Chamomile : industrial profiles
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Chamomile : industrial profiles
(Medicinal and aromatic plants : industrial profiles, v. 42)
Taylor & Francis, 2005
Available at 5 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
For over 2000 years, preparations of chamomile flowers have counted among the medicinal treasures of many cultural groups. This book provides an interdisciplinary inventory of the scientific level of knowledge about German chamomile as well as Roman chamomile, the two types of chamomile most produced. It includes information for pharmacists and the pharmaceutical industry about chamomile preparations and essential chamomile oil. Physicians and toxicologists will find detailed descriptions of the latest experimental studies and the use of chamomile preparations in traditional and therapeutic uses. It also includes the latest information of use to growers and pharmaceutical entrepreneurs.
Table of Contents
Introduction. Legal Situation of German Chamomile. Plant Sources. Active Chemical Constituents of Matricaria Chamomilla L. Syn. Chamomilla Recutita (L.) Rauschert. Cultivation. Abiotic and Biotic Stress Affecting the Common Chamomile. Raw Plant Material and Postharvest Technology. Processing of Raw Material. Storage of the Dry Drug. Chemical Analysis of the Active Principles of Chamomile. Pharmacology and Toxicology. Traditional Use and Therapeutic Indications.
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