Complementary and alternative medicine and therapies

The international trade in plants is growing steadily as the worldwide demand for natural and botanical raw materials increases.

Chinese Auricular Acupuncture provides students and practitioners with a clear, concise, and user-friendly manual on ear acupuncture.

South Africa boasts high biodiversity among its flora and this is associated with many undiscovered medicinal plants with therapeutic potential.

Given current trends toward obesity, sedentary lifestyles, and poor diets, hypertension is increasingly becoming a disease of the young as well as the elderly, affecting about 1 billion people worldwide.

Functional foods and nutraceuticals, dietary supplements, and natural antioxidants have established their potential roles in the protection of human health against disease.

South Africa boasts high biodiversity among its flora and this is associated with many undiscovered medicinal plants with therapeutic potential.