Still considered the definitive work on medicinal herbs and their uses after two decades, the Handbook of Medicinal Herbs has undergone a long-anticipated revision. In the second edition, world-renowned ethnobotanist James A. Duke provides up-to-date data on over 800 of the world?? most important medicinal plant species. The book contains more species, phytochemicals, proven indications, folk i…
This book/disk Handbook provides introductory information about the most widely used instrumental techniques and methods used in analytical chemistry and helps the reader determine which technique is most appropriate for their needs. This book/disk Handbook consists of an introduction and seven sections, each addressing a major area of chemical analysis (separation techniques, optical spectrosc…
This handbook has been extensively updated and describes more than 8000 trade name and generic chemical additives that are used in food products. The Handbook includes direct additives, intentionally added to food to affect its quality, and indirect additives, those additives that might be expected to become part of a food as a result of production, processing, storage, or packaging. The food a…
This comprehensive work is a reference on cosmetic and personal care additives, designed for the use of professionals across the cosmetic and personal care industries. Choosing the right ingedients in the process of developing new products is a time-consuming task. The international choice of additives is often baffling; yet getting it right is crucial to a product's success. The reference is s…