Acacias: This supergenus is treated empirically in The Genus Acacia (sensu lato), as seen by a clinical pharmacognosist and integrative medicine expert. The antiviral activity that is revealed within the five genera of Acacia s.l opens the book. compounds with pharmacological activity, as well as pharmacological characteristics. Photographs and profiles of well-known species from these genera are included with the account of traditional and contemporary uses and research into their potential as antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer, antidiabetic, metabolic syndrome ameliorator, and psychotherapeutic agents. Acacias: The Genus Acacia (sensu lato) follows in the footsteps of the previous volumes of the prestigious Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Industrial Profiles series, offering a unique and thorough coverage of one of the most fascinating and diverse genera of trees, firmly entrenched in the Levant, Africa, Australia, the Far East, and the New World. Features: Comprehensive treatment of the entire Acacia sensu lato genus; aids ethnopharmacological prospectors of new sources of unique botanically based medicines for contemporary metabolic and psychiatric diseases; illuminates the presence of psychedelic simple substituted tryptamines in trees and their medicinal and psychotherapeutic potential. These genera have influenced human consciousness, the emergence and growth of religions, planetary ecology, pharmacy, and industry (particularly through gum arabic, which is wildcrafted in Africa from Senegalia senegal).