Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the Middle-East
Plants have been known and cultivated for their therapeutic properties in the Middle-East throughout recorded history and most likely – beyond that. With the progress of science, they continue to be cultivated and collected for both traditional and innova
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Zohara Yaniv Nativ Dudai Editors
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the Middle-East
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World Volume 2
Series Editor Ákos Máthé University of West Hungary Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11192
Zohara Yaniv • Nativ Dudai Editors
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the Middle-East
Editors Zohara Yaniv Department of Plant Introduction and Seed Research Institute of Plant Sciences Agricultural Research Organisation Bet-Dagan, Israel
Nativ Dudai The Aromatic, Medicinal and Spice Crops Unit Newe Ya’ar Research Centre Agricultural Research Organization Ramat Yishay, Israel
ISSN 2352-6831 ISSN 2352-684X (electronic) ISBN 978-94-017-9275-2 ISBN 978-94-017-9276-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9276-9 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014949857 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
The use of medicinal plants as recognized therapies in modern health care has been increasing over the past three decades. Treatments that were considered “old wives tales” have been found to have underlying biochemical and even epigenetic f
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