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Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants

Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs

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  • 150 coloured illustrations in this volume
  • Referenced up-to-date-information on nutritive and medicinal properties
  • Common and vernacular names to help in plant identification
  • Medical and scientific glossaries
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction

    • T. K. Lim
    Pages 1-95
  3. Sagittaria trifolia

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    Pages 96-102
  4. Allium ampeloprasum

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    Pages 103-123
  5. Allium cepa

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    Pages 124-203
  6. Allium chinense

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    Pages 204-209
  7. Allium sativum

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    Pages 210-360
  8. Arracacia xanthorrhiza

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    Pages 361-366
  9. Apium graveolens var. rapaceum

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    Pages 367-373
  10. Daucus carota

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    Pages 374-416
  11. Pastinaca sativa

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    Pages 417-428
  12. Alocasia macrorrhizos

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    Pages 429-442
  13. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

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    Pages 443-453
  14. Colocasia esculenta

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    Pages 454-492
  15. Cyrtosperma merkusii

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    Pages 493-497
  16. Xanthosoma sagittifolium

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    Pages 498-509
  17. Panax ginseng

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    Pages 510-619
  18. Asparagus cochinchinensis

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    Pages 620-626
  19. Cordyline fruticosa

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    Pages 627-632
  20. Ophiopogon japonicus

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    Pages 633-654

About this book

 Volume 9 is part of a multicompendium Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants, on plants with edible modified stems, roots and bulbs from Acanthaceae to Zygophyllaceae (tabular) and 32 selected species in Alismataceae, Amaryllidaceae, Apiaceae, Araceae, Araliaceae, Asparagaceae, Asteraceae, Basellaceae, Brassicaceae and Campanulaceae in detail. This work is of significant interest to medical practitioners, pharmacologists, ethnobotanists, horticulturists, food nutritionists, botanists, agriculturists, conservationists, and general public. Topics covered include: taxonomy; common/ vernacular names; origin/ distribution; agroecology; edible plant parts/uses; botany; nutritive/medicinal properties, nonedible uses and selected references.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Canberra, Australia

    T. K. Lim

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eBook USD 169.00
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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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Hardcover Book USD 219.99
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