Edible medicinal and non medicinal plants. Volume 9, Modified stems, roots, bulbs [electronic resource] / T. K. Lim.
2015
QK98.5.A1
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Title
Edible medicinal and non medicinal plants. Volume 9, Modified stems, roots, bulbs [electronic resource] / T. K. Lim.
Author
Lim, Tong Kwee, author.
ISBN
9789401795111 electronic book
9401795118 electronic book
9789401795104
9401795118 electronic book
9789401795104
Published
Dordrecht : Springer, [2015]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (x, 1036 pages) : illustrations (some color)
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10.1007/978-94-017-9511-1 doi
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QK98.5.A1
Dewey Decimal Classification
581.632
Summary
This book continues as volume 9 of a multi-compendium on Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. It covers such plants with edible modified storage subterranean stems (corms, rhizomes, stem tubers) and unmodified subterranean stem stolons, above ground swollen stems and hypocotyls, storage roots (tap root, lateral roots, root tubers), and bulbs, that are eaten as conventional or functional food as vegetables and spices, as herbal teas, and may provide a source of food additive or nutraceuticals. This volume covers plant species with edible modified stems, roots and bulbs from Acanthaceae to Zygophyllaceae (tabular) and 32 selected species in Alismataceae, Amaryllidaceae, Apiaceae, Araceae, Araliaceae, Asparagaceae, Asteraceae, Basellaceae, Brassicaceae and Campanulaceae in detail. The edible species dealt with in this work include wild and underutilized crops and also common and widely grown ornamentals. To help in identification of the plant and edible parts about 120 colored illustrations are included. As in the preceding eight 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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Table of Contents
Introduction
Alismataceae
Amaryllidaceae.- Apiaceae
Araceae
Araliaceae
Asparagaceae
Asteraceae
Basellaceae
Brassicaceae
Campanulaceae
Medical Glossary
Scientific Glossary.
Alismataceae
Amaryllidaceae.- Apiaceae
Araceae
Araliaceae
Asparagaceae
Asteraceae
Basellaceae
Brassicaceae
Campanulaceae
Medical Glossary
Scientific Glossary.