Sesame

The Genus Sesamum
Herausgeber: Bedigian, Dorothea

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Expanding coverage from archaeological and anthropological literature from India, Mesopotamia, and Egypt, this ethnobotanical monograph reviews historic and current cultivation of sesame in Africa and Asia, examines the phytochemistry of Sesamum, and offers extensive references. The first comprehensive review of sesame and its close relative, Sesame: the genus Sesamum considers ethnographic data, geographical sources, modern use in the food and cosmetic industries, market size, export and import data, and much more, including a linguistic analysis of sesame names from around the world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor and Francis
• Seitenzahl: 556
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1175g
• ISBN-13: 9780849335389
• ISBN-10: 0849335388
• Artikelnr.: 21901052

Autorenporträt

Dorothea Bedigian

Inhaltsangabe

General Introduction to the Sesame Crop. Taxonomy of the genus Sesamum.
Phytochemistry of the lignans Sesamin and Sesamolin. Role in Nutrition and
Healing. Industrial Profile. Cultivation of Sesame. Domestication. History
of Usage of Sesame. Modern Use, Ethnographic Data and Folklore, Examples
from Asia. Modern Use, Ethnobotany in Africa. Linguistic Analysis of Sesame
Names in Africa and Asia.