Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the Middle-East [Paperback]

The current volume, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the Middle-East brings together chapters on selected, unique medicinal plants of this region, known to man since biblical times. Written by leading researchers and scientists, this volume covers both domesticated crops and wild plants with great potential for cultivation. Some of these plants are well-known medicinally, such as opium poppy and khat, while others such as apharsemon and citron have both ritual and medicinal uses. All have specific and valuable uses in modern society. As such, it is an important contribution to the growing field of medicinal and aromatic plants. This volume is intended to bring the latest research to the attention of the broad range of botanists, ethnopharmacists, biochemists, plant and animal physiologists and others who will benefit from the information gathered therein.? Plants know no political boundaries, and bringing specific folklore to general medical awareness can only be for the benefit of all.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Medicinal Plants in Ancient Traditions; Z. Yaniv
Chapter 2: Wild Edible Plants in Israel Tradition versus Cultivation; U. Mayer-Chissick
Chapter 3: Ethnobotany among Bedouin tribes in the Middle-East; A .Abu-Rabia
Chapter 4: Endemic Aromatic Medicinal Plants in the Holy Land Vicinity;?N. Dudai and Z. Yaniv
Chapter 5: Capparis spinosa -?The Plant on the Wall; M. Faran
Chapter 6: Apharsemon, Myrrh and Olibanum: Ancient Medical Plants; S. Ben-Yehoshua and L.O. Hanus
Chapter 7: Sarcopoterium spinosum; Z. Henkin, T. Rosenzweig and Z. Yaniv Bachrach
Chapter 8: Traditional uses of Pistacia lentiscus in Veterinary and Human Medicine; S. Landau, H. Muklada, A. Marcovics and H. Azaizeh
Chapter 9: Farming Amphetamines: Khat (Catha edulis Forsk) a Traditional Plant with?Mild StilÃq