Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants: Volume 4, Fruits

Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants: Volume 4, Fruits
ISBN-10
9400740530
ISBN-13
9789400740532
Series
Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants
Category
Science
Pages
1023
Language
English
Published
2012-06-11
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
T. K. Lim

Description

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.

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