Thyme (eBook, ePUB)

The Genus Thymus
Redaktion: Stahl-Biskup, Elisabeth; Saez, Francisco

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The genus Thymus consists of about 350 species of perennial, aromatic herbs and subshrubs native to Europe and North Africa. Various types of thyme are used all over the globe as condiments, ornamentals and sources of essential oil. Thyme oil (distilled from its leaves) is among the world's top ten essential oils, displaying antibacterial, antimyco

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134452163
• Artikelnr.: 57541471

Autorenporträt

Elisabeth Stahl-Biskup, Francisco Sáez

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the series
Preface
List of contributors
1 The history
botany and taxonomy of the genus Thymus
2 Population structure and the spatial dynamics of genetic polymorphism in thyme
3 Essential oil chemistry of the genus Thymus - a global view
4 Essential oil polymorphism in the genus Thymus
5 Flavonoids and further polyphenols in the genus Thymus
6 Field culture
in vitro culture and selection of Thymus
7 Harvesting and post-harvest handling in the genus Thymus
8 Thyme - processing of raw plant material
9 The Genus Thymus as a source of commercial products
10 The medicinal and non-medicinal uses of thyme
11 Thyme as a herbal drug - pharmacopoeias and other product characteristics
Index