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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778557703321

Autore

Khan I. A (Ikhlas Ahmad)

Titolo

Leung's encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics [[electronic resource] /] / Ikhlas A. Khan, Ehab A. Abourashed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2009

ISBN

1-118-21306-8

1-282-34834-5

1-78034-173-3

9786612348341

0-470-53893-7

0-470-53892-9

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (844 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AbourashedEhab A. <1964->

Disciplina

660.6/3

Soggetti

Natural products

Raw materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

LEUNG'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMMON NATURAL INGREDIENTS USED IN FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS Third Edition; Contents; FOREWORD TO THE FIRST EDITION, BY ARA G. PAUL, PH.D.; FOREWORD TO THE FIRST EDITION, BY DONALD A. DAVIS; PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; NATURAL INGREDIENTS; INDIAN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; CHINESE COSMETIC INGREDIENTS; APPENDIX A-GENERAL REFERENCES; APPENDIX B-GLOSSARY/ABBREVIATIONS; APPENDIX C-BOTANICAL TERMS; APPENDIX D-MORPHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF PLANT ORGANS; GENERAL INDEX; CHEMICAL INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The third edition of the unparalleled reference on natural ingredients and their commercial use This new Third Edition of Leung's Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients: Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics arrives in the wake of the huge wave of interest in dietary supplements and herbal medicine resulting from both trends in health and the Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA).



This fully updated and revised text includes the most recent research findings on a wide variety of ingredients, giving readers a single source for understanding and working wit