The Encyclopedia of Herbs and Spices provides comprehensive coverage of the taxonomy, botany, chemistry, functional properties, medicinal uses, culinary uses and safety issues relating to over 250 species of herbs and spices. These herbs and spices constitute an important agricultural commodity; many are traded globally and are indispensable for pharmaceuticals, flavouring foods and beverages, and in the perfumery and cosmetic industries. More recently, they are increasingly being identified as having high nutraceutical potential and important value in human healthcare. This encyclopedia is an excellent resource for researchers, students, growers and manufacturers, in the fields of horticulture, agriculture, botany, crop sciences, food science and pharmacognosy.

Chinese Herbs Listed in “Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons. Chinese Medicine Board of Australia (CMBA) issued the " Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons." on Chinese herbal medicine in Australia in September 2012. The list of toxic Chinese herbal medicines banned in Australia is more than 120 kinds of Chinese herbal medicines. The toxic types of toxic Chinese herbal medicines banned in Australia are summarized as follows: Chinese herbal medicine containing Strychnine 2 Chinese herbal medicine containing Podophyllum 3 Chinese herbal medicine containing Morphine Alkaloid 3 Chinese herbal medicine containing Abrus Precatorius 5 Chinese herbal medicine containing Mycotoxins 5 Chinese herbal medicine containing Neurotoxicity 7 Chinese herbal medicine containing Hyoscyamine 9 Chinese herbal medicine containing Aconitine 12 Chinese herbal medicine containing Digitoxigenin 16 Chinese herbal medicine containing Aristolochia Contorta 18 Chinese herbal medicine containing Other Toxic Alkaloid 20 Chinese herbal medicine containing HPAs 23

Internationally acclaimed star chef Rodolfo Guzmán of Boragó introduces the exciting world of high-end Chilean gastronomy. "It isn't every day that a restaurant knocks your socks off, but Boragó managed it with ease." —Financial Times Chef Rodolfo Guzmán serves a dynamic, wildly imaginative tasting menu at his acclaimed Santiago restaurant Boragó, using only native Chilean ingredients – often reinventing his courses mid-service. The book combines his fascinating narratives about Chilean geography and ingredients, his never-before-published notebook sketches of dishes and creative processes, and gorgeous landscape and food photographs that introduce readers to the distinctive pleasures of Chilean culture and cuisine. This is rounded off by Guzmán's selection of 100 savoury and sweet recipes exclusively chosen from the menu at Boragó.

This edited book is a comprehensive compilation highlighting sources of biostimulants, their production, influence on plant growth and development, and regulatory status of plant biostimulants for better understanding and opening new vistas for future research. Biostimulants, the biological formulations are known to meliorate the plants growth and vigour, improve nutritional efficiency along with maintaining their well-being mainly via providing protection against a wide range of infections. Both horticultural as well as agricultural crops involve the utilization of the biostimulants. Fulvic and humic acids, nitrogen-containing compounds, protein hydrolysates, favourable bacteria and fungi, and extracts of seaweed are the chief active components of these. The major driving force for these materials is the organic farming industry and demand for sustainable crop production. This book will be of great interest to researchers, teachers, climate change scientists, capacity builders, and policy makers. Moreover, this book does the work of a supplementary reading for students in various fields such as agriculture, soil science, ecology, environmental science and forestry at undergraduate as well as graduate level. This will be a gainful read for national and international agricultural scientists and the policy makers. • Elaborates on biostimulants induced influence of plant growth and development • Covers all aspects of biostimulants sources and its role in plant life in detail • Discusses evidence based approach in biostimulants sources and its useful applications in plants

Appendix 3, 1890 contains Index to Kew reports, covering 1862-82.