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Record Nr.

UNINA9910800195603321

Autore

Lansky Ephraim P.

Titolo

Caper : the genus Capparis / / Ephraim Philip Lansky, Helena Maaria Paavilainen, Shifra Lansky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2014

ISBN

0-429-10879-6

1-4398-6136-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (334 p.)

Collana

Traditional Herbal Medicines for Modern Times

Traditional herbal medicines for modern times

Altri autori (Persone)

PaavilainenHelena M

LanskyShifra <1991->

Disciplina

583.64

583/.64

Soggetti

Capparis - Therapeutic use

Capparis

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.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Chapter 1: Mythopoesis/Meditation; Chapter 2: Botany and Introduction; Chapter 3: Alkaloids; Chapter 4: Fatty Acids; Chapter 5: Flavonoids; Chapter 6: Glucosinolates and Isothiocyanates; Chapter 7: Minerals; Chapter 8: Proteins and Amino Acids; Chapter 9: Sterols; Chapter 10: Triterpenoids and Other Volatile Compounds Excepting Isothiocyanates; Chapter 11: Vitamins; Chapter 12: Other Compounds; Chapter 13: Oxidative Tension; Chapter 14: Inflammation; Chapter 15: Rheumatism

Chapter 16: Lipid DyscrasiasChapter 17: Diabetes Mellitus; Chapter 18: Sunburn; Chapter 19: Pain and Fever; Chapter 20: Xerostomia; Chapter 21: Cancer; Chapter 22: Infections and Infestations; Chapter 23: Lepsis; Chapter 24: Hypertension; Chapter 25: Reviews; Chapter 26: Propagation; Chapter 27: Fermentation; Chapter 28: Recipes; Chapter 29: Breaking Advances in Medical Capparology; Chapter 30: Centers of Capparology; Epilogue; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Caper: The Genus Capparis presents a pharmacognostic and ethnopharmacological exploration of the genus Capparis, emphasizing



its medicinal potential. There is a long history of safe usage of Capparis parts both in diet and as plant drugs throughout the world, and the details of this usage are summarized in 39 tables covering numerous Capparis species. This detailed survey of historical and traditional medical uses of capers provides a forum for the integration of ethnomedicine and modern pharmacology.This book tracks the use of the genus Capp