Release Date: 27 September, 2002
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From Book News, Inc.
Several dozen contributors present updated information on kudzu (Pueraria lobata) and its relatives, a group of economically important plants native to Asia. The volume's 17 chapters address the science, history, chemistry, pharmacology, clinical applications, industrial applications, and socio-cultural aspects, as well as the recent interest in phytomedicines, herb-based dietary supplements and health care products, and recent discoveries of new medical properties of Pueraria. Suitable for students, educators, medical practitioners, policymakers, and researchers in botany, ethnobotany, phytochemistry, and the various disciplines of biological, chemical, and medical sciences. Also of likely interest to southeastern US researchers hoping to make the best of a wildly invasive regional pest by developing its commercial uses.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Description
Pueraria has been woven in Asian societies for more than two millennia, having been used in cooking, weaving, decorating and treating human ailments. It was not until 1876 when Pueraria lobata was brought to Philadelphia from Japan, that plants of the genus Pueraria were introduced to the USA. However, before long, its excellent nutritional value, remarkable hardiness and growing rate, and elaborate root system raised it to prominence in the fodder and fertilizer industry, and in soil conservation programs throughout the south. But recent ingenious research efforts may yet again turn this robust plant into a valuable cash crop for US farmers.
This is the first book of its kind to be published on this medicinal and industrial plant genus. It has been assembled with a broad and diverse readership in mind, including students, educators and prevention and treatment practitioners as well as research scientists from a broad range of disciplines. This comprehensive book contains a concise description of the age-old knowledge, as well as authoritative scientific information that parallels the rapid increase in our scientific understanding of Pueraria.
About the Author
Wing Ming Keung is with Harvard Medical School in USA Rating
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