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Aromatic Plants

Basic and Applied Aspects

Editors:

  1. Nikos Margaris

    1. Laboratory of Ecology, University of Thessaloniki, Greece

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  2. Arthur Koedam

    1. Department of Pharmacognosy, State University of Leiden, The Netherlands

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  3. Despina Vokou

    1. Laboratory of Ecology, University of Thessaloniki, Greece

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Part of the book series: World Crops: Production, Utilization and Description (WCPU, volume 7)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Anatomy and Morphology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    3. Leaf Morphology of Thymus capitatus (Labiatae) by Scanning Electron Microscopy

      • A. Economou-Amilli, D. Vokou, K. Anagnostidis, N. S. Margaris
      Pages 13-24

    5. Pollen Morphology of the Genus Origanum L. and Allied Genera

      • S. Z. Husain, V. H. Heywood
      Pages 39-56

  3. Ecology and Distribution

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
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    2. Volatile Oils as Allelopathic Agents

      • D. Vokou, N. S. Margaris
      Pages 59-72

  5. Analysis and Composition

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175
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    2. 13C-NMR Analysis of Essential Oils

      • V. Formacek, K.-H. Kubeczka
      Pages 177-181
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About this book

The use of aromatic plants has been practised since ancient times as is evidenced by records of Chinese, Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek and Roman origin; recent findings in Pakistan prove that it goes as far back as 5000 years. Accordingly, the importance and value ascribed to them were always high. Either as a medicine, a foodstuff, a seasoning, a cosmetic or an element of religious rituals the aromatic plant was indispensable. It is not to be forgotten that desire tor the riches of India - spices among which - and the struggle to monopolize the trade of the latter con­ tributed to the opening of new sea routes, discovering of continents and altering the picture of the known world. With the advent of modern civilization, characterized by scientific and technological development which dIverted estimation and consumption towards artificial products, aromatic plants experienced a temporary de­ cline of use retaining, however, theIr importance In sectors such as the culinary art and cosmetics industry.
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Keywords

  • NMR
  • anatomy
  • arctic
  • aromatic
  • distribution
  • ecology
  • electron microscopy
  • influence
  • microscopy
  • morphology
  • pharmacology
  • plant
  • plants
  • structure
  • taxonomy
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Laboratory of Ecology, University of Thessaloniki, Greece

    Nikos Margaris, Despina Vokou

  • Department of Pharmacognosy, State University of Leiden, The Netherlands

    Arthur Koedam

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Aromatic Plants

  • Book Subtitle: Basic and Applied Aspects

  • Editors: Nikos Margaris, Arthur Koedam, Despina Vokou

  • Series Title: World Crops: Production, Utilization and Description

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7642-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, The Hague 1982

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-247-2720-9Due: 31 October 1982

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-7644-3Published: 03 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-7642-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 283

  • Topics: Food Science

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