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This book discusses some aspects related to production (planting, harvesting and harvesting), primary processing (post-harvest conditioning operations for conservation and suitability for further processing into derivatives such as oils, extracts, active ingredients, etc.), secondary processing (packaging, packing and storage operations) and marketing, all through the analysis of market behavior in Colombia and the world. The purpose is to introduce the student to the basic aspects related to the growing industry of aromatic, medicinal and condimentary plants in Colombia. En este libro se discuten algunos aspectos relacionados con la producción (siembra, recolección y cosecha), la transformación primaria (operaciones de acondicionamiento poscosecha para su conservación y adecuación para su posterior transformación en derivados como aceites, extractos, principios activos, etc.), la transformación secundaria (operaciones de empacado, envase y almacenamiento) y la comercialización, todo ello a través del análisis del comportamiento del mercado en Colombia y el mundo. El propósito es introducir al estudiante en los aspectos básicos relacionados con la industria creciente de las plantas aromáticas, medicinales y condimentarias en Colombia.

Aromatic plants. --- Botanical drug industry. --- Botany. --- Medicinal plants. --- Phytotherapy.

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Marijuana industry --- Herb industry --- Cannabis industry --- Cannabis growing --- Belgium --- Juridical aspects --- Cannabis --- Kweken --- Botanical drug industry

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Medicinal plants. --- Drug plants --- Plants, Useful --- Botanical drug industry --- Botany, Medical --- Materia medica, Vegetable --- Psychotropic plants

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This beautifully illustrated, elegantly written textbook pairs the best research on the biochemical properties and physiological effects of medicinal plants with a fascinating history of their use throughout human civilization, revealing the influence of nature's pharmacopeia on art, war, conquest, and law. By chronicling the ways in which humans have cultivated plant species, extracted their active chemical ingredients, and investigated their effects on the body over time, Nature's Pharmacopeia also builds an unparalleled portrait of these special herbs as they transitioned from wild flora and botanical curiosities to commodities and potent drugs. The book opens with an overview of the use of medicinal plants in the traditional practices and indigenous belief systems of people in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and ancient Europe. It then connects medicinal plants to the growth of scientific medicine in the West. Subsequent chapters cover the regulation of drugs; the use of powerful plant chemicals-such as cocaine, nicotine, and caffeine-in various medical settings; and the application of biomedicine's intellectual frameworks to the manufacture of novel drugs from ancient treatments. Geared toward nonspecialists, this text fosters a deep appreciation of the complex chemistry and cultural resonance of herbal medicine, while suggesting how we may further tap the vast repositories of the world's herbal knowledge to create new pharmaceuticals.

Medicinal plants. --- Drug plants --- Plants, Useful --- Botanical drug industry --- Botany, Medical --- Materia medica, Vegetable --- Psychotropic plants

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Traditional medicine --- Aromatherapy --- Médecine traditionnelle --- Aromathérapie --- Medicinal plants --- Botany, Medical --- Botanical drug industry