This volume, as the seventh of the series Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World, deals with the medicinal and aromatic plant (MAPs) treasures of the so-called Southern Cone, the three southernmost countries (Argentina, Chile and Uruguay) of South America. Similarly to the previous volumes of the series, the main focus is to collect and provide information on major aspects of botany, traditional usage, chemistry, production / collection practices, trade and utilization of this specific group of plants. The contributors, who are recognized professionals and specialist of the domain, have collected and present state of the art information on 41 species. Most of these are not only of interest from the scientific point of view, but hold also a potential for the prospective utilization of the decreasing, occasionally overexploited / endangered medicinal plant resources of this huge continent. The book is expected to serve as a source of information also on some less known or less studied species. As such the volume is expected to support future research and public health professionals.

Chapter 1. Herbal Medicines in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay

Chapter 2. The Native Floras of Argentina, Chile and Uruguay as Sources of Aromatic Products
Chapter 3. Acantholippia seriphioides
Chapter 4. Adesmia boronioides
Chapter 5. Aloysia gratissima
Chapter 6. Aloysia polystachya
Chapter 7. Aristotelia chilensis
Chapter 8. Artemisia copa
Chapter 9. Aspidosperma quebracho blanco
Chapter 10. Baccharis dracunculifolia
Chapter 11. Baccharis tola and B. boliviensis
Chapter 12. Berberidaceae from Chile
Chapter 13. Bulnesia sarmientoi
Chapter 14. Calceolaria spp
Chapter 15. Dysphania ambrosioides
Chapter 16. Chiliotrichum diffusum
Chapter 17. Cissampelos spp
Chapter 18. Colliguaja integérrima
Chapter 19. Crinodermum spp
Chapter 20. Cyclolepis genistoides
Chapter 21. Eugenia uniflora
Chapter 22. Fabiana imbricata
Chapter 23. Fabiana spp
Chapter 24. Gentianella spp
Chapter 25. Gleditsia amorphoides
Chapter 26. Hydrocotyle bonariensis
Chapter27. Ibicella lutea
Chapter 28. Ilex paraguariensis
Chapter 29. Ligaria cuneifolia
Chapter 30. Lippia turbinata and L. fissicalyx
Chapter 31. Lithraea molleoides
Chapter 32. Madia sativa
Chapter 33. Minthostachys mollis
Chapter 34. Mulinum spinosum
Chapter 35. Nectandra spp
Chapter 36. Nothofagus antárctica
Chapter 37. Parastrephia spp
Chapter 38. Passiflora spp
Chapter 39. Peumus boldus
Chapter 40. Picrasma crenata
Chapter 41. Quillaja brasiliensis
Chapter 42. Quillaja saponaria
Chapter 43. Schinus molle & S. areira
Chapter 44. Solanum crispum
Chapter 45. Solanum sisymbrifolium
Chapter 46. Tagetes minuta
Chapter 47. Zuccagnia punctata.