Useful Herbs of Planet Earth

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This book is meant for teaching useful plants under the subject heading of Economic Botany . The most important useful herbs of the planet earth are explained in terms of their active chemical compounds and relevant properties. All the conventional topics such as Food plants, spices, timber etc have been revamped with the latest research inputs on those plants and the new features of these products. Herbal Cosmetics, Antioxidant therapy, Natural Dyes, perfumery and Aromatherapy, Biopesticides, Biofuel and Biofertilisers are added which will increase the acceptance of plant- based courses. In addition, in the beginning of each chapter, relevant chemistry of natural products is added which will explain the said actions in a meaningful way.

Part - 1.
YOUR FOOD
1.1. Nature of storage foods: Basic chemistry of Carbohydrates, Aminoacids and Proteins, Fats, Oils and Waxes and Vitamins
1.2. Cereals
1.3. Pulses
1.4. Oil/Wax Yielding Plants
1.5. Vegetables
1.6. Fruits and Nuts
1.7. Starches and Starch Products
2.1. Active principles of Spices and Beverages

Part - 2.
YOUR TASTE
2.2. Spices
2.3. Beverages
2.4. Sweetening Principles from Plants

Part - 3.
YOUR HEALTH
3.1. Drug Plants
3.1.a. Alkaloids and plants containing them
3.1.b. Triterpenoids and plants containing them
3.1.c. Phenolics and plants containing them
3.1.d. Minor Principles and plants containing them
3.2. Nutraceuticals
3.3. Antioxidant Therapy
3.4. Aromatherapy
3.5. Herbal veterinary medicine

Part - 4.
YOUR BEAUTY
4.1. Herbal Cosmetics
4.2. Volatile oils and perfumes
4.3. Natural Dyes
4.4 Fibres

Part - 5.
YOUR COMFORTS
5.1. Biopesticides
5.2. Biofertilisers
5.3. Biofuel
5.4. Narcotics, Fumitories and Masticatories
5.5. Rubber and Gutta
5.6. Gums and Mucilages
5.7. Resins
5.8. Tannins
5.9. Wood, Cork and Silvichemicals
5.10. Paper, Pulp and Cellulose Derivatives
References
A Glossary of Ethnobotanical Terms
Plant Taxa in which Name Changes Occurred