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Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants [electronic resource] :Volume 6, Fruits / by T. K. Lim.

by Lim, T. K [author.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : 2013.Description: XI, 606 p. 255 illus., 89 illus. in color. online resource.ISBN: 9789400756281.Subject(s): Life sciences | Medicine | Chemistry | Agriculture | Biodiversity | Botany | Life Sciences | Plant Sciences | Agriculture | Biomedicine general | Medicine/Public Health, general | Biodiversity | Chemistry/Food Science, generalDDC classification: 580 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Introduction -- Sapindaceae -- Sapotaceae -- Schisandraceae -- Solanaceae.-Thymelaeaceae -- Urticaceae -- Vitaceae -- Winteraceae -- Medical Glossary -- Scientific Glossary -- Common Name Index -- Scientific Name Index.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This book continues as volume 6 of a multi-compendium on Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. It covers edible fruits/seeds used fresh, cooked or processed into other food products, or used as vegetables, spices, stimulants, edible oils  and beverages. It covers selected species from the following families: Sapindaceae, Sapotaceae, Schisandraceae, Solanaceae, Thymelaeaceae, Urticaceae, Vitaceae and Winteraceae.  The edible species dealt with in this work include to a larger extent lesser-known, wild and underutilized crops and also common and widely grown crops. To help in identification of the plant, edible parts and food products more than 150 coloured illustrations are included. As in the preceeding  five volumes, topics covered include: taxonomy (botanical name and synonyms); common English and vernacular names; origin and distribution; agro-ecological requirements; edible plant parts and uses; plant botany; nutritive, medicinal and pharmacological properties with up-to-date research findings; traditional medicinal uses; other  non-edible uses; and selected/cited  references for further reading. This volume has  separate  indices for scientific and common names; and separate scientific and medical glossaries.
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Introduction -- Sapindaceae -- Sapotaceae -- Schisandraceae -- Solanaceae.-Thymelaeaceae -- Urticaceae -- Vitaceae -- Winteraceae -- Medical Glossary -- Scientific Glossary -- Common Name Index -- Scientific Name Index.

This book continues as volume 6 of a multi-compendium on Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. It covers edible fruits/seeds used fresh, cooked or processed into other food products, or used as vegetables, spices, stimulants, edible oils  and beverages. It covers selected species from the following families: Sapindaceae, Sapotaceae, Schisandraceae, Solanaceae, Thymelaeaceae, Urticaceae, Vitaceae and Winteraceae.  The edible species dealt with in this work include to a larger extent lesser-known, wild and underutilized crops and also common and widely grown crops. To help in identification of the plant, edible parts and food products more than 150 coloured illustrations are included. As in the preceeding  five volumes, topics covered include: taxonomy (botanical name and synonyms); common English and vernacular names; origin and distribution; agro-ecological requirements; edible plant parts and uses; plant botany; nutritive, medicinal and pharmacological properties with up-to-date research findings; traditional medicinal uses; other  non-edible uses; and selected/cited  references for further reading. This volume has  separate  indices for scientific and common names; and separate scientific and medical glossaries.

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