| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 342 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps |
| Series |
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World, 2352-684X ; volume 6 |
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Medicinal and aromatic plants of the world (Series) ; v. 6.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction to medicinal and aromatic plants in North America -- 2. Diversity, conservation, and sustainability of North American medicinal plants -- 3. Pharmacopoeial wild medicinal plants of North America -- 4. American cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) and the maintenance of urinary tract health -- 5. Medicinal attributes of American elderberry -- 6. History, conservation, and cultivation of American ginseng, North America's most famous medicinal plant -- 7. Indian tobacco (Lobelia inflata L.) -- 8. Mentha L. and Pycnanthemum L. germplasm at the US National Clonal Germplasm Repository in Corvallis, Oregon -- 9. Taxus brevifolia a high-value medicinal plant, as a source of Taxol -- 10. Dr. Duke's phytochemical and ethnobotanical databases, a cornerstone in the validation of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants, as demonstrated by data on pets in British Columbia -- 11. Catnip (Nepeta cataria L.) : recent advances in botany, horticulture and production -- 12. 25 years of DSHEA : impact on supply, conservation and sustainability, GACPs and regulatory compliance of botanical ingredients -- 13. Authentication of medicinal plant components in North America's NHP industry using molecular diagnostic tools |
| Summary |
This volume is aimed at offering an insight into the present knowledge of the vast domain of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants with a focus on North America. In this era of global climate change the volume is meant to provide an important contribution to a better understanding of the diverse world of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant research, production and utilization.-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Ákos Máthé is Professor Emeritus at the FAFS, Széchenyi István University, Mosonmagyaróvár |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Medicinal plants -- North America
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Aromatic plants -- North America
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Aromatic plants
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Medicinal plants
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North America
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Máthé, Á., editor.
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| ISBN |
9783030449308 |
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3030449300 |
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