Medicinal Plants: Culture, Utilization and Phytopharmacology

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CRC Press, Jun 16, 2000 - Health & Fitness - 536 pages
Medicinal Plants: Culture, Utilization and Phytopharmacology covers over 400 species. Each chapter gathers valuable information from a wide variety of sources, and supplies it to the user in convenient table format, arranged alphabetically by scientific name, followed by the common name. Data topics include: major constituents (active ingredients)
 

Contents

FOREWORD
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Major Constituents and Medicinal Values of Medicinal Plants
Toxicity of Medicinal Plants
Essential Oils and Fractions from Medicinal Plants
ValueAdded Products and Possible Usage Derived from Medicinal Plants
Cultivation and Harvesting
Major Diseases and Insects Found in Medicinal Plants
Major Constituents and Their Source
Essential Oils and Their Source
List of Common and Scientific Names
Index
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