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Medicinal and aromatic plants contain the chemical constituents first used by humans as medicines for healing, as flavoring agents for food and drink, and as mental stimulants for mystic interactions with super natural gods. These plant materials continue to play positive roles in human life, as sources of modern pharmaceuticals to treat medical problems, as herbs and spices to tempt the palate, and in a multitude of other applications. Demand and trade for these plant materials initiated globalization that spread new ideas, new diseases, and new settlements along with native resentment. This chapter presents a detailed and thorough review of plant metabolites used in modern and conventional medicine and those providing spices and condiments. The taxonomy, biochemistry and extraction are described. Truly it may be said that medicinal and aromatic plants have changed the world and undoubtedly play an important role in the future as they have in the past.

Author

Maiko Inoue; Lyle E. Craker

Publisher

Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9789401785594

Subjects

Science, Agriculture, Biology