Table of Contents

Section A - Botanical, ecological and socioeconomic perspectives 1. Moringa Stenopetala - botanical and ecological perspectives 2. Moringa Stenopetala - socioeconomic significance

Section B - The chemistry of Moringa Stenopetala 3. The chemistry of Moringa Stenopetala seed oils 4. The chemistry of Moringa Stenopetala – non-oil components 5. Quality control and chemical profiling of Moringa Stenopetala drug preparations

Section C - The science behind the multiuse of m. Stenopetala 6. The pharmacology of Moringa Stenopetala: toxicology aspects 7. The pharmacology of Moringa Stenopetala - antioxidant mechanisms 8. The pharmacology of m. Stenopetala: antimicrobial effects 9. The pharmacology of Moringa Stenopetala – the effects on diabetes and related diseases 10. The pharmacology of Moringa Stenopetala - potential anticancer effects 11. The science behind the use of Moringa Stenopetala seeds for water purification

Section D – Other Moringa species indigenous to Africa and the Arabian/Persian region 12. The chemistry and pharmacology of other African and Arabian Moringa species

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Consolidates key information needed to understand the underlying chemistry of African and Arabian Moringa Species of plants

About the Author

Dr. Solomon Habtemariam is a Founder/Owner of Herbal Analysis Services UK & Leader of the Pharmacognosy Research Laboratories at the University of Greenwich, Chatham-Maritime, UK. Dr Habtemariam received his BSc degree in Biology (minor - Chemistry) from the University of Addis Ababa and his Master’s degree (combined-studies) in Pharmacology and Phytochemistry from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. He stayed on at Strathclyde to study at doctoral level, studying on drug discovery researches and obtained his PhD in this area of research. After a number of years in teaching and post-doctoral research at the Strathclyde Institute for Drug Research and Strathclyde University, he joined the School of Science, University of Greenwich in September 1998. Dr Habtemariam has been a leader of taught programmes and researches on bioassays & natural products-based drug development. The various researches that he has undertaken include the identification of novel compounds of natural-origin with potential antimicrobial, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic and antiobesity applications among others. He has published more than 167 scientific publications in peer reviewed journals and filed over three family of patents. He is also the author of a book entitled “The African and Arabian Moringa Species: Chemistry Bioactivity and Therapeutic Applications”. Details of his research activities and publications are available via his URL: http://www.herbalanalysis.co.uk/