Capsicum; The genus Capsicum (Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles, 34)
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"[This book] provides a scholarly, comprehensive review of one plant genus. … Extensively referenced. … Recommended for special agriculture libraries and academic libraries especially those with curricula in the areas of botany, chemistry, pharmacognosy, pharmacology, toxicology and agriculture." - E-Streams, Vol. 7, No. 5, May 2004
Book Description
Capsicum has been used since ancient times as a traditional medicine and a natural colorant. The medicinal properties of capsicum make it popular in both ayurvedic and homeopathic treatments. In Capsicum: The genus Capsicum, experts describe its ethnobotany, chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, cultivation, tissue culture and commercial uses. The book details the therapeutic applications of capsaicin, the pungent, principle component of capsicum, and its action on different biological systems. Examples, such as the use of capsaicin in the recent discovery of a "hot receptor," or pain sensor, in the human heart, are used to support capsaicin's growing therapeutic and industrial importance.
Capsicum; The genus Capsicum (Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles, 34)
Capsicum (Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles, 34),Amit Krishna De,CRC,0415299918,Agriculture - Agronomy,Alternative Medicine,Capsicum,Medical,Peppers,Pharmacy,Plants, Edible,Plants, Medicinal,Technology & Industrial Arts,Therapeutic use,Botany & plant sciences,Science / Botany
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