Echinacea : the genus Echinacea / edited by Sandra Carol Miller, assistant editor, He-ci Yu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Miller, Sandra Carol.

Yu, He-Ci.

Series:

Medicinal and aromatic plants--industrial profiles ; v. 39.

Medicinal and aromatic plants--industrial profiles ; v. 39

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Echinacea (Plants).

Echinacea (Plants)--Therapeutic use.

Physical Description:

276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, [2004]

Contents:

Section I The Genus Echinacea: Taxonomy and Genetics 1

Chapter 1 Taxonomic History and Revision of the Genus Echinacea / Shannon E. Binns, John T. Arnason, Bernard R. Baum 3

Chapter 2 A Review of Preliminary Echinacea Genetics and the Future Potential of Genomics / Kathleen A. McKeown 13

Section II Cultivation of Genus Echinacea 21

Chapter 3 In Vitro Culture of Echinacea Species / Pamela S. Coker, N. Dwight Camper 23

Chapter 4 Cultivation in Europe / Bertalan Galambosi 29

Section III The Chemistry of Genus Echinacea 53

Chapter 5 Phytochemistry of the Genus Echinacea / Jeffrey B. Harborne, Christine A. Williams 55

Chapter 6 The Chemistry of Antioxidant Constituents of Echinacea / Chun Hu, David D. Kitts, Jerzy Zawistowski 73

Section IV Analytical Evaluation in Genus Echinacea 91

Chapter 7 Analytical Profiles of Echinacea Species / Piergiorgio Pietta, Pierluigi Mauri, Nicola Fuzzati 93

Chapter 8 Factors Affecting Echinacea Quality: Agronomy and Processing / Nigel B. Perry, Ronald B.H. Wills, Douglas L. Stuart 111

Chapter 9 Popularity, Diversity, and Quality of Echinacea / He-ci Yu, Matti Kaarlas 127

Section V In Vivo and in Vitro Experimental Evidence for the Immuno-Enhancing Activity of Echinacea Species 151

Chapter 10 Echinacea in Vivo: A Prophylactic Agent in Normal Mice and a Therapeutic Agent in Leukemic Mice / Sandra C. Miller 153

Chapter 11 Effect of Echinacea on Cells Involved in Disease Defense / Helena Sestakova, Bohumil Turek 163

Chapter 12 In Vitro Immunopharmacology of Echinacea / Joseph A. Rininger, Kerry Ringer, Mark Savarese 169

Chapter 13 Bioassays of Echinacea Extracts and Commercial Products / Pamela S. Coker, N. Dwight Camper 181

Section VI Clinical Assessment of the Medicinal Use of Echinacea Species Products: Positive Effects and Contraindications 201

Chapter 14 Echinacea: Quality, Uses, and Immunomodulating Activity from a Phytotherapist's Perspective / Kerry Bone 203

Chapter 15 The Use of Echinacea in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Critical Review / Moumita Sarkar, Gideon Koren 215

Chapter 16 Two Immunoenhancers Are Not Better than One / Sandra C. Miller 221

Chapter 17 Adverse Reactions Associated with Echinacea and Other Asteraceae / Raymond J. Mullins, Robert Heddle 233

Chapter 18 The Efficacy of Echinacea Tea / Elise B. Lindenmuth, G. Frank Lindenmuth 245

Section VII The Use of Echinacea Products in Veterinary Practice 253

Chapter 19 Veterinary Applications of Echinacea Species: Research in Horses, Cattle, Poultry, and Swine / Wendy Pearson 255.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415288282

OCLC:

53896674