Edible Medicinal And Nonmedicinal Plants

This book continues as volume 5 of a multi-compendium on Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. It covers edible fruits/seeds used fresh, cooked or processed into other by-products, or as vegetables, cereals, spices, stimulant, edible oils and beverages. It covers selected species from the following families: Apiaceae, Brassicaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Cunoniaceae, Lythraceae, Papaveraceae, Poaceae, Polygalaceae, Polygonaceae, Proteaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rhamnaceae, Rubiaceae, Salicaceae, Santalaceae, Xanthorrhoeaceae and Zingiberaceae.

Authors: Lim, T. K.
100 coloured illustrations in this volume
Referenced up-to-date-information on nutritive and medicinal properties, and other non-edible uses
Botanical description and common and vernacular names to help in plant identification
Medical and scientific glossaries