Medicinal Plants - Bioprospecting and Pharmacognosy (Hardcover)

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, anti-hyperglycemia, 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. Some specific plants discussed include fennel, basil, clove, ginger, lavender, turmeric, ginsing, and asparagus in connection with their various therapeutic properties, including anti-rheumatic, anti-asthmatic, anti-diabetic, carminative, diuretic, fever-reducing, and hypotensive. Medicinal Plants: Bioprospecting and Pharmacognosy will prove informative for scientists and researchers in medicinal plants as well as for faculty and students, pharmaceutical researchers, and others.

General

Imprint:	Apple Academic Press Inc.
Country of origin:	Canada
Series:	Innovations in Horticultural Science
Release date:	July 2022
First published:	2023
Editors:	Amit Baran Sharangi • K.V. Peter
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	550
ISBN-13:	978-1-77463-845-3
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Complementary medicine > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Alternative therapies, healing & health Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Alternative therapies, healing & health
LSN:	1-77463-845-2
Barcode:	9781774638453

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