Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants

Volume 2, Fruits
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-94-024-0569-9
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 1100 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 2299 g

This book continues as volume 2 of a multi-compendium on Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. It covers edible fruits/seeds used fresh or processed, as vegetables, spices, stimulants, pulses, edible oils and beverages. It encompasses species from the following families: Clusiaceae, Combretaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Dilleniaceae, Ebenaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Ericaceae and Fabaceae. This work will be of significant interest to scientists, researchers, medical practitioners, pharmacologists, ethnobotanists, horticulturists, food nutritionists, agriculturists, botanists, herbalogists, conservationists, teachers, lecturers, students and the general public. Topics covered include: taxonomy (botanical name and synonyms); common English and vernacular names; origin and distribution; agro-ecological requirements; edible plant part and uses; botany; nutritive and medicinal/pharmacological properties, medicinal uses and current research findings; non-edible uses; and selected/cited references.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

T. K., Lim

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Ökologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik Pflanzenökologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Biomedizin, Medizinische Forschung, Klinische Studien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Clusiaceae.- Combretaceae.- Cucurbitaceae.- Dilleniaceae.- Ebenaceae.- Ericaceae.- Euphorbiaceae.- Fabaceae.