Main description:

This book provides a description on medicinal plants of Laos, including their role in maintaining health care among the population, their potential as a source for new medicinal compounds, their preservation, and their importance to the well being of the communities for present and future generations. The focus of this book is to draw on the rich culture, folklore, and environment of medicinal plants in the country. This is an opportunity to describe medicinal plants from a scientifically under-represented area, with the hope of being an important contribution to the knowledge of the region for both academics and scientists.

Features

Describes terrestrial medicinal plants from a scientifically under-represented region.

Includes a wider variety of plants than previously published.

Focuses on the rich culture, folklore, and environment of medicinal plants in Laos.

Provides an important contribution to the knowledge of the region, and will benefit both academics and scientists in the field.

Contents:

Chapter 1

Introduction: The Country of Laos and Research Leading to This Book

Chapter 2

Role of Medicinal Plants in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Chapter 3

Discovery of New Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal Plants of Laos

Chapter 4

Conservation of Medicinal Plants of Laos

Chapter 5

A Rapid Ethnobotanical Inventory of Medicinal Plants: A Model for Future Conservation Efforts

Chapter 6

Literature Review and Analysis of Select Medicinal Plants in the MBPs and MPPs

Chapter 7

Importance of Engagement with The Communities: Impact on Preserving Medicinal Plants for Future Collections

Chapter 8

Summary and Future Prospects