- More than 400 coloured illustrations per volume
- Referenced up-to-date-information on nutritive and medicinal properties
- Common and vernacular names to help in plant identification
- Medical and scientific glossaries
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- About this book
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This book continues as volume 4 of a multi-compendium on Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. It covers edible fruits/seeds used fresh or processed, as vegetables, spices, stimulants, edible oils and beverages. It encompasses selected species from the following families: Fagaceae, Grossulariaceae, Hypoxidaxeae, Myrsinaceae Olacaceae, Oleaceae, Orchidaceae, Oxalidaceae, Pandanaceae, Passifloraceae, Pedaliaceae, Phyllanthaceae, Pinaceae, Piperaceae, Rosaceae and Rutaceae . This work will be of significant interest to scientists, researchers, medical practitioners, pharmacologists, ethnobotanists, horticulturists, food nutritionists, agriculturists, botanists, conservationists, lecturers, students and the general public. Topics covered include: taxonomy; common/English and vernacular names; origin and distribution; agroecology; edible plant parts and uses; botany; nutritive and pharmacological properties, medicinal uses and research findings; nonedible uses; and selected references.
- Table of contents (105 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-5
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Castanea sativa
Pages 6-15
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Quercus infectoria
Pages 16-26
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Ribes nigrum
Pages 27-42
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Ribes rubrum
Pages 43-50
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Table of contents (105 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants
- Book Subtitle
- Volume 4, Fruits
- Authors
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- T. K. Lim
- Copyright
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
- Distribution Rights
- Distribution rights for India: CBS Publishers, New Delhi, India
- eBook ISBN
- 978-94-007-4053-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-94-007-4053-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-94-007-4052-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-94-017-7958-6
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIII, 1023
- Topics
