem, Ghana; Clement, J., Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, U.S.A.; Okine, L. K. N., Faculty of Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana; Achel, G., Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Accra, Ghana; Gyampo, O., Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Accra, Ghana; Adjei, S., Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research, Legon, Ghana; Nyarko, A. K., Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research, Legon, Ghana; Aboagye, F. A., Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine, Mampong-Akuapem, Ghana; Edoh, D. A., Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine, Mampong-Akuapem, Ghana / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1127.ch006

Utilization of Medicinal Plants and Their Products in the Treatment and Control of Disease in Fish / Ekanem, Albert P.; Obiekezie, Austin I. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1127.ch007

Rooibos: Effect on Iron Status in South African Adults at Risk for Coronary Heart Disease / Marnewick, Jeanine L, Oxidative Stress Research Centre, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, P.O. Box 1906, Bellville 7535, South Africa; Venter, Irma, Programme: Consumer Science: Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, P.O. Box 1906, Bellville 7535, South Africa; Rautenbach, Fanie, Oxidative Stress Research Centre, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, P.O. Box 1906, Bellville 7535, South Africa; Neethling, Henry, Oxidative Stress Research Centre, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, P.O. Box 1906, Bellville 7535, South Africa; Kotze, Maritha, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1127.ch008

Secoiridoid Glucosides from Fraxinus Excelsior with Effects on LPS-Induced Nitrite Production in RAW 264.7 Macrophages and Human Cancer Cell Lines / Bai, Naisheng, Naturex, Inc., 375 Huyler Road, South Hackensack, New Jersey 07606; He, Kan, Naturex, Inc., 375 Huyler Road, South Hackensack, New Jersey 07606; Roller, Marc, Naturex SA, Site d'Agroparc BP 1218, 84911 Avignon Cedex 9, France; Lai, Ching-Shu, Department of Seafood Science, National Kaohsiung Marine University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Shao, Xi, Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, 65 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901; Pan, Min-Hsiung, Department of Seafood Science, National Kaohsiung Marine University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Ho, Chi-Tang, Department of Food Science, Rutgers University, 65 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1127.ch009

Nutritional Value of Fonio (Digitaria exilis) from Senegal / Koroch, Adolfina R., Science Department, City University of New York, Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street, New York, New York 10007; Juliani, H. Rodolfo, New Use Agriculture and Natural Plant Products Program, School of Biological and Natural Resources, and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-8520; Simon, James E., New Use Agriculture and Natural Plant Products Program, School of Biological and Natural Resources, and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-8520 / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1127.ch010

African Nightshades and African Eggplants: Taxonomy, Crop Management, Utilization, and Phytonutrients / Yang, Ray-Yu, Nutritionist, AVRDC-The World Vegetable Center, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC; Ojiewo, Chris, Vegetable Breeder, AVRDC-The World Vegetable Center, Regional Center for Africa, Arusha, Tanzania / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1127.ch011

Quality Characteristics of Shea Butter, Vitellaria paradoxa / Nahm, Hee Seung, Department of Food Science, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901; Juliani, H. Rodolfo, New Use Agriculture and Natural Plant Products Program, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901; Simon, James E., New Use Agriculture and Natural Plant Products Program, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1127.ch012

Guidelines for Quality Control during Preclinical Testing of African Traditional Medicines / Street, Renee A., University of KwaZulu-Natal, Traditional Medicine Laboratory, Durban, 4041, South Africa; Prinsloo, Gerhard, University of South Africa (UNISA), Department of Agriculture and Animal Health, Florida Campus, Florida, 1710, South Africa; Gqaleni, Nceba, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Traditional Medicine Laboratory, Durban, 4041, South Africa / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1127.ch013

Hibiscus sabdariffa: Phytochemistry, Quality Control, and Health Properties / Villani, Tom, New Use Agriculture and Natural Plant Products Program, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, 160 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854; Juliani, H. Rodolfo, New Use Agriculture and Natural Plant Products Program, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901; Simon, James E., New Use Agriculture and Natural Plant Products Program, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, 160 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854; Wu, Qing-Li, New Use Agriculture and Natural Plant Products Program, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, 160 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854 / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1127.ch014

Increasing Micronutrient Availability from Food in Sub-Saharan Africa with Indigenous Vegetables / Yang, Ray-Yu, AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center, Taiwan, R.O.C.; Fischer, Sahrah, Department of Biology, University of Bayreuth, Germany; Hanson, Peter M., AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center, Taiwan, R.O.C.; Keatinge, J. D H., AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center, Taiwan, R.O.C. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1127.ch015

Morphologic and Biochemical Diversity of Peasant's Baobab Tree (Adansonia digitata L.) Morphotypes in Senegal / Sanogo, Diaminatou, Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles, ISRA; Diedhiou, Babacar, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University Cheikh Anta DIOP Dakar (UCAD), Senegal; Diop, Abdoulaye, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University Cheikh Anta DIOP Dakar (UCAD), Senegal; Sanou, Haby, Institut d'Economie Rurale, IER, Bamako, Mali; Thiome, Mactar, Groupe de Laboratoires d'Analyses, Direction des Mines et de la Géologie, Dakar, Senegal; Gassama, Yaye Kène, Department of Biology Vegetal, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, UCAD, Dakar, Senegal; Bassène, Emmanuel, Department of Pharmacognosy and botany, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontology, UCAD, Dakar, Senegal / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1127.ch016

The Role of African Indigenous Plants in Promoting Food Security and Health / Cordeiro, Lorraine S. / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1127.ch017

An Assessment of the Essential Oil and Aromatic Plant Industry with a Focus on Africa / Govindasamy, Ramu, Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901; Arumugam, Surendran, Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901; Simon, James E., New Use Agriculture and Natural Plant Products Program (NUANPP) Department of Plant Biology and Plant Pathology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1127.ch018

Editors' Biographies / http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bk-2013-1127.ot001

Aromatic plants > Africa.

Essences and essential oils > Africa.

Materia medica, Vegetable > Africa.

Medicinal plants > Africa.

Traditional medicine > Africa.

Ethnopharmacology > Africa.

Euphorbia > Research.

Sclerocarya birrea > Research.

Piperaceae > Research.

Hypoxidaceae > Economic aspects.

Pycnanthus > Therapeutic use.

Croton (Genus) > Therapeutic use.

Prostate > Diseases > Treatment.

Fishes > Diseases > Treatment.

Rooibos tea > Therapeutic use.

European ash > Therapeutic use.

Fonio > Nutritional aspects.

Solanaceae > Africa > Research.

Eggplant > Africa > Research.

Shea butter > Analysis.

Traditional medicine > Africa > Testing > Standards.

Roselle > Research.

Vegetables > Africa, Sub-Saharan > Nutritional aspects.

Adansonia digitata > Senegal > Research.

Endemic plants > Africa > Nutritional aspects.

Endemic plants > Africa > Therapeutic use.

Food security > Africa.

Plant Extracts.

Plants, Medicinal.

Medicine, African Traditional.

Phytotherapy.

Pharmacognosy.

Oils, Volatile.

Ethnopharmacology.

Euphorbia.

Anacardiaceae.

Piperaceae.

Hypoxidaceae.

Myristicaceae.

Croton.

Prostatic Diseases - therapy.

Fish Diseases - therapy.

Aspalathus.

Teas, Herbal.

Fraxinus.

Digitaria.

Solanaceae.

Solanum melongena.

Oleic Acids - analysis.

Plant Oils - analysis.

Medicine, African Traditional - standards.

Hibiscus.

Vegetables.

Adansonia.

Food Supply.

Research.

American Chemical Society. Division of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, sponsoring body.