Medicinal Plants and Foods

• Tác giả: Gema Nieto
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-3039433988
• Thông tin xuất bản: Basel, Switzerland : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 electronic resource (165 p.)
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 233957
• Chủ đề: 1. Biology, life sciences; 2. Food & society; 3. Research & information: general

Tóm tắt

Medicinal plants or medicinal herbs have been identified and used since ancient times to improve the sensory characteristics of food. The main compounds found in plants correspond to four major biochemical classes: Polyphenols, terpenes, glycosides and alkaloids. Plants synthesize these compounds for a variety of purposes, including protection of the plant against fungi and bacteria, defense against insects and attraction of pollinators and dispersal agents to favor the dispersion of seeds and pollens.