Updates on African Traditional Medicinal Plants Research

Dear Colleagues,

The African continent is one of the most diverse continents of fauna and flora with more than 50,000 known plant species. African human diversity represents another dimension of the continent, with huge numbers of ethnic groups and indigenous languages. The Integration of such a complicated combination between genetic variation/ethnicity and languages with the biodiverse ecosystem creates a unique African profile. A branch of such amazing integration is that of ethnobotany, which has been formed since time immemorial and has accumulated, through several generations, a well-defined knowledge of the interaction of human beings with Mother Nature’s botanical resources, as well as of diverse uses for food, medicine, and other aspects of human life.

Scientific research is highly appreciated in this regard, as well as links between the documented traditional uses of medicinal plants and drug discovery. In this Special Issue, we would like to invite scientists to submit research manuscripts, reviews, mini-reviews, opinions, notes, field manuals, and short communications that focus on traditional medicinal records, access benefits sharing and regulatory procedures, chemistry, toxicity, ethnopharmacology, and biological activity of African medicinal plants and traditional medicine.

Prof. Dr. Ahmed A. Hussein
Prof. Ahmad Cheikhyouseef
Guest Editors

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