Poisonous plants and phytochemicals in drug discovery / [edited by] Andrew G. Mtewa, Division of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, WCAIR, School of Life Sciences, Dundee University, Dundee, Scotland, Chukwuebuka Egbuna, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Nigeria, G.M. Narasimha Rao, Department of botany, Andhra, Visakhapatnam, I, India.

Includes index.

Historical Use of Toxic Plants / Godwin Anywar -- Classification of Phytotoxins and their Mechanisms of Action / Andrew G Mtewa, Chukwuebuka Egbuna, Kennedy J Ngwira, Fanuel Lampiao, Umang Shah, Thokozani Kachulu Mtewa -- Poisonous Plants as Sources of Anticancer and Other Drugs / Flicien Mushagalusa Kasali, Andrew G Mtewa, Gatan Tabakam -- Drugs in Clinical Practice from Toxic Plants and Phytochemicals / Tadele Mekuriya Yadesa, Patrick Engeu Ogwang, Casim Umba Tolo -- Toxicology and Health Benefits of Plant Alkaloids / Ibrahim Chikowe, Andrew G Mtewa, Duncan C Sesaazi -- Chemical and Pharmacological Mechanisms of Plant-Derived Neurotoxins / Amanjot Annu, Reuben S Maghembe, Andrew G Mtewa, GM Narasimha Rao -- Phytosedatives for Drug Discovery / Shahira M Ezzat, Ahmed Zayed, Mohamed A Salem -- Mushroom Species and Classification / Sadia Zafar, Farhat Jabeen, Muhammad Akram, Zarfishan Riaz, Naveed Munir -- Toxicity Protocols for Natural Products in the Drug Development Process / Tamirat Bekele Beressa, Amanjot Annu, Andrew G Mtewa -- Quality Control for the Safety of Natural Products / Tadele Mekuriya Yadesa, Patrick Engeu Ogwang, Casim Umba Tolo -- Secondary Metabolites and Toxins of Microbial Origin for the Treatment of Diseases / Dharmandra Baria, Umang Shah, Chukwuebuka Egbuna, Andrew G Mtewa -- Development of Phyto-Antidotes Against Adverse Chemical Agents / Roman Lysiuk, Petro Oliynyk, Halyna Antonyak, Dmytro Voronenko -- Nanoformulated Herbal Drug Delivery as Efficient Antidotes Against Systemic Poisons / Prabir Kumar Kulabhusan, Shailaja Agrawal, Jaison Jeevanandam, Michael K Danquah -- Phytochemical-Based Nanoparticles as Foes and Friends / Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Oluwaseyi Olaniyan, Juliana Bunmi Adetunji, Itoan Roli -- Application of Metabolomics in Emergency Phytochemical Poisoning and Remediation / Mohamed A Salem, Ahmed Zayed, Shahira M Ezzat -- Methods for the Detection and Identification of Phytotoxins / Senyo Botchie, Andrew G Mtewa -- Categorization, Management, and Regulation of Potentially Weaponizable Toxic Plants / Muhammad Akram, Rabia Zahid -- In Silico Modeling as a Tool to Predict and Characterize Plant Toxicity / Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, William Peter Mitembo, Chukwuebuka Egbuna, GM Narasimha Rao.

"This book is a comprehensive resource on phytotoxins -- covering historical perspectives, applications, and potential in drug discovery. Written and edited by leading researchers in phytochemistry, medicinal chemistry, analytical chemistry, toxicology, and more; this book presents chapters in a carefully designed and clear order, making it an ideal learning resource for the academic researchers and industry professionals"-- Provided by publisher.

About the Author
ANDREW G. MTEWA trained in Medicinal Chemistry for his PhD under the WCAIR at the University of Dundee in Scotland and also at the Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Uganda. He teaches Chemistry at the Malawi University of Science and Technology in Malawi.

CHUKWUEBUKA EGBUNA, MICCON, AMRSC, is a chartered chemist, a chemical analyst, and an academic researcher. He obtained his BSc and MSc degrees in Biochemistry at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State, Nigeria. He is a PhD fellow in Nutritional Biochemistry/Toxicology with the World Bank Africa Centre of Excellence for Public Health and Toxicological Research (ACE-PUTOR), University of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

DR. G. M. NARASIMHA RAO is an Associate Professor of Botany at Andhra University, where he also obtained his MSc in Botany and M.Phil in Marine Algal Ecology.