Overview
Medicinal and aromatic crops (MACs) are high-value crops since the natural products obtained from them are low-volume high-value commodities that have numerous applications in various sectors such as the food, beverage, food supplement, flavor and fragrance, perfumery and cosmetics, pharmaceutical and aromatherapy industries. In addition, the plant biomass is used in the production of teas and medical applications in traditional and also modern medicines. MACs are important mainly because they contain plant secondary metabolites such as essential oils, alkaloids, glygosides, saponins, tannins, vitamins and other bioactives. Plant secondary metabolites are differentiated from plant primary metabolites of photosynthesis and respiration since they are directly involved in growth and development of plants. Some MACs are used as spices and culinary herbs since they contain mainly essential oils, and are used as tonic to the digestive system, appetite modification and othersystems and may facilitate nutrient uptake and utilization from various foods. A significant amount of MACs and their natural products have also demonstrated antimicrobial, antifungal and bactericidal activity and significant antioxidant capacity. In the past, MACs and their natural products have been used as a source for various medicines, in food and beverage production and in aroma products. Essentials of Medicinal and Aromatic Crops summarizes the current knowledge on medicinal and aromatic crops, including the agronomical practices of important MACs and their products, their beneficial effects and utilization of MAP and their products. The chapters provide a comprehensive guide to the most important and used medicinal and aromatic crops and their use in functional foods, nutraceuticals and as bioactives against various ailments, providing researchers, teachers, chemists, food scientists, agronomists and agroecologists in academia,industry and government a fully up to date singular source on this important topic.
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Author: Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq , Arwa Abdulkreem AL-Huqail , Muhammad Riaz , Umar Farooq Gohar
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Edition: 1st ed. 2023
ISBN: 9783031354021
ISBN 10: 3031354028
Pages: 1227
Publication Date: 11 October 2023
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Tissue Culture of Medicinal Plants Isha Fatima, Muhammad Akram, Hamid Mukhtar, Umar Farooq Gohar, Zahoor Ahmad Sajid, Uzma Hameed Chapter 2: Mentha Muhammad Akram, Muhammad Tayyab Akhtar, Fatima Akram, Umar Farooq Gohar Chapter 3: Amla Sadia Javed, Tooba Nasim, Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq Chapter 4: Belladonna Sadia Javed, Asmara Ahmad, Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash, Kanwal Rehman, Arwa A. AL-Huqail Chapter 5: Babchi Muhammad Azeem, Sadia Javed, Arwa A. AL-Huqail Chapter 6: Ashwagandha Sadia Javed, Ayesha Nazir, Arwa A. AL-Huqail Chapter 7: Cowhage Sana Aslam, Ayesha Rafiq, Matloob Ahmad, Syed Ali Raza Naqvi, Arwa A. AL-Huqail Chapter 8: Costus Sana Aslam, Matloob Ahmad, Salma Shahid, Ameer Fawad Zahoor, Arwa A. AL-Huqail Chapter 9: Coleus Sana Aslam, Matloob Ahmad, Maryam Shahid, Syed Ali Raza Naqvi, Arwa A. AL-Huqail Chapter 10: Cinchona Sana Aslam, Tooba Jabeen, Matloob Ahmad, Arwa A. AL-Huqail Chapter 11: Patchouli Muhammad Umar Ijaz, Ali Akbar, Sana Inam, Asma Ashraf, Muhammad Riaz Chapter 12: Black pepper Muhammad Umar Ijaz, Muhammad Faisal Hayat, Asma Ashraf, Ishrat Rahman Chapter 13: Wild Marigold Hammad Majeed, Tehreema Iftikhar, Syeda Shehwar Zahra, Muhammad Waheed,Mubashir Niaz, Samar Bashir, Faizah Altaf, Arwa A. AL-Huqail Chapter 14: Vanilla Tehreema Iftikhar, Hammad Majeed, Muhammad Waheed,Syeda Shehwar Zahra, Mubashir Niaz, Arwa A. AL-Huqail Chapter 15: Tuberose Tehreema Iftikhar, Hammad Majeed, Muhammad Waheed,Syeda Shehwar Zahra, Mubashir Niaz, Bushra Bilal,Muhammad Riaz Chapter 16: Thyme Tehreema Iftikhar, Hammad Majeed, Syeda Shehwar Zahra, Muhammad Waheed, Mubashir Niaz, Naheed Bano Chapter 17: Onion Sara Zafar, Nazia Aslam, Abida Kausar, Shagufta Perveen, Muhammad Riaz Chapter 18: Garlic Sara Zafar, Nazia Aslam, Shagufta Perveen, Naeem Iqbal, Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq Chapter 19: Fennel Sara Zafar, Muhammad Kamran Khan, Shagufta Perveen, Muhammad Iqbal,Arwa A. AL-Huqail Chapter 20: Henbane Sara Zafar, Khalid Sultan, Shagufta Perveen, Abida Parveen, Naeem Iqbal, Umar Farooq Gohar Chapter 21: Holy Thistle Shagufta Perveen, Khalid Sultan, Abida Parveen, Sara Zafar, Naeem Iqbal, Arwa A. AL-Huqail Chapter 22: Guggul Khalid Sultan, Shagufta Perveen, Sara Zafar, Abida Parveen, Naeem Iqbal, Arwa A. AL-Huqail Chapter 23: Glory Lily Khalid Sultan, Shagufta Perveen, Sara Zafar, Abida Parveen, Naeem Iqbal, Muhammad Riaz Chapter 24: Aniseed Huma Umbreen, Razia Noreen, Mahr Un Nisa, Umar Farooq Gohar Chapter 25: Sacred Basil Huma Umbreen, Kainat Khalid, Aqsa Khalid, Razia Noreen, Romina Alina Marc Chapter 26: Khus Sadia Zafar, Inam Mehdi Khan, Muhammad Muddasar, Rehman Iqbal, Umar Farooq Gohar Chapter 27: Isabgol Zainab Maqbool, Zubaida Yousaf, Arusa Aftab, Zainab Shahzadi, Umar Farooq Gohar Chapter 28: Kalonji Zainab Shahzadi, Zubaida Yousaf, Arusa Aftab, Mehwish Riaz, Shadma Wahab Chapter 29: Licorice Zainab Maqbool, Mahnoor Amir, Arifa Zereen , Ghufrana Abid, Shadma Wahab Chapter 30: Brahmi Hina Qaiser, Roheena Abdullah, Mehwish Iqtedar, Afshan Kaleem, Bayan Hussein Sajer Chapter 31: Buckwheat Hina Qaiser, Roheena Abdullah, Afshan Kaleem, Mehwish Iqtedar, Bayan Hussein Sajer Chapter 32: Tianma Laiba Ahmed, Maham Saeed, Khaqan Zia, Sahar Nazeer, Ayoub Rashid Ch., Shahzad Sharif, Saima Muzammil Chapter 33: Chili pepper Sahar Nazeer, Tayyaba Tur Rehman Afzal, Sana, Maham Saeed, Shahzad Sharif, Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq Chapter 34: Kewda Amna Rana, Shagufta Kamal, Ismat Bibi, Saima Rehman, Maryam Rehman, Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq Chapter 35: Jasmine Sheeza Shoukat, Shagufta Kamal, Ismat Bibi, Naheed Akhter, Saima Rehman, Mohammad Khalid Chapter 36: Opium poppy Muhammad Tahir Hayat, Uzma Hameed, Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq Chapter 37: Lavender Hammad Salahudin, Shagufta Kamal, Naheed Akhter, Ismat Bibi, Kanwal Rehman, Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash, Umar Farooq Gohar Chapter 38: Tulsi Abida Parveen, Shagufta Perveen, Farah Naz, Mobeen Amara Hassan, Muhammad Riaz Chapter 39: Chamomile Abida Parveen, Shagufta Perveen, Farah Naz, Mobeen Ahmad, Mohammad Khalid Chapter 40:Bhumyamalaki Misbah Hameed, Hafiza Nasreen Aslam, Romina Alina Marc,Marius Irimie Chapter 41: Moringa Shahzeena Arshad, Bazghah Sajjad, Arusa Aftab , Zubaida Yousaf, Modhi O. Alotaibi Chapter 42: Saffron Sana Javed , Samina Hanif, Arusa Aftab , Zubaida Yousaf, Marius Moga Chapter 43: Barbados Adeeba Mushtaq, Nayyab Naeem, Zubaida Yousaf, Arusa Aftab, Modhi O. Alotaibi Chapter 44: Tea Rabia Sabri, Mahwish Hussain, Shadma Wahab, Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq Chapter 45: Celery Mahwish Hussain, Rabia Sabri, Muhammad Riaz, Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq Chapter 46: Dioscorea Muhammad Zulqurnain Haider, Asia Shaheen, Saqib Mahmood, Aisha Tariq, Hira Rafique, Umar Farooq Gohar
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Dr. Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq is working in the Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization at University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan Dr. Arwa Abdulkreem AL-Huqail is a Distinguished Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, College of Science at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University in Saudi Arabia Dr. Muhammad Riaz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy at Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Sheringal in Pakistan Dr. Umar Farooq Gohar is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Government College University Lahore in Lahore, Pakistan
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