Handbook of Phytochemical Constituents of GRAS Herbs and Other Economic Plants: Herbal Reference Library by James A. Duke

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Handbook of Phytochemical Constituents of GRAS Herbs and Other Economic Plants: Herbal Reference Library

Author(s):

James A. Duke

Series:

Herbal Reference Library

Published:

November 10, 2000 by CRC Press

Content:

654 Pages

Features

Covers more than 1,000 economically important plants

Lists vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals

Gives quantities present in parts per million (ppm)

Features all of the species considered GRAS by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Gives the scientific name, common name(s), phytochemical constituents, a single datum or range of quantitative data, and abbreviations for each entry

Summary

CRC Handbook of Phytochemical Constituents of GRAS Herbs and Other Economic Plants is a unique catalog that includes more than 15,000 phytochemical constituents from over 1,000 higher plant species. This volume covers all of the generally-recognized-as-safe (GRAS) herbs and at least 250 important food and medicinal plants. Each entry features the scientific name, one or more common names, a listing of phytochemical constituents, a single datum or range of quantitative data (wet-weight to dry-weight in parts per million), two-letter abbreviation identifying the plant part, and three-letter abbreviation(s) indicating the source(s) of the data.

The extraordinary amount of data compiled into an easy-to-use tabular format makes the CRC Handbook of Phytochemical Constituents of GRAS Herbs and Other Economic Plants a volume useful to all pharmacologists, toxicologists, nutritionists, pharmacognicists, and food scientists.

Introduction. Codes Used in Databases. References. Alphabetical Listing by Scientific Name.