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African Herbs and Herbal Products

2007. Juliani, H.R., Koroch, A.R., Simon, J.E. and Wamulwange, C. Mungongo cold pressed oil (Schinziophyton rautanenii): A new natural product with potential cosmetic applications. Acta Hort. (ISHS) 756:407-412

2007. Govindasamy, R., Puduri, V.S., Hitimana, N., Juliani , H.R. and Simon, J.E. Constraints and perceptions of natural products trade in Rwanda: A study of Rwandan wholesalers and retailers. Acta Hort. (ISHS) 756:413-424

2007. Koroch A. L. Ranarivelo, O. Behra, H. R. Juliani and J. E. Simon. Quality attributes of ginger and cinnamon essential oils from Madagascar. In: Issues in New Crops and New Uses. Ed. by J. Janick and A. Whipkey. ASHP, Virginia. pp, 338-341.

2007. R. Govindasamy, J. Simon, V. S. Puduri, H. R. Juliani, J. Asante-Dartney, H. Arthur, B. Diawuo, D. Acquaye, and N. Hitimana. Retailers and wholesalers of african herbal and natural products: case studies from Ghana and Rwanda. In: Issues in New Crops and New Uses. Ed. by J. Janick and A. Whipkey. ASHP, Virginia. pp, 332-337.

2007. Simon, JE., A.R. Koroch, D. Acquaye, E. Jefthas, R. Juliani, and R. Govindasamy. Medicinal Crops of Africa. In: Issues in New Crops and New Uses. Ed. by J. Janick and A. Whipkey. ASHP, Virginia. pp, 322-331.

2007. Juliani, H.R., C. Quansah, R. Akromah, A.Y. Mensah, D. Acquaye, M.L.K. Mensah, T.C. Fleischer, R. Dickson, K. Annan, E. Asare, E. Renaud, J. Asante-Dartey and J.E. Simon. Intraspecific variation of Lippia multiflora essential oils from Ghana. J. Essential Oil Research: (in press).

2007. Juliani, H.R., T. Kwon, A.R. Koroch, J. Asante-Dartey, D. Acquaye and J.E. Simon. Xylopia aethiopica (Annonaceae): Chemistry, Traditional Uses and Functional Properties of an “African Pepper”. Ho, C.T., Y. Shao and J.E. Simon (eds). Dietary Supplements. American Chemical Society Symposium Series 925. American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C. USA (in press).

2007.  Juliani, H.R., C. Welch, J. Asante-Dartey,  D. Acquaye, M. Wang and J.E. Simon. Chemistry, quality and functional properties of Grains of Paradise (Aframomum melegueta), a rediscovered spice. In: C.T., Y. Shao and J.E. Simon (eds). Dietary Supplements. American Chemical Society Symposium Series 925. American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C. USA (in press).

2007. Govindasamy, R., B. Onyango, V. Puduri, J.Simon, H.R. Juliani, J. Asante-Dartey, H. Arthur, B. Diawuo, D. Acquaye. Impediments to Marketing African Natural Products from Ghana: Preliminary Results. The ICFAI Journal of Agricultural Economists: 1:24-35.

2006. Juliani, H.J.,  A. Koroch, J.E. Simon, N. Hitimana, A. Daka, L. Ranarivelo and P. Langenhoven. Quality of Geranium oils (Pelargonium Species): Case Studies in Southern and Eastern Africa. J. Essent. Oil Res., 18: 116-121.

2006.  Juliani H.R., J. Kapteyn, D. Jones, A. R. Koroch, O. Behra, L. Ranarivelo, A. Y. Mensah, C. Quansah, D. Acquaye, D. Charles, M. Wang, H. Moharram. and J.E. Simon. Applications Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy in Quality Control and Adulteration of African essential oils. Phytochemical Analysis: 17:121-128 

2006. Koroch, A.,  L. Ranarivelo, O. Behra, H.R. Juliani, and J.E. Simon.  Quality attributes of Essential oils from Madagascar. In: Janick, J and Whipkey (eds), The 6PthP New Crops Symposium: Creating Markets for Economic Development of New Crops and New Uses: (accepted).

2006. Govindasamy, R., B. Onyango, V. Puduri, J. Simon, H. Juliani, J. Asante-Dartey, H. Arthur, B. Diawuo and D. Acquaye.  “An Overview of Marketing of Ghana Natural Products” New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, P-15009-1-06, November 2006, 24 pp.

2006.Govindasamy, R., J. Simon, V. Puduri, H. Juliani, J. Asante-Dartey, H. Arthur, B. Diawuo, D. Acquaye and N. Hitimana.  “A Comparison of Wholesaler/Retailer Business Characteristics of Natural Products between Ghana and Rwanda”, P-15009-2-06, November 2006, 30 pp.

2005. Wang, M.,  R. Juliani, J.E. Simon, A. Ekanem, C.-P. Liang and C.T. Ho. Honeybush Tea: Chemical and Pharmacological Analyses, pp. 118-128.  In: Shahidi, F. and C.T. Ho (eds). Phenolic Compounds  in Foods and Natural Health Products. American Chemical Society Symposium Series Book 909. American Chemical Society, Oxford Univ. Press, Washington, DC. 2005.

2005. Juliani, H. R. M.Wang, H. Moharram, J.Asante-Dartey, D. Acquaye, A.. Koroch and J.E. Simon. Intraspecific Variation in Quality Control Parameters, Polyphenol Profile and Antioxidant Activity in Wild Populations of Lippia multiflora from Ghana, pp. 126-142. In: M. Wang, S. Sang, L.S. Hwang and C.T. Ho (eds).  Herbs: Challenges in Chemistry and Biology. American Chemical Society Symposium Series 925. American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C. USA

2005. Moharram, H., J. Ray, S. Ozbas, H. Juliani and J.E. Simon. Shea Butter, Chemistry, Quality and New Market Potentials. In: C.T. Ho, M. Wang and S. Sang (eds). Herbs: Challenges in Chemistry and Biology. American Chemical Society Symposium Series 925. American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C. USA.

2004. Ekanem, A.P., M. Wang, J.E. Simon, A.I. Obiekezie and F. Morah. In vivo and in vitro activities of the seed extract of Piper guineense Schum. and Thonn. against skin and gill monogenean parasites of goldfish (Carasssius auratus auratus). Phytotherapy Research 18: 793-797.

2004. Juliani, H.R., J.E. Simon, M.M.R. Ramboatiana, O. Behra, A. Garvey and I. Raskin. Malagasy Aromatic Plants: Essentials, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities. Acta Horticulturae. 629: 77-81.

2002. Simon, J.E., Jefthas, E., P. Longenhaven, M. Smith, E. Renaud, R. Juliani, M. Wang, N. Zimba, D. Acquaye, C. Park, I. Raskin and P. Tannous. Challenges and Tribulations in the Commercialization of New Crops: Aromatic and Medicinal Crops. Korean J. Medicinal Crop Sci. 10(4): 303-313.

2002. Tadmor, Y., E. Jefthas, J. Goliath, M. Smith, P. Langenhoven, D. Acquaye, R. Juliani, W. Letchamo, E. Renaud, N. Zimba, I. Raskin, J. Brown, and J.E. Simon. Quality Assurance and Quality Control for African Natural Plant Products from the Ground Up, pp. 93-99. In: Janick, J. and A. Whipkey (eds). Trends in New Crops and New Uses. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci.  Press, Alexandria, VA.

1998. Njoya, C.,  J.E. Simon and J. Jato. Strategies for the domestication of useful native Cameroonian plants with a focus on develping vegetative propagation techniques. Conservation of Biodiversity in West African Plants.

1997.  McCloud, T.G., J.R. Britt, L.K. Cartner, K.C. Pearl, F.D. Majadly, G.M. Muschik, P.A. Klueh, G.M. Cragg, D.W. Thomas, J.G. Jato, and J.E. Simon. Quantitation of the anti-HIV alkaloids michellamines A and B by high pressure liquid chromatography.  Phytochemical Analysis 8:120-123.

1996.  Jato, J., J.E. Simon, P. Symonds, A. Koufani, & A.B. Njamnshi.  Rules and regulations on the collection in Cameroon of biological materials for biological testing and drug discovery.  J. of Ethnopharmacology 51:121-125.

1996. Cragg, G.M., J.E. Simon, J.G. Jato, and K.M. Snader.  Drug Discovery and development at the National Cancer Institute: Potential for New Pharmaceutical Crops, pp. 554-560. In: J. Janick (ed.). New Crops, ASHS Press, Alexandria, VA.