Edible medicinal and non-medicinal plants. Volume 6, Fruits /

Edible medicinal and non-medicinal plants. Volume 6, Fruits /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Lim, Tong Kwee.
Imprint:	Dordrecht [Netherlands] ; New York : Springer, c2013.
Description:	1 online resource : col. ill.
Language:	English
Subject:	Plants, Edible. Plants, Edible -- Identification. Medicinal plants. Materia medica, Vegetable. Fruit -- Composition. Plants, Edible. Plants, Medicinal. Fruit. Nutritive Value. Guidebooks.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9849826

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Varying Form of Title:	Volume 6, Fruits Fruits
ISBN:	9789400756281 (electronic bk.) 9400756283 (electronic bk.) 9789048186600 9048186609 9789400756274 9400756275
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	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 preceding 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.
Other form:	Print version: Lim, Tong Kwee. Edible medicinal and non-medicinal plants. Dordrecht [Netherlands] ; New York : Springer, c2013 9789400756274

Description
Summary:	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 by-products, or as vegetables, cereals, spices, stimulant, edible oils and beverages. It covers selected species from the following families: Sapindaceae, Sapotaceae, Schisandraceae, Solanaceae, Thymelaeaceae, Urticaceae, Vitaceae and Winteraceae. 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.
Physical Description:	1 online resource : col. ill.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:	9789400756281 9400756283 9789048186600 9048186609 9789400756274 9400756275