Chamomile

Industrial Profiles
Herausgeber: Franke, Rolf; Schilcher, Heinz

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For over 2000 years, preparations of chamomile flowers have counted among the medicinal treasures of many cultural groups. This book provides an interdisciplinary inventory of the scientific level of knowledge about German chamomile as well as Roman chamomile, the two types of chamomile most produced. It includes information for pharmacists and the pharmaceutical industry about chamomile preparations and essential chamomile oil. Physicians and toxicologists will find detailed descriptions of the latest experimental studies and the use of chamomile preparations in traditional and therapeutic uses. It also includes the latest information of use to growers and pharmaceutical entrepreneurs.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor and Francis
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 175mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9780367392802
• ISBN-10: 0367392801
• Artikelnr.: 57783167

Autorenporträt

Rolf Franke, Heinz Schilcher

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Legal Situation of German Chamomile. Plant Sources. Active
Chemical Constituents of Matricaria Chamomilla L. Syn. Chamomilla Recutita
(L.) Rauschert. Cultivation. Abiotic and Biotic Stress Affecting the Common
Chamomile. Raw Plant Material and Postharvest Technology. Processing of Raw
Material. Storage of the Dry Drug. Chemical Analysis of the Active
Principles of Chamomile. Pharmacology and Toxicology. Traditional Use and
Therapeutic Indications.