Contents

Book Series: Natural Products Chemistry of Global Plants.....................................vii

Introduction ? Cameroon...........................................................................................ix

Editor........................................................................................................................xi

Contributors............................................................................................................ xiii

Chapter 1 The Genus Olax: Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry

and Biological Activities.......................................................................1

Bienvenu Tsakem, Beaudelaire Kemvoufo Ponou,

Billy Tchegnitegni Toussie, Romuald Fouedjou Tematio,

Xavier Siwe-Noundou, Rui W.M. Krause,

Remy Bertrand Teponno, and Leon Azefack Tapondjou

Chapter 2 Chemistry and Biological Activities of Cameroonian

Hypericum Species..............................................................................23

Gabin Thierry M. Bitchagno, Vaderament-A

Nchiozem-Ngnitedem, Sylvain Valere Sob, and Serge Alain Fobofou

Chapter 3 Biologically Active Saponins from Some Cameroonian

Medicinal Plants.................................................................................. 37

Leon Azefack Tapondjou, Remy Bertrand Teponno,

Beaudelaire Kemvoufo Ponou, Romuald Tematio Fouedjou,

and Luciano Barboni

Chapter 4 Antioxidant and Immunomodulatory Activities of Cameroonian

Medicinal Plants..................................................................................83

Matthias Onyebuchi Agbo, Patience O. Osadebe,

Xavier Siwe-Noundou, and Rui W.M. Krause

Chapter 5 Chemometric Evaluation of Phytochemical Principles in

Cameroonian Plants............................................................................99

Ezealisiji Kenneth Maduabuchi

Chapter 6 Medicinal Plants from Cameroon for Obstetric

and Gynecological Uses.................................................................... 123

Bazil Ekuh Ewane, Benjamin C. Ozumba, Patience O. Osadebe,

Philip F. Uzor, and Xavier Siwe-Noundou

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Chapter 7 Ondongdong si (Acmella caulirhiza Delile), a Medicinal Plant

from Cameroon................................................................................. 141

Tanyi M. Kima and Eleonora D. Goosen

Chapter 8 Cameroonian Allanblackia Species.................................................. 183

Jean Emmanuel Mbosso Teinkela

Index ...................................................................................................................... 201