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999			_c198125 _d198125
020			_a9781498704281
040			_cCUS
082			_a615.321 _bCOO/B
100			_aCooper, Raymond
245			_aBotanical miracles: chemistry of plants that changed the world/ _cRaymond Cooper and Jeffrey John Deakin
260			_bCRC Press, _c2016. _aBoca Raton:
300			_axix, 252 p. : _bill., maps ; _c24 cm.
505			_aIntroduction. Aims and purpose -- Importance and role of natural products -- Organic chemistry -- Medical marvels. Introduction -- Central America's humble potato! -- Europe solves a headache! : emergence of aspirin -- Attacking malaria : a South American treasure (but not gold) and a Chinese miracle -- A steroid in your garden -- Africa's gift to the world -- Saving the Pacific yew tree -- Modern miracles of foods and ancient grains. Introduction -- Rediscovering traditional grains of the Americas : chia and quinoa -- Foods of the Fertile Crescent : ancient wheat -- Asian staple : rice -- Chinese cordyceps : winter worm, summer grass -- Garlic and pungent smells -- Beverages. Introduction -- Tea : from legend to healthy obsession! -- Cocoa (cacao) : food of the gods -- Coffee : wake up and smell the aroma! -- Maca from the high Andes in South America -- Euphorics. Introduction -- Morphine : a two-edged sword -- Cannabis and marijuana -- Coca and cocaine -- Tobacco : a profound impact on the world -- Exotic potions, lotions and oils. Introduction -- A plant from the East Indies : camphor -- Biblical resins : frankincense and myrrh -- European lavender -- Global aloe -- Colorful chemistry : a natural palette of plant dyes and pigments. Introduction -- Our world of green plants : human survival -- Saffron and carotenoids : yellow and orange dyes -- Woad (Isatis tinctoria) and indigo -- Red dyes from henna, dyer's bugloss and madder -- Reversible colors in flowers, berries and fruit.
650			_aMedicinal plants
650			_aBotanical chemistry
650			_aOrganic Chemistry
700			_aDeakin, Jeffrey John
942			_cWB16