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 Natural
Products from Plants
Peter B Kaufman University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA;
Leland
J Cseke The University of Alabama, Huntsville, USA;
Sara Warber University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA;
Harry L Brielmann Neurogen Corporation, Connecticut, USA;
James A Duke Green Farmacy Garden, Fulton, Maryland, USA
List Price: $179.95
Our Price $159.95
Cat. #: 3134
ISBN: 084933134X Publication Date: 5/29/1998 Number of Pages: 368
Availability: In Stock
Understand
the potentially helpful and harmful properties of 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 in today's world. Natural Products from
Plants provides examples of how plant products are used to benefit
humans through prevention and treatment of diseases, nutritional value,
pest control, dyes, fibers, foods and beverages, flavorings and fragrances,
and in creating many other novel
compounds.
Scientists from various disciplines—chemists, biologists, physicians,
ethnobotanists, ecologists, nutritionists, and others—are interested
in using natural products from plants, but must be aware of the potentially
harmful effects of such compounds. Some plants are sources of poisons,
addictive drugs, and hallucinogens. Anyone looking for a thorough
understanding of the properties of natural plant products-—both
beneficial and harmful—will find the answers in Natural Products
from Plants.
Features
- Complete coverage
of natural plant products in an organized, easy-to-understand
format
- More than 100
figures illustrating examples of natural plant products
- Discussions
of ways in which natural products are extracted from plants and
how they are identified and analyzed
- Case studies
of traditional uses of natural products from plants
- Strategies for
conservation of plants that produce valuable natural products
- An appendix
that offers a guide of questions to ask about natural plant products
and provides access to website databases on these products
- Indexes of plant
names, both common and scientific, and chemical names used in the
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