Canadian medicinal crops / / Ernest Small and Paul M. Catling

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910823928403321
• Autore: Small Ernest <1940->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Ottawa, : NRC Research Press, 1999
• ISBN: 1-280-45190-4; 9786610451906; 1-4593-0140-4; 0-660-18296-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations
• Altri autori (Persone): CatlingPaul M
• Disciplina: 581.6/34/0971
• Soggetti: Medicinal plants - Canada; Materia medica, Vegetable - Canada; Botanical drug industry - Canada
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "NRC no. 42252"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: CAUTIONARY NOTE AND DISCLAIMER; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; PREFACE; ORGANIZATION AND RATIONALE; INTRODUCTION; Achillea millefolium L.; Acorus calamus L.; Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.; Arnica species; Caulophyllum species; Cimicifuga racemosa (L.) Nutt.; Echinacea pallida (Nutt.) Nutt. var. angustifolia (DC.) Cronq.; Epilobium angustifolium L.; Hamamelis virginiana L.; Hierochloe odorata (L.) Beauv.; Humulus lupulus L.; Hydrastis canadensis L.; Laminariales; Oenothera biennis L.; Oplopanax horridus (J.E. Smith) Miq.; Panax quinquefolius L.; Podophyllum peltatum L.; Polygala senega L.Rhamnus purshianus DC.; Rhodiola rosea (L.) Scop.; Sanguinaria canadensis L.; Taraxacum spp.; Taxus brevifolia Nutt.; Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.; Vaccinium myrtillus L.; MEDICINAL CAUTIONS; The business of medicinal plants; Information sources; Appendix 1: A Regional Review of Medicinal Plant Research in Canada 1; General references; World Wide Web sites of general interest on medicinal herbs; Glossary of pharmacological and medical terms relevant to medicinal plants
• Sommario/riassunto: This publication is a comprehensive reference guide to important medicinal plants that are native to Canada. Chapters feature species ; such as ginseng, echinacea, Pacific yew, goldenseal, cascara, witch hazel, and kelp. The reader can quickly find details on a particular topic by examining the categories of information, which include: scientific, English and French names, description and classification, medicinal uses, non-medicinal uses, toxicity, chemistry, importance, ecology, agricultural and commercial aspects, human interest information, selected key literature, and world wide web links