Thyme: The Genus Thymus

ISBN-13: 9780367395841 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 352 str.

Elisabeth Stahl-Biskup; Francisco Saez

Opis

Thyme oil is among the world's top ten essential oils, displaying antibacterial, antimycotic, antioxidative, food preservative, and mammalian age-delaying properties. Recently an increased demand has lead to new winter-hardy, high yield cultivars being developed for commercial cultivation in Canada and North America. This comprehensive volume covers all aspects of the biology, cultivation, pharmacology, chemistry, and industrial processing of the genus Thymus. Thyme: The Genus Thymus is the most up to date overview of current knowledge in thyme use, and will be an invaluable reference source to those interested in medicinal plants, natural products, pharmacy, pharmacognosy, and agronomy.

Spis treści

The History, Botany, and Taxonomy of the Genus Thymus. Population Structure and the Spatial Dynamics of Genetic Polymorphism in Thyme. Essential Oil Chemistry of the Genus Thymus - A Global View. Essential Oil Polymorphism in the Genus Thymus. Flavonoids and Further Polyphenols in the Genus Thymus. Field Culture, In Vitro Culture and Selections of Thymus. Harvesting and Post-harvest Handling in the Genus Thymus. Thyme - Processing of Raw Plant Material. The Genus Thymus as a Source of Commercial Products. The Medicinal and Non-medicinal Uses of Thyme. Thyme as a Herbal Drug - Pharmacopoeias and Other Product Characteristics.

O autorze

Elisabeth Stahl-Biskup, Francisco Sáez