Sesame
The genus Sesamum
1st Edition
Published on 14. October 2010
Book
Hardback
556 pages
978-0-8493-3538-9 (ISBN)
Description
The first comprehensive review of sesame and its close relative, Sesame: the genus Sesamum covers ethnographic data, modern use, linguistic analysis of sesame names from around the world, market size, export and import data, geographical sources, use in the food and cosmetic industries, and much more. The book includes a historical review of the genus Sesamum that reveals its place in present-day traditions and cultivation in Africa and Asia. Expanding coverage from archaeological and anthropological literature from India, Mesopotamia, and Egypt, this ethnobotanical monograph draws on folk sources, reviews the phytochemistry of Sesamum, and presents extensive references.
Reviews / Votes
"This work will long stand as the standard reference on the subject, and one can only wish Professor Bedigian every success in seeing to completion her taxonomic revision of the genus."-Neil A. Harriman, Biology Department, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
"It has been a life-long goal of Dr. Bedigian to assemble this extraordinary compilation (26 chapters, 36 contributors) defining all aspects of sesame, "a wonderful, but mysterious, plant that has had many uses throughout human agricultural history." This is not a compilation of prior information, but includes new data on traditional medicinal uses, historic documents, and the latest laboratory studies involving medicinal and aromatic constituents of sesame."
-Walter H. Lewis, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA in Economic Botany "This work will long stand as the standard reference on the subject, and one can only wish Professor Bedigian every success in seeing to completion her taxonomic revision of the genus."
-Neil A. Harriman, Biology Department, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
"It has been a life-long goal of Dr. Bedigian to assemble this extraordinary compilation (26 chapters, 36 contributors) defining all aspects of sesame, "a wonderful, but mysterious, plant that has had many uses throughout human agricultural history." This is not a compilation of prior information, but includes new data on traditional medicinal uses, historic documents, and the latest laboratory studies involving medicinal and aromatic constituents of sesame."
-Walter H. Lewis, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA in Economic Botany
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bosa Roca
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional
Illustrations
163 s/w Abbildungen, 52 s/w Tabellen
52 Tables, black and white; 163 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
1231 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8493-3538-9 (9780849335389)
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Person
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, USA BPharm, BSc (Chem), PhD (London), FRPharmS, Reader and Head of Pharmacognosy (retired),School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, UK
Content
General Introduction to the Sesame Crop. Taxonomy of the genus Sesamum. Phytochemistry of the lignans Sesamin and Sesamolin. Role in Nutrition and Healing. Industrial Profile. Cultivation of Sesame. Domestication. History of Usage of Sesame. Modern Use, Ethnographic Data and Folklore, Examples from Asia. Modern Use, Ethnobotany in Africa. Linguistic Analysis of Sesame Names in Africa and Asia.