Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of North America

ISBN-13: 9783030449285 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 342 str.

Ákos Máthé

Spis treści

1. Introduction to MAPs in the North America;  Ákos Máthé
2. Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical databases, a cornerstone in the validation of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants, as demonstrated by data on pets in British Columbia; Cheryl Lans, Tedje van Asseldonk
3. Pharmacopoeial Wild Medicinal Plants of North America; Josef Brinckmann
4. Medicinal Plant Products, a Discussion of Actual or Probable versus Perceived Sources; David Newman
5. Juniper species in North America to the same species in Europe with respect to phytochemistry and bioactivity; Valtcho Jeliazkov
6. Mentha Genetic Diversity at the US National Clonal Germplasm Repository in Corvallis, Oregon; Kim Hummer
7. Advances in the research of basil; Jim Simon
8. Advances in ther research of catnip; Jim Simon
9. Diversity, conservation and sustainable harvest of medicinal plants in North America; Danna Leamann
10. The Great botanist, Jim Duke; Steven Foster
11. TBC; Steven Foster
12. Taxol or the story of the American yew; Ákos Máthé
13. The Indian Tobacco;  Ákos Máthé et al
14. The American Elderberry; Andrew Thomas
15. The American Ginseng; James McGraw et al

O autorze

Habil. Dr., Prof. Dr. MÁTHÉ, Ákos has 40 years’ background of teaching and research in plant ecophysiology, agricultural botany. He is Professor Emeritus at the FAFS, Széchenyi István University, Mosonmagyaróvár.

Two times Fulbright Scholar (1986 and 1995), visiting professor at University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna (1995-1997).

Teaching/Research/Consulting and Publications in ecophysiology, plant domestication/introduction, production of MAPs, new crops, new uses of plants, including feed-additives

Served as president of ICMAP (2014 – 2019) and Chairman of ISHS Section MAPs (2006-2014).

Collaborated in international projects: FEED SEG, CEEPUS, ERASMUS+, HERBAID, GOOD HERBS, Herbs4Youth, EOHUB, etc.

Convener/speaker at international scientific congresses, conferences. Network co-ordinator of ESCORENA MAP

Blurb

This volume is aimed at offering an insight into the present knowledge of the vast domain of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants with a focus on North America. In this era of global climate change the volume is meant to provide an important contribution to a better understanding of the diverse world of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant research, production and utilization.