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Cinnamon and Cassia: The Genus Cinnamomum

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ISBN10: 041531755X
ISBN13: 9780415317559

Publisher: CRC Press

Price: $159.95
Pages: 384
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Publish date: December 2003

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The first and only comprehensive reference available on these spices Reviews botany, chemistry, cultivation, pharmacology, and toxicology Addresses economics, marketing, and applications Includes more than 750 references Provides ISI specifications Cinnamon and Cassia, the Spices of Life, together constitute one of the most widely used group of spices. A comprehensive volume, Cinnamon and Cassia: Genus Cinnamomum explores in detail Srilankan cinnamon, Chinese cassia, Indonesian cassia, Indian cassia, camphor, and also the important related and useful spices of Cinnamomum. The introductory chapter depicts the history of these spices, followed by a detailed analysis of botany and crop improvement that examines taxonomy, morphology, embryology, reproduction, and propagation. A chapter on chemistry details the unique composition of cinnamon and cassia, it precedes an explanation of crop management, harvesting, and processing of Srilankan cinnamon. This book points out that Vietnamese and Chinese cassia are the same, with differences only in harvesting and processing. It also includes chapters on Indian and Indonesian varieties of cassia, along with overviews of the camphor tree, and coverage of cinnamon and cassia pharmacology, toxicology, end uses, economics, and marketing. The volume concludes with an informative chapter on other economically useful species of Cinnamomum. Written by a panel of experts from throughout Asia, this volume is the only comprehensive monograph on these spices, benefiting those engaged in study, cultivation, marketing, processing, and product development.

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