Mangroves with Therapeutic Potential for Human Health: Global Distribution, Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry, and Biopharmaceutical Applications explores, for the first time in a book, the exciting potential of mangroves for therapeutic applications in medicine and pharmacology. This authoritative, illustrated and clearly written book pairs the fascinating biodiversity of mangroves with their promising pharmacological propensities. Providing a comprehensive and authoritative overview, the book explores the important aspects related to mangroves, including global distribution, medicinal values and pharmaceutical applications in one source.

This book is a valuable resource for researchers, academics in the field of herbal medicine, pharmacology, pharmacognosy, medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, natural product chemistry, ethnopharmacology, biotechnology, marine biology, microbiology, as well as professionals in the pharmaceutical industries.

    1 Introduction to mangrove plants: protectors of the marine environment and an asset for human health
    2 Mangroves and people
    3 Biopharmaceutical applications of mangrove plants: opening a new door to disease management and prevention
    4 Mangroves and their associated fungal endophytes: a prolific source of novel phytochemicals
    5 Acanthus ilicifolius L.
    6 Aegialitis rotundifolia Roxb.
    7 Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco
    8 Avicennia germinans (L.) L
    9 Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh.
    10 Avicennia officinalis L.
    11 Bruguiera cylindrica (L.) Blume
    12 Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lam
    13 Bruguiera parviflora (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Griff.
    14 Ceriops decandra (Griff.) W. Theob.
    15 Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C. B. Rob.
    16 Excoecaria agallocha L.
    17 Heritiera fomes Buch.-Ham.
    18 Heritiera littoralis Aiton
    19 Kandelia candel (L.) Druce
    20 Lumnitzera racemosa Willd.
    21 Nypa fruticans Wurmb
    22 Pelliciera rhizophorae Planch. & Triana
    23 Rhizophora apiculata Blume
    24 Rhizophora mucronata Lam.
    25 Rhizophora mangle L.
    26 Rhizophora racemosa G. Mey.
    27 Sonneratia apetala Buch.-Ham.
    28 Xylocarpus granatum J. Koenig