Book Series
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles
New & Published Titles:
Turmeric
The genus Curcuma
For the last 6000 years turmeric has been used in Ayurvedic medicine to alleviate pain, balance digestion, purify body and mind, clear skin diseases, expel… read more2007 | Hardback: 978-0-8493-7034-2 (CRC Press)
Mint
The Genus Mentha
For thousands of years mint has enjoyed an honored place in pharmacopoeias and kitchen cupboards in India, China, Europe, North America, and elsewhere. Today the… read more2006 | Hardback: 978-0-8493-0779-9 (CRC Press)
Pomegranates
Ancient Roots to Modern Medicine
While one may not find ancient studies that substantiate the pomegranate's curative and preventive qualities, the exalted status of this fruit goes back as far… read more2006 | Hardback: 978-0-8493-9812-4 (CRC Press)
Chamomile
Industrial Profiles
For over 2000 years, preparations of chamomile flowers have counted among the medicinal treasures of many cultural groups. This book provides an interdisciplinary inventory of… read more2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-33463-1 (CRC Press)
Ginger
The Genus Zingiber
Ginger: The Genus Zingiber is the first comprehensive volume on ginger. Valued as a spice and medicinal plant from ancient times both in India and… read more2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-32468-7 (CRC Press)
Echinacea
The genus Echinacea
Echinacea has emerged from the realm of folklore medicine and into the territory of valued and potentially fundamental therapy. While an understanding of the promising… read more2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-28828-6 (CRC Press)
Aloes
The genus Aloe
Aloes are a large genus of plants, about 450 species, from sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and parts of Arabia. Many species are widespread in warm or… read more2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-30672-0 (CRC Press)
Kava
From Ethnology to Pharmacology
Kava is an herb that has been used for ceremonial, ritual, religious, social, political, and medicinal purposes for centuries. In the past few decades, kava… read more2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-32327-7 (CRC Press)
Cinnamon and Cassia
The Genus Cinnamomum
Cinnamon and Cassia, the "Spices of Life", together constitute one of the most widely used group of spices. A comprehensive volume, Cinnamon and Cassia: Genus… read more2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-31755-9 (CRC Press)
Forthcoming Titles:
Vanilla
Edited by Eric Odoux, Michel Grisoni
To be published November 15th 2009
Figs
Edited by Ephraim Philip Lansky, Helena Maaria PaavilainenRoland Hardman
To be published October 15th 2009
Essential Oil Bearing Grasses: The genus Cymbopogon
Edited by Anand Akhila
To be published May 22nd 2009