Pomegranates (eBook)

Ancient Roots to Modern Medicine

David Heber, Risa N. Schulman, Navindra P. Seeram (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: PDF

2006 | 1. Auflage
262 Seiten
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-1-4200-0986-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Discussing its biochemistry, as well as its history, many of the researchers responsible for initiating our newfound fascination with the pomegranate examine recent findings regarding the fruit's preventive potential against two of the major chronic diseases of aging, heart disease and cancer, detailing the location, action, and bioavailability of the phytochemicals found in the fruit's flesh, peels, and seeds. Pomegranates: Ancient Roots to Modern Medicine in providing the most complete and up-to-date review of literature on this polyphenol-rich fruit, also includes a substantial section on commercialization and another on plant growth and cultivation improvements.

---

While one may not find ancient studies that substantiate the pomegranate's curative and preventive qualities, the exalted status of this fruit goes back as far as the history of agriculture itself. Allusions to the pomegranate are readily found in the oldest cultures of the Indus Valley, ancient China, and classical Greece, as well as in the Old Te

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.7.2006
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• ISBN-10: 1-4200-0986-9 / 1420009869
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4200-0986-6 / 9781420009866