Essentials of Medicinal and Aromatic Crops (eBook)
XIII, 1227 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-35403-8 (ISBN)
Medicinal and aromatic crops (MACs) are high-value crops since the natural products obtained from them are low-volume high-value commodities that have numerous applications in various sectors such as the food, beverage, food supplement, flavor and fragrance, perfumery and cosmetics, pharmaceutical and aromatherapy industries. In addition, the plant biomass is used in the production of teas and medical applications in traditional and also modern medicines. MACs are important mainly because they contain plant secondary metabolites such as essential oils, alkaloids, glygosides, saponins, tannins, vitamins and other bioactives. Plant secondary metabolites are differentiated from plant primary metabolites of photosynthesis and respiration since they are directly involved in growth and development of plants.
Some MACs are used as spices and culinary herbs since they contain mainly essential oils, and are used as tonic to the digestive system, appetite modification and other systems and may facilitate nutrient uptake and utilization from various foods. A significant amount of MACs and their natural products have also demonstrated antimicrobial, antifungal and bactericidal activity and significant antioxidant capacity. In the past, MACs and their natural products have been used as a source for various medicines, in food and beverage production and in aroma products.
Essentials of Medicinal and Aromatic Crops summarizes the current knowledge on medicinal and aromatic crops, including the agronomical practices of important MACs and their products, their beneficial effects and utilization of MAP and their products. The chapters provide a comprehensive guide to the most important and used medicinal and aromatic crops and their use in functional foods, nutraceuticals and as bioactives against various ailments, providing researchers, teachers, chemists, food scientists, agronomists and agroecologists in academia, industry and government a fully up to date singular source on this important topic.
Dr. Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq is working in the Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization at University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Dr. Arwa Abdulkreem AL-Huqail is a Distinguished Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, College of Science at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University in Saudi Arabia
Dr. Muhammad Riaz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy at Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Sheringal in PakistanDr. Umar Farooq Gohar is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University Lahore in Lahore, Pakistan
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 9.10.2023 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | XIII, 1227 p. |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie |
| Technik | |
| Schlagworte | Aromatic Crops • Bioactive Compounds • Medicinal crops • Natural Products • plant extracts |
| ISBN-10 | 3-031-35403-6 / 3031354036 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-031-35403-8 / 9783031354038 |
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