Editors:
- This book provides practical knowledge of cultivated & non-cultivated medicinal and aromatic plants that have both therapeutic & commercial values
- Leading scientists in the field of aromatic and medicinal plants contributed their research and expertise in the assembling of knowledge for this book
- The book includes both scientific and traditional data on many unique medicinal plants with a wide range of bioactive properties, and introduces them as potential new crops and as new sources of various bioactive ingredients for the use of man
- In-depth focus on past, present & future state of the art of cultivated & wild medicinal plants in the Middle East region
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World (MAPW, volume 2)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The current volume, "Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the Middle-East" brings together chapters on selected, unique medicinal plants of this region, known to man since biblical times. Written by leading researchers and scientists, this volume covers both domesticated crops and wild plants with great potential for cultivation. Some of these plants are well-known medicinally, such as opium poppy and khat, while others such as apharsemon and citron have both ritual and medicinal uses. All have specific and valuable uses in modern society. As such, it is an important contribution to the growing field of medicinal and aromatic plants. This volume is intended to bring the latest research to the attention of the broad range of botanists, ethnopharmacists, biochemists, plant and animal physiologists and others who will benefit from the information gathered therein. Plants know no political boundaries, and bringing specific folklore to general medical awareness can only be for the benefit of all.
Reviews
“This book will be particularly gratifying to readers interested in truly effective medicinal plants. … Because of the emphasis on bioactive compounds with documented effective usage, this book will be extremely helpful to those who need a practical, focused ethnobotanical text. Summing Up: Recommended. All academic, general, and professional library collections.” (L. Swatzell, Choice, Vol. 52 (9), May, 2015)
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Plant Introduction and Seed Research Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organisation, Bet-Dagan, Israel
Zohara Yaniv
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The Aromatic, Medicinal and Spice Crops Unit Newe Ya’ar Research Centre, Agricultural Research Organization, Ramat Yishay, Israel
Nativ Dudai
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the Middle-East
Editors: Zohara Yaniv, Nativ Dudai
Series Title: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9276-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-9275-2Published: 22 September 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0660-3Published: 22 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-9276-9Published: 11 September 2014
Series ISSN: 2352-6831
Series E-ISSN: 2352-684X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 337
Number of Illustrations: 42 b/w illustrations, 39 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Sciences, Agriculture, Life Sciences, general