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Plants as Medicine and Aromatics: Uses of Botanicals (Exploring Medicinal Plants)
by Mushtaq Ahmad Gary Owens Ahmad Ansari, Mohd KafeelPlant‑based medicines and aromatics are increasingly in demand in the healthcare sector all over the globe where they are used, not only for the treatment of various diseases, but also for maintaining good human health. Plants as Medicine and Aromatics: Uses of Botanicals reviews modern uses of ancient botanicals as medicine and aromatics, including chapters on both traditional usage and modern drug discovery development, as well as clinical research and development in ancient medicinal herbs.Features: Assesses the status of aromatics and medicinal plants as well as their modern uses. Elucidates the uses of plants within traditional culture practices for the prevention and treatment of diseases. Examines contemporary approaches being used to explore medicinal botany. A volume in the Exploring Medicinal Plants series, Plants as Medicine and Aromatics: Uses of Botanicals presents a comprehensive understanding in terms of modern uses of botanicals of medicinal and aromatic plants. It is useful to researchers, teachers, cultivators, students, and for those interested in herbal medicine.
Plants as a Source of Natural Antioxidants
by Feng Chen D Jha Dimitrios Boskou Sanath Hettiarachi Shakti Shukla S Atawodi Dimitris Makris S Dutta Nawal Kishore Dubey S Sati Hua-Bin Li Nadia Raposo Emad Shalaby Sang-Uk Chon V PandeyA comprehensive overview of both traditional and current knowledge on the health effects of plant based antioxidants, this book reviews medicinal and aromatic plants from around the world. It covers the different sources of antioxidants including essential oils, algae and marine microorganisms, as well as the role of abiotic and biotic stresses, endophytes, transgenic approaches in scavenging ROS and antioxidant plants used in different therapeutic systems.
Plants as a Source of Natural Antioxidants
by Feng Chen D Jha Dimitrios Boskou Sanath Hettiarachi Shakti Shukla S Atawodi Dimitris Makris S Dutta S Sati Hua-Bin Li Nadia Raposo Emad Shalaby Sang-Uk Chon V PandeyA comprehensive overview of both traditional and current knowledge on the health effects of plant based antioxidants, this book reviews medicinal and aromatic plants from around the world. It covers the different sources of antioxidants including essential oils, algae and marine microorganisms, as well as the role of abiotic and biotic stresses, endophytes, transgenic approaches in scavenging ROS and antioxidant plants used in different therapeutic systems.
Plants for Environmental Studies
by Wuncheng Wang Joseph W. Gorsuch Jane S. HughesOne of the problems of using plants in environmental studies is finding current information. Because plants play a key role in environmental studies, from the greenhouse effect to environmental toxicological studies, information is widely scattered over many different fields and in many different sources. Plants for Environmental Studies solves that problem with a single, comprehensive source of information on the many ways plants are used in environmental studies. Written by experts from around the world and edited by a team of prominent environmental specialists, this book is the only source of complete information on environmental impacts, mutation, statistical analyses, relationships between plants and water, algae, plants in ecological risk assessment, compound accumulations, and more. Encompassing algae and vascular plants in both aquatic and terrestrial environments, this book contains a diverse collection of laboratory and in situ studies, methods, and procedures using plants to evaluate air, water, wastewater, sediment, and soil.
Plants for Immunity and Conservation Strategies
by Manoj Kumar Mishra Nishi KumariThis edited book deals with medicinal plants (herbs and trees) used in critical diseases which contain a rich resource of bioactive compounds that can be used as immuno-boosters or recommended for therapeutic values. Each chapter provides the basic information such as taxonomic description, occurrence and importance of medicinal plants. The detail description of major bioactive compounds in medicinal plants, their chemical nature and clear flow chart of biosynthesis are important steps in this book. This book also includes conservation strategy both in-situ and ex-situ, which assist the research and academic purpose. This book is of interest to national and international researchers, teacher’s, pharma scientists, and policymakers. Also, the book serves as additional reading material for both undergraduate and graduate students of pharma and agriculture in the world.
Plants for Soil Regeneration: An Illustrated Guide
by Sally Pinhey Margaret TebbsThis book is a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated colour guide to the plants which farmers, growers and gardeners can use to improve soil structure and restore fertility without the use and expense of agrichemicals. Information based on the latest research is given on how to use soil conditioning plants to avoid soil degradation, restore soil quality and help clean polluted land. There are 11 chapters: 1 to 6 cover soil health, nitrogen fixation, green manures and herbal leys, bacteria and other microorganisms, phytoremediators and soil mycorrhiza (plant-fungal symbiosis). Chapter 7 has plant illustrations, with climate range and soil types, along with their soil conditioning properties and each plant is presented with a comprehensive description opposite a detailed illustration, in full colour. Chapters 8 to 10 examine soil stabilisers, weeds and invasive plants, and hedges and trees and the final chapter, contains 5 case studies with the most recent data, followed by an appendix and glossary. The book allows the reader to identify the plants they need quickly and find the information necessary to begin implementation of soil regeneration.
Plants from Test Tubes: An Introduction to Micropropogation, 4th Edition
by Holly Scoggins Mark BridgenThirty years ago, in vitro propagation was a new technique for producing plants, and Lydiane Kyte’s Plants from Test Tubes became the standard work on the topic.The new fourth edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the many advances in science and technology, including the five accepted sequential stages of micropropagation. Ten new plants have been added. This in turn has greatly expanded the already extensive bibliography. Among the new topics that have been introduced or expanded on are embryo culture for breeding, somaclonal variation, anther culture, somatic embryogenesis, cryopreservation, and genetic engineering. More ornamental plant examples are given and many new illustrations provided, including a chronology of discoveries in micropropagation.
Plants in Alpine Regions
by Cornelius LützThis book brings together experts from different fields, who used a broad spectrum of methods to investigate the physiological and cellular adaptation of alpine plants from the tree line to the upper limits. Some articles link alpine plant physiology with physiological adaptations observed in polar plants. Tolerance against often high light intensities (including UV), cold or freezing temperatures, in addition to the need for fast tissue development, flowering, and propagation that is managed by alpine plants are to some extent underrepresented in recent research. This volume considers ice formation and winter conditions in alpine plants; the fate of cryophilic algae and microorganisms; cell structural adaptations; sexual reproduction in high altitudes; the physiology of photosynthesis, antioxidants, metabolites, carbon and nitrogen; and the influences of microclimate (temperatures at the plant level, heat tolerance), UV light, weather and ozone. Further information on life processes in alpine extreme environments may additionally yield new insights into the range of adaptation processes in lowland plants.
Plants in our World: Economic Botany
by Beryl Simpson Molly OgorzalyThis one-semester text is designed for an upper level botany course. Plants in our World emphasizes how people use plants; including fundamental information on morphology, anatomy, and taxonomy as a foundation of general botany. Now in full color, the fourth edition includes molecular data that has immensely altered the understanding of relationships among flowering plants and recently pinpointed the origin of numerous crops. Taxonomy of species has been updated to discuss the system of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group.
Plants of Central Asia - Plant Collection from China and Mongolia Vol. 13: Plumbaginaceae, Oleaceae, Buddlejaceae, Gentianaceae, Menyanthaceae, Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae
by V. I. GrubovThis volume deals with leadwort (Plumbaginaceae), olive (Oleaceae), butterfly-bush (Buddlejaceae), gentian (Gentianaceae), buck-bean (Menyanthaceae), dogbane (Apocynaceae) and milkweed (Asclepiadaceae) families. The book includes 4 plates and 5 maps of distribution ranges.
Plants of Central Asia - Plant Collection from China and Mongolia Vol. 14A: Compositae (Anthemideae)
by V. I. GrubovThis volume of the illustrated lists of plants of Central Asia (within the People?s Republics of China and Mongolia) treats the tribe Anthemideae of the largest family of Compositae. Many members of this tribe, specially wormwoods, tansy, Brachanthemum play the most important role in the vegetative cover of Central Asia as coenosis-forming agents (
Plants of Central Asia - Plant Collection from China and Mongolia, Vol. 4: Gramineae (Grasses)
by N. N. TzvelevThis volume focuses on the family Gramineae, which represents one of the largest and economically most important families of flowering plants. It constitutes a vast herbaria collection of 74 genera and 354 species of this family and covers 18 more species of grasses.
Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing, and Hallucinogenic Powers
by Christian Rätsch Albert Hofmann Richard Evans SchultesWorld-renowned anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist Christian Ratsch provides the latest scientific updates to this classic work on psychoactive flora by two eminent researchers. • Numerous new and rare color photographs complement the completely revised and updated text. • Explores the uses of hallucinogenic plants in shamanic rituals throughout the world. • Cross-referenced by plant, illness, preparation, season of collection, and chemical constituents. Three scientific titans join forces to completely revise the classic text on the ritual uses of psychoactive plants. They provide a fascinating testimony of these "plants of the gods," tracing their uses throughout the world and their significance in shaping culture and history. In the traditions of every culture, plants have been highly valued for their nourishing, healing, and transformative properties. The most powerful of those plants, which are known to transport the human mind into other dimensions of consciousness, have always been regarded as sacred. The authors detail the uses of hallucinogens in sacred shamanic rites while providing lucid explanations of the biochemistry of these plants and the cultural prayers, songs, and dances associated with them. The text is lavishly illustrated with 400 rare photographs of plants, people, ceremonies, and art related to the ritual use of the world's sacred psychoactive flora.
Plants on Islands: Diversity and Dynamics on a Continental Archipelago
by Martin L. CodyTwenty years of field work on islands off the west coast of Canada serve as the basis for this careful analysis of the biogeography (the science of the distribution of organisms) of plants on temperate continental islands.
Plants on Plants – The Biology of Vascular Epiphytes
by Gerhard ZotzThis book critically reviews advances in our understanding of the biology of vascular epiphytes since Andreas Schimper's 1888 seminal work. It addresses all aspects of their biology, from anatomy and physiology to ecology and evolution, in the context of general biological principles. By comparing epiphytes with non-epiphytes throughout, it offers a valuable resource for researchers in plant sciences and related disciplines. A particular strength is the identification of research areas that have not received the attention they deserve, with conservation being a case in point. Scientists have tended to study pristine systems, but global developments call for information on epiphytes in human-disturbed systems and the response of epiphytes to global climate change.
Plants on the Move
by Émilie VastA gorgeous, lyrical exploration of how seeds travel from plant to plant, take root, and grow. When you think of a plant, you don't think of how it moves. But the feathery seeds of the dandelion fly to other gardens, strawberry tendrils creep, and maple seeds spin. There are many different ways plants move, not only as they grow, but in their quest to reproduce: falling, clinging, floating, burrowing--even exploding!Fourteen plant journeys are chronicled, but more than sixty species are highlighed in Émilie Vast's fantastic and unique art style. Learn the scientific names for the different ways plants move.
Plants that Fight Cancer, Second Edition
by Spyridon E. Kintzios Maria G. Barberaki Evangelia A. FlampouriAn increasing amount of cancer research is being directed towards the investigation of plant-derived anticancer compounds, many of which have been used in traditional herbal treatments for centuries. Plants that Fight Cancer is an up-to-date, extensive review of plant genera and species with documented anti-tumor and anti-leukaemic properties. Following an overview of the disease and the diverse methods of therapy and clinical testing, the book provides a detailed examination of the plants whose compounds are currently used in conventional cancer treatment, the species which show the greatest potential as future candidates, and other species with established anticancer properties. The third section explores each of more than 150 terrestrial plant genera and species, with a review of their traditional uses, mythology, botany, active ingredients, and product applications, along with photographs and illustrations and an analysis of expected results and risks. The text closes with a discussion of algal extracts and isolated metabolites with anticancer activity, a summary of published research for each species, and chemical structures of the most important compounds.
Plants, Biotechnology and Agriculture
by Denis MurphyAt a time when the world's food supplies are increasingly unable to meet the needs of a burgeoning population, the subject matter of this book has never been more relevant. At the same time, there is significant diversity of opinion concerning the benefits and perceived dangers of the applications of biotechnology in food production. To help inform this debate, the aim of Plants, Biotechnology & Agriculture is to provide the reader with a comprehensive yet concise overview of plants as both biological organisms and useful resources for people to exploit. The first half of the book gives a basic overview of plant biology including how plants develop and respond to their environment, acting as a primer for those without a biology background and a refresher for students of plant biology and agriculture. These chapters set the scene for an outline of human exploitation of plants, from domestication to scientific manipulation. The complex technologies now being applied to improving crops are then described, guiding the reader through the extensive terminologies and jargon, using focus boxes to illustrate key processes and issues. The final two chapters address society's response to biotechnology, how these technologies are being modified in response to public concerns, and new technologies being developed to meet the challenges of rapid population growth, depletion of non-renewable resources and climate change.
Plants, People, and Culture: The Science of Ethnobotany
by Paul Alan Cox Michael J BalickIs it possible that plants have shaped the very trajectory of human cultures? Using riveting stories of fieldwork in remote villages, two of the world’s leading ethnobotanists argue that our past and our future are deeply intertwined with plants. Creating massive sea craft from plants, indigenous shipwrights spurred the navigation of the world’s oceans. Today, indigenous agricultural innovations continue to feed, clothe, and heal the world’s population. One out of four prescription drugs, for example, were discovered from plants used by traditional healers. Objects as common as baskets for winnowing or wooden boxes to store feathers were ornamented with traditional designs demonstrating the human ability to understand our environment and to perceive the cosmos. Throughout the world, the human body has been used as the ultimate canvas for plant-based adornment as well as indelible design using tattoo inks. Plants also garnered religious significance, both as offerings to the gods and as a doorway into the other world. Indigenous claims that plants themselves are sacred is leading to a startling reformulation of conservation. The authors argue that conservation goals can best be achieved by learning from, rather than opposing, indigenous peoples and their beliefs. KEY FEATURES • An engrossing narrative that invites the reader to personally engage with the relationship between plants, people, and culture • Full-color illustrations throughout—including many original photographs captured by the authors during fieldwork • New to this edition—"Plants That Harm," a chapter that examines the dangers of poisonous plants and the promise that their study holds for novel treatments for some of our most serious diseases, including Alzheimer’s and substance addiction • Additional readings at the end of each chapter to encourage further exploration • Boxed features on selected topics that offer further insight • Provocative questions to facilitate group discussion Designed for the college classroom as well as for lay readers, this update of Plants, People, and Culture entices the reader with firsthand stories of fieldwork, spectacular illustrations, and a deep respect for both indigenous peoples and the earth’s natural heritage.
Plants, Pollutants and Remediation
by Khalid Rehman Hakeem Münir Öztürk Muhammad Ashraf Ahmet Aksoy M. S. A. AhmadIn the era of current industrial and civil development, everyone is expressing a deep concern about the problem of environmental pollution. The majority of the global community has a vested interest in supporting and sustaining any move for the protection of environment. In the greater part of the last century it was the fast pace of industrialization, galloping demand for energy and reckless exploitation of natural resources that were mainly responsible for creating the problem of environmental pollution. In the current scenario, high illiteracy rates of the developing nations leads to increasing environmental pollution. When it comes to the hazards of environmental pollution, there is only a very thin dividing line between different countries. One pollutes and the other suffers-there are no eventual winners without significant changes globally. Pollution is posing serious threats to all kinds of diversities on earth in particular plants. The plant world is of vital importance for our planet. It is a worldwide priority aimed at better meeting the needs for food, livelihoods and nature. To meet the food demand of fast-growing population, global food production will have to be doubled. The sustainability of food production depends on the sustainability of plant resources and using tolerant varieties to augment food production. This volume therefore covers discussions on the recent developments in this connection and the emerging role of plants as indicators, remediation, and such related issues as biodiversity conservation and the effects of on edible plants. It reviews issues concerning the future of plant life. Taking cognizance of this, several experts from different parts of the globe have contributed from their experience and knowledge to the critical issues of "Environmental Pollution," and the "Role of Plants in this connection".
Plantwide Control
by Gade Pandu Rangaiah Vinay KariwalaThe use of control systems is necessary for safe and optimal operation of industrial processes in the presence of inevitable disturbances and uncertainties. Plant-wide control (PWC) involves the systems and strategies required to control an entire chemical plant consisting of many interacting unit operations. Over the past 30 years, many tools and methodologies have been developed to accommodate increasingly larger and more complex plants.This book provides a state-of-the-art of techniques for the design and evaluation of PWC systems. Various applications taken from chemical, petrochemical, biofuels and mineral processing industries are used to illustrate the use of these approaches. This book contains 20 chapters organized in the following sections:Overview and Industrial Perspective Tools and Heuristics Methodologies Applications Emerging Topics With contributions from the leading researchers and industrial practitioners on PWC design, this book is key reading for researchers, postgraduate students, and process control engineers interested in PWC.
Planung eines Wärmeübertragers: Ganzheitliche Aufgabenlösung bis zur Instandsetzung eines Rohrbündel-Wärmeübertragers
by Eberhard WegenerDieses praxisorientierte Lehrbuch für Ingenieurstudenten der höheren Semester gibt einen Überblick über die ganzheitliche und vertiefte Betrachtungsweise des Apparate Entwurfes. Wärmeübertragung/Wärmeübertrager sind elementare Bestandteile in den Studienrichtungen Verfahrenstechnik und Maschinenbau, aber auch angrenzenden Studienrichtungen. Für diese Studienfächer steht eine ausreichende Anzahl guter Fachliteratur zur Verfügung, die die Lehre bei der wärmetechnischen Auslegung, der Druckverlustberechnung und dem konstruktiven Entwurf unterstützt. Für darüber hinausgehende Themen steht wenig Zeit zur Verfügung oder sie sind nicht Inhalt des Lehrstoffes. Diese Begrenzung der Stoffvermittlung soll mit vorliegendem Fachbuch etwas gelockert werden und im Sinne einer ganzheitlichen Betrachtung den Studierenden einen kleinen Einblick in Themenkreise gewähren, die den Lebenslauf eines Wärmeübertragers charakterisieren. Anhand eines praktischen Beispiels werden nach der üblichen Auslegung des Apparates Grundlagen für den konstruktiven Entwurf diskutiert, die festigkeitsmäßige Bemessung der Bauteile behandelt und die Konstruktion vorgestellt. Anschließend erfolgt ein Überblick über die Fertigung und Montage des Wärmeübertragers und endet mit der Instandhaltung/Instandsetzung und ihren Problemen und Anforderungen. Neben der Anwendung von Wissen aus den Grundlagenfächern soll aber vor allem die Themenhandlung den Studierenden als Ergänzung zum Vorlesungsstoff dienen und ihren Gesichtskreis erweitern. Dadurch wird dieses Buch ein unverzichtbares Lehrbuch für alle Dozenten und Studenten höheren Semesters der Verfahrenstechnik, Maschinenbau, sowie für Ingenieure der Chemie, Maschinenbau und Verfahrenstechnik.
Planung und Gestaltung einer Positivfabrik als Beitrag für eine absolute Nachhaltigkeit (AutoUni – Schriftenreihe #162)
by Malte GeblerDas Konzept einer „Positivfabrik“ beschreibt die Vision, dass Fabriken und ihre Wertschöpfungsprozesse eine nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Biosphäre und in menschlichen Gesellschaften fördern. Positive Fabriken agieren daher als Impulsgeber für nachhaltige Lebensräume, indem sie Ökosysteme schützen, soziale Angebote bereitstellen und eine gemeinwohlorientierte wirtschaftliche Entwicklung unterstützen. Die Planung und Gestaltung einer Positivfabrik erfordert eine methodische und prozessuale Systematik, die der Autor strukturiert herleitet. Die inhaltliche Beschreibung des Prototyps einer Positivfabrik und die Konzeptanwendung verdeutlichen, wie eine Positivfabrik in der Praxis realisiert werden kann.
Plasma Assisted Combustion and Chemical Processing
by Yiguang Ju Andrey StarikovskiyPlasma Assisted Combustion and Chemical Processing provides an introduction to the opportunities of plasma-assisted combustion and chemical processing for green energy conversion using renewable electricity.Covering the fundamentals of combustion and plasma physics and chemistry, it details the mechanisms and technologies of plasma-enhanced combustion, chemical process, materials manufacturing and recycling, and pollutant control. Addressing future challenges and opportunities of plasma-assisted combustion and electrified green manufacturing, this book covers the state-of-art methods of modeling and diagnostic tools to optimize the process design.This book offers graduate students and researchers a comprehensive review of the fundamentals and research frontier in this emergent field.