Ravindran / Babu / Sivaraman Turmeric

The genus Curcuma
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-1-4200-0632-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 504 Seiten

Reihe: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles

For the last 6000 years turmeric has been used in Ayurvedic medicine to alleviate pain, balance digestion, purify body and mind, clear skin diseases, expel phlegm, and invigorate the blood. Nowadays, this plant has acquired great importance with its anti-aging, anti-cancer, anti-Altzheimer, antioxidant, and a variety of other medicinal properties. The need of the hour is to verify and validate the traditional uses by subjecting them to proper experimental studies. To do this effectively there needs to be a single comprehensive source of the knowledge to date. Turmeric: the genus Curcuma is the first comprehensive monographic treatment on turmeric. It covers all aspects of turmeric including botany, genetic resources, crop improvement, processing, biotechnology, pharmacology, medicinal and traditional uses, and its use as a spice and flavoring. Bringing together the premier experts in the field from India, Japan, UK, and USA, this book offers the most thorough examination of the cultivation, market trends, processing, and products as well as pharmacokinetic and medicinal properties of this highly regarded spice. While Ayurveda has known for millennia that turmeric cleanses the body, modern science has now discovered that it produces glutathione-s-transferase that detoxifies the body and therefore strengthens the liver, heart, and immune system. By comparing traditional uses with modern scientific discoveries, the text provides a complete view of the medicinal value and health benefits of turmeric. Heavily referenced with an exhaustive bibliography at the end of each chapter, the book collects and collates the currently available data on turmeric. Covering everything from cultivation to medicine, Turmeric: the Genus Curcuma serves as an invaluable reference for those involved with agriculture, marketing, processing or product development, and may function as a catalyst for future research into the health benefits and applications of turmeric.

Zielgruppe

Botanists, herbalists, food scientists, natural product chemists, pharmacognosists, crop scientists, pharmacologists, traders and processors

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ravindran, P. N.

Babu, K. Nirmal

Sivaraman, K.

Sivaraman, Kandaswamy

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Turmeric — The Golden Spice of Life, P.N. Ravindran
Botany and Crop Improvement of Turmeric, P.N. Ravindran, K. Nirmal Babu, and K.N. Shiva
Phytochemistry of the Genus Curcuma, L. Nahar and S. D. Sarker
Biotechnology of Turmeric and Related Species K. Nirma Babu, D. Minoo, S.P. Geetha  K. Praveen and V. Sumathi
Agronomy of Turmeric, K. Sivaraman
Diseases of Turmeric, N.P. Dohroo
Insect Pests of Turmeric, S. Devasahayam and K.M. Abdulla Koya
Post harvest Technology and Processing of Turmeric, K.V. Balakrishnan
Bioactivity of Turmeric, S. D. Sarker and L. Nahar
Curcumin — Biological and Medicinal Properties, B. B. Aggarwal, I. D. Bhatt, H. Ichikawa, K. S. Ahn, G. Sethi,
S. K. Sandur, C. Natarajan, N. Seeram, and S. Shishodia
Turmeric — Production, Marketing, and Economics, M.S. Madan
Turmeric in Traditional Medicine, R. Remadevi, E. Surendran, and T. Kimura
Turmeric as Spice and Flavorant, K.S. Premavalli
Other Economically Important Curcuma Species, J. Skornickova, T. Rehse, and M. Sabu
Turmeric Production — Constraints, Gaps, and Future Vision, P.A. Valsala and K.V. Peter
Epilogue
Index