Medicinal Plants : Bioprospecting and Pharmacognosy PDF
Edited by Amit Baran Sharangi, K. V. Peter
Part of the Innovations in Horticultural Science series
Description
With chapters written by scientists from respected institutes and universities around the world, this book looks at the bioprospecting of medicinal plants for potential health uses and at the pharmacognosy of a selection of medicinal and aromatic plants. The book touches on a diverse selection of topics related to medicinal plants.
Chapters look at the use of medicinal plants in healthcare and disease management, such as to treat inflammation, antihyperglycemia, and obesity and as immunity boosters.
The authors also address the conservation, maintenance, and sustainable utilization of medicinal plants along with postharvest management issues.
A chapter discusses the use of synthetic seeds in relation to cryopreservation, and a chapter is devoted to the use of microcomputed tomography and image processing tools in medicinal and aromatic plants.
Other topics include consumption, supply chain, marketing, trade, and future directions of research.
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- Format:PDF
- Pages:602 pages, 74 Tables, black and white; 4 Line drawings, color; 29 Line drawings, black and white; 10
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:04/08/2022
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- ISBN:9781000565423
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:602 pages, 74 Tables, black and white; 4 Line drawings, color; 29 Line drawings, black and white; 10
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:04/08/2022
- Category:
- ISBN:9781000565423
