Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (ePub)

specifically on natural product research, pharmacological applications of natural products, plant growth promotion, and systematic studies of fungi and pteridophytes. Within a short span of time and during his doctoral studies, Dr. Patel has described five new species and one new variety of plant. Dr. Patel discovered the "World's Smallest Terrestrial Pteridophyte". He has successfully published 60+ publications in internationally recognized peer-reviewed journals and several book chapters for internationally renowned publishers. Dr. Patel has received BSR and NF-OBC fellowships from India and conducted several research projects as a consultant, principal, and co-investigator sponsored by various eminent organizations. He has been on the panel of academic editor, guest editor, and reviewers of several reputed journals and a member of ESCMID, Switzerland, and Indian Fern Society, India.

Dr. Mejdi Snoussi is an Associate Professor graduated from the Faculty of Science of Sfax, University of Sfax, Tunisia, with a Bachelor's degree in Natural Sciences in June 2001. He completed his Master's degree in Biology and Health in October 2005 and his Ph.D. in Biological Sciences and Biotechnology in December 2009 from the University of Monastir, Tunisia. Previously, he held several posts including Assistant Professor in Water and Technology Center (Tunisia), Associate Professor in High Institute of Biotechnology in Monastir (Tunisia), Post-Doctoral Fellow in Valencia (Spain), CICOPS-Research Fellow in the Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia (Italy), and Research Fellow in Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno (Italy). Currently, he is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Ha'il, Saudi Arabia. Over the past 16 years of his career, Dr. Snoussi has published more than 180 scientific papers in peer-reviewed reputed journals in the field of Microbiology/Plant Science and Phytochemistry, one national patent, and one book chapter. Dr. Snoussi conducted several research projects as a consultant and co-investigator in the field of Microbiology, Phytochemistry, and Plant Science. He is a referee in several international journals, member of the Editorial Board and Guest Editor in Frontiers in Microbiology, Environmental Health and Exposome, Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, BioMed Research International, and Molecules.