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Natural Products from Plants
There has long been a need for an authoritative source on natural products and plants and how they are used. This new volume fills this need, bringing together relevant, practical information about the various types of natural products produced by plants, why they produce them, and their importance...
Published December 11th 2010 by CRC Press
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Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of Latin America
Finalist for 2009 The Council on Botanical & Horticultural Libraries Literature Award! A Comprehensive Guide Addressing Safety, Efficacy, and Suitability About a quarter of all the medicines we use come from rainforest plants and more than 1,400 varieties of tropical plants are being...
Published October 23rd 2008 by CRC Press
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Duke's Handbook of Medicinal Plants of the Bible
Known for their ease of use, artful presentation of scientific information, and evidence-based approach, James Duke’s comprehensive handbooks are the cornerstone in the library of almost every alternative and complementary medicine practitioner and ethnobotanist. Using the successful format of...
Published December 25th 2007 by CRC Press
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Natural Products from Plants, Second Edition
2008 NOMINEE The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Annual Award for a Significant Work in Botanical or Horticultural Literature From medicinal, industrial, and culinary uses to cutting-edge laboratory techniques in modern research and plant conservation strategies, Natural...
Published June 22nd 2006 by CRC Press
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CRC Handbook of Medicinal Spices
"Let food be your medicine, medicine your food."-Hippocrates, 2400 B.C.When the "Father of Medicine" uttered those famous words, spices were as important for medicine, embalming, preserving food, and masking bad odors as they were for more mundane culinary matters. Author James A. Duke predicts...
Published September 26th 2002 by CRC Press
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Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, Second Edition
Still considered the definitive work on medicinal herbs and their uses after two decades, the Handbook of Medicinal Herbs has undergone a long-anticipated revision. In the second edition, world-renowned ethnobotanist James A. Duke provides up-to-date data on over 800 of the world’s most important...
Published June 26th 2002 by CRC Press
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Handbook of Nuts
Herbal Reference Library
Series: Herbal Reference Library
Over one hundred of the world's most important species of nuts are systematically accounted for in this informative handbook. The text defines nuts and discusses their economic and nutritional value. For easy reference, there is an illustrated account of each nut by species, arranged alphabetically...
Published November 9th 2000 by CRC Press
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Handbook of Phytochemical Constituents of GRAS Herbs and Other Economic Plants
Herbal Reference Library, 999th Edition
Series: Herbal Reference Library
CRC Handbook of Phytochemical Constituents of GRAS Herbs and Other Economic Plants is a unique catalog that includes more than 15,000 phytochemical constituents from over 1,000 higher plant species. This volume covers all of the generally-recognized-as-safe (GRAS) herbs and at least 250 important...
Published November 9th 2000 by CRC Press
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Handbook of Medicinal Mints ( Aromathematics)
Phytochemicals and Biological Activities, Herbal Reference Library
Series: Herbal Reference Library
This handbook provides the most complete collection of chemical data available on aromatic mints (Lamiaceae). The authors thoroughly introduce the field of aromathematics. Handbook of Medicinal Mints (Aromatics): Phytochemicals and Biological Activities contains a wealth of quantitative data,...
Published November 9th 2000 by CRC Press
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Handbook of Edible Weeds
Herbal Reference Library
Series: Herbal Reference Library
Handbook of Edible Weeds contains detailed descriptions and illustrations of 100 edible weeds, representing 100 genera of higher plant species. Some of the species are strictly American, but many are cosmopolitan weeds. Each account includes common names recognized by the Weed Science Society of...
Published November 9th 2000 by CRC Press
