Medicinal and aromatic plants of South America. Brazil / (2018)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Medicinal and aromatic plants of South America. Brazil / (2018)
- Main Title:
- Medicinal and aromatic plants of South America.
- Other Titles:
- Brazil
- Further Information:
- Note: Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Umesh Patil, Ákos Máthé, editors.
- Editors:
- Albuquerque, Ulysses Paulino de
Patil, Umesh
Máthé, Á - Contents:
- Intro; Preface; Contents; Part I: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of South America; South American Biodiversity and Its Potential in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants; 1 South American Sociobiodiversity; 2 The Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of South America; 3 The Treasures of South America; References; Chemical Diversity and Ethnopharmacological Survey of South American Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Species; 1 Introduction; 2 Ethnopharmacological Overview and Chemical Compositions; 3 Important Chemical Groups Found in South American Plant Species; 3.1 Alkaloids; 3.2 Phenolic Compounds 3.2.1 Flavonoids3.3 Essential Oil Compounds; 4 Concluding Remarks; References; Part II: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Brazil; Introduction to Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Brazil; 1 Introduction; 2 Biodiversity Hotspots in Brazil; 3 Diversity of Plants in Brazil; 4 The Flora of Brazil: Native vs. New Naturalized Species; 5 Naturalized Species in the Brazilian Flora; 6 REFLORA Programme; 7 Germplasm Conservation of MAPs in Brazil; 8 Effect of Chiang Mai Declaration; 9 Brazilian Medicinal Plants as Raw Materials for (Inter)National Trade 10 Cultivation of Medicinal Plants in Brazil: Introduction and Domestication11 Medicinal Plants in the Brazilian Folk Medicine; 12 The Dawn of Use of Integrative Medicine; 13 Conclusions; References; Medicinal Plants and State Policy in South America: The Case of Colonial Brazil; 1 Science (Botany) and Colonial Project of Biodiversity Exploration (MedicinalIntro; Preface; Contents; Part I: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of South America; South American Biodiversity and Its Potential in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants; 1 South American Sociobiodiversity; 2 The Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of South America; 3 The Treasures of South America; References; Chemical Diversity and Ethnopharmacological Survey of South American Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Species; 1 Introduction; 2 Ethnopharmacological Overview and Chemical Compositions; 3 Important Chemical Groups Found in South American Plant Species; 3.1 Alkaloids; 3.2 Phenolic Compounds 3.2.1 Flavonoids3.3 Essential Oil Compounds; 4 Concluding Remarks; References; Part II: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Brazil; Introduction to Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Brazil; 1 Introduction; 2 Biodiversity Hotspots in Brazil; 3 Diversity of Plants in Brazil; 4 The Flora of Brazil: Native vs. New Naturalized Species; 5 Naturalized Species in the Brazilian Flora; 6 REFLORA Programme; 7 Germplasm Conservation of MAPs in Brazil; 8 Effect of Chiang Mai Declaration; 9 Brazilian Medicinal Plants as Raw Materials for (Inter)National Trade 10 Cultivation of Medicinal Plants in Brazil: Introduction and Domestication11 Medicinal Plants in the Brazilian Folk Medicine; 12 The Dawn of Use of Integrative Medicine; 13 Conclusions; References; Medicinal Plants and State Policy in South America: The Case of Colonial Brazil; 1 Science (Botany) and Colonial Project of Biodiversity Exploration (Medicinal Plants); 2 Natural History for the Kingdom Development; 3 Imperial Network of (Medicinal) Plant Circulation; References; Part III: Selected Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Brazil; Achyrocline satureioides (Lam.) DC. 1 Taxonomic Characteristics2 Crude Drug Used; 3 Major Chemical Constituents and Bioactive Compounds; 4 Morphological Description; 5 Geographical Distribution; 6 Ecological Requirements; 7 Collection Practice; 8 Traditional Use; 9 Modern Medicine Based on Its Traditional Use; 10 Conclusions; References; Adiantum raddianum C. Presl.; 1 Taxonomic Characteristics; 2 Crude Drug Used; 3 Major Chemical Constituents and Bioactive Compounds; 4 Morphological Description; 5 Geographical Distribution; 6 Ecological Requirements; 7 Collection Practice; 8 Traditional Use (Part(s) Used) and Common Knowledge 9 Modern Medicine Based on Its Traditional Medicine Uses10 Conclusions; References; Aloysia citriodora Palau; 1 Taxonomic Characteristics; 2 Crude Drug Used; 3 Major Chemical Constituents and Bioactive Compounds; 4 Morphological Description; 5 Geographical Distribution; 6 Ecological Requirements; 7 Collection Practice; 8 Traditional Use and Common Knowledge; 9 Modern Medicine Based on Its Traditional Medicine Uses; 10 Conclusions; References; Anemopaegma arvense (Vell.) Stellfeld ex De Souza; 1 Taxonomic Characteristics; 2 Crude Drug Used; 3 Major Chemical Constituents and Bioactive Compounds … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (x, 486 pages), illustrations (some color)
- Subjects:
- 581.6/340981
Medicinal plants -- Brazil
Aromatic plants -- Brazil
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany
Aromatic plants
Medicinal plants
Plant Sciences
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Brazil
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9789402415520
9402415521
9789402415513
9402415513 - Related ISBNs:
- 9789402415506
9402415505 - Notes:
- Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 31, 2018).
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