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Medicinal plants : domestication, biotechnology and regional importance
- Author(s):
- Ekiert, Halina Maria, editor
- Ramawat, K G, editor
- Arora, Jaya, editor
- Title(s):
- Medicinal plants : domestication, biotechnology and regional importance / Halina Maria Ekiert, Kishan Gopal Ramawat, Jaya Arora, editors.
- Uniform Title:
- Medicinal plants (Ekiert)
- Series:
- Sustainable development and biodiversity, ; 28 ISSN 2352-474X
- Country of Publication:
- Switzerland
- Publisher:
- Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
- Copyright Date:
- 2021
- Description:
- x, 907 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Language:
- English
- ISBN:
- 9783030747787
3030747786
9783030747794
- Summary:
- "This book is aimed to provide up to date information about sustainable use of selected medicinal plants, their active ingredients and efforts made to domesticate them to ensured uniform supply. Development of agrotechnology, biotechnology and cultivation practices using conventional and non-conventional methods are presented. Where these efforts will lead the medicinal plant research and future perspective are discussed." -- publisher description.
- MeSH:
- Biotechnology
Plants, Medicinal*
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents:
- Medicinal Plants Domestication, Cultivation, Improvement, and Alternative Technologies for the Production of High Value Therapeutics: An Overview -- Part I. Domestication and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants -- Introducing Wild-Growing Medicinal Plants into Cultivation: Dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris Moench) : A Rich Source of Phenolic Compounds -- Domestication of Andrographis paniculata (King of Bitters) -- Successful Cultivation and Utilization of Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott (Black Chokeberry), a Species of North-American Origin, in Poland and the Biosynthetic Potential of Cells from In Vitro Cultures -- Cultivation and Utilization of Valeriana jatamansi Jones for Conservation Planning and Management -- Schisandra chinensis and Schisandra sphenanthera : From Traditional Far Eastern Medicine to International Utilization -- Cultivation and Utilization of Coleus Species-- Cultivation of Hypericum Perforatum (St. John’s Wort) and Biotechnological Approaches for Improvement of Plant Raw Material Quality -- Mango Ginger: Prospects for Domestication and Utilization -- Cultivation and Utilization of Red Clover (Trifolium pratense L.) -- Cultivation and Utilization of Diosgenin-Contained Dioscorea Species -- Cultivation, Chemical Constituents and Utilization of Lonicera caerulea L. (Blue Honeysuckle) in Poland -- Cultivation and Utilization of Shiitake Mushroom -- Cultivation and Breeding of Commercial Perfumery Grass Vetiver -- Cultivation and Utilization of Pandanus odorifer for Industrial Application -- Part II. Biotechnology in Medicinal Plants -- Medicinal Plant Research at Crossroads: Biotechnological Approaches for Conservation, Production and Stability in Tissue Cultures and Regenerated Plants -- Higher Plant Sources of Cancer Chemotherapeutic Agents and the Potential Role of Biotechnological Approaches for Their Supply-- Biotechnological Approach to Cultivation of Rhododendron tomentosum (Ledum palustre) as the Source of the Biologically Active Essential Oil -- Biology, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Biotechnology of European Ferns, Club Mosses, and Horsetails: A Review -- Solidago virgaurea L. : Chemical Composition, Traditional and Medicinal Use, Pharmaceutical Properties, Potential Applications, and Biotechnological Studies : A Review -- Biology and Biotechnological Strategies for Conservation Management of Pueraria tuberosa, a Traditionally Established Medicinal Liana -- Integrated Approach for the Quality Assurance of Commercially Important Himalayan Medicinal Plants -- Part III. Regional Importance of Medicinal Plants -- Blessings of Medicinal Plants : History and Prospects -- Barberry (Berberis vulgaris) : Traditional and Contemporary Use-- How Can Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Be Evaluated as Alternative Livelihoods for the Rural People? A Normative Assessment of the Ways to Be Addressed -- Significance of Medicinal Plants in Medzibodrozie Region, East-Southern Slovakia, for the Socio-Economic Stability of Rural Areas -- Ecological Value, Cultivation and Utilization of Important Medicinal Plants (Sage, Oregano and Sideritis) in Greece.
- Other ID:
- (OCoLC)1243351462
- NLM ID:
- 9918435087006676 [Book]