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Laboratory instructions : wood chemistry. by North Carolina State University.School of Forest Resources.(CARDINAL)164893;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Laboratory manuals.; Wood; Botanical chemistry;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Summary statistics for selenium in vegetation calculated from U.S. Geological Survey data / by Harms, Thelma F.(CARDINAL)269570;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 9-11).
Subjects: Botanical chemistry.; Botany; Plants; Selenium.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The family flora and materia medica botanica : containing the botanical analysis, natural history and chemical and medical properties and uses of plants / by Good, Peter P.(Peter Peyto),1789?-1875.(CARDINAL)320383;
v. 1. no. 1-no. 48 -- v. 2. no. 49-no. 96.
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Botany, Medical.; Botany; Materia medica, Vegetable.; Botanical chemistry.; Herbs; Medicinal plants.; Herbal treatments.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The natural history of medicinal plants / by Sumner, Judith.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A brief history of medicinal botany -- Acquiring knowledge -- Medicinal plants in nature -- Toxins and cures -- Defensive strategies and plant chemistry -- Significant discoveries -- Zoopharmacognosy and botanical toxins -- Chemical prospecting and new plant medicines -- Protecting medicinal biodiversity and knowledge -- Herbal histories, considerations, and caveats.Wild and cultivated plants have provided humans with cures for thousands of years. Aspirin, for example, the most widely used drug in the Western pharmacopoeia, was first isolated from willows to treat fever, pain, and inflammation. Today it is synthesized in the laboratory, and its use as an anticoagulant eventually could overshadow its use as an analgesic. Other botanical medicines that became significant to human health and well-being are pain-relievers from opium and coca, muscle relaxants from curare, blood anticoagulants from sweet clover, anticancer alkaloids from Madagascar periwinkle and Pacific yew, tranquilizers from snakeroot, and oral contraceptives from molecular precursors in tropical yams.
Subjects: Botany, Medical.; Medicinal plants.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 12
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The chemistry of plants and insects : plants, bugs, and molecules / by Séquin, Margareta,author.(CARDINAL)895287;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Part 1. The plant perspectives. Plants attracting insects -- Plants that eat insects -- Plants' defense against insects -- Part 2. The insect perspective. Insects and their chemistry -- Insects feeding on plants -- Plant galls : protection and food for the young -- Insects that use plant defenses for their own protection -- Insects that provide protection for plants -- Part 3. Plants and insects : the human perspective. Human uses -- Plant-insect interactions and the human role."Specific organic compounds and intriguing chemistry determine whether insects are keen on feeding on plants or avoid certain plants altogether. Some insects have learned to use plant compounds as their own defences, and some plants use digestive processes to use insects as nutritional supplements. Plant-insect interactions are vital for our food supply, for pollination of orchards or detrimentally in insect infestations of crops, as well as in applications like silk production. This book benefits from Margareta Séquin's vast experience leading field trips and seminars to botanical gardens and nature reserves, and teaching chemistry to beginners. Organic chemistry is often seen as a challenging, sometimes abstract field. This book makes chemistry exciting and accessible for readers interested in a deeper understanding of the natural world."--
Subjects: Insect-plant relationships.; Insects; Plants; Chemistry, Organic.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Healthy soils for sustainable gardens / by Dunne, Niall.(CARDINAL)560446;
Includes bibliographical references (page 112) and index.Introduction / Niall Dunne -- The physical properties of soil / Stephanie Murphy -- Ecology of the soil / Sina Adl -- Soil fertility and the essential nutriants / Niall Dunne -- The nitrogen cycle / Craig Cogger -- Getting to know your soil / Ulrich Lorimer -- Conditioning your soil / Niall Dunne -- For peat's sake / Sarah Reichard -- Compost : homemade humus for healthy soils / Grace Gershuny -- Fertilizing your garden / Craig Cogger -- The magic of mulch / Janet Marinelli -- Soil care strategies / Niall Dunne, ... [et al.].
Subjects: Soil fertility.; Soil productivity.; Soil chemistry.; Soils;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Encyclopedia of herbs : a comprehensive reference to herbs of flavor and fragrance / by Tucker, Arthur O.(CARDINAL)520364; DeBaggio, Thomas,1942-(CARDINAL)386856; DeBaggio, Francesco.(CARDINAL)561079; Tucker, Arthur O.Big book of herbs.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Plant identification -- What's in a name? -- The flavors and fragrances of herbs -- How to maximize flavor and fragrance -- How to create the best growing conditions -- Container cultivation -- Propagation and planting -- Keeping herbs healthy -- The harvest -- Herb profiles."This meticulously researched compendium provides every aspect of growing, identifying, harvesting, preserving, and using more than 500 species of herbs. Thorough profiles provide a plant's botanical name and family, whether it is an annual or perennial, its height, hardiness, light requirements, water consumption, required soil type, and pH. The often fascinating history of the plant, the chemistry of its essential oils, and its culinary, landscape, and craft uses are also included, as is advice on how to propagate. For the first edition of their work, both authors received The Gertrude B. Foster Award for Excellence in Herbal Literature from the Herb Society of America. This new edition adds important species and includes updated nomenclature." --NHBS Environment Bookstore.
Subjects: Herbs.; Herb gardening.; Herbs;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The drunken botanist : the plants that create the world's great drinks / by Stewart, Amy.(CARDINAL)274771;
Includes bibliograohical references (pages 357-359) index.Pt. I. We explore the twin alchemical processes of fermentation and distillation, from which wine, beer, and spirits issue forth -- Pt. II. We then suffuse our creations with a wondrous assortment of nature's bounty -- Pt. III. At last we venture into the garden, where we encounter a seasonal array of botanical mixers and garnishes to be introduced to the cocktail in its final stage of preparation.Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley, tequila from agave, rum from sugarcane, bourbon from corn. Thirsty yet? In The Drunken Botanist, Amy Stewart explores the dizzying array of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi that humans have, through ingenuity, inspiration, and sheer desperation, contrived to transform into alcohol over the centuries. Of all the extraordinary and obscure plants that have been fermented and distilled, a few are dangerous, some are downright bizarre, and one is as ancient as dinosaurs—but each represents a unique cultural contribution to our global drinking traditions and our history. This fascinating concoction of biology, chemistry, history, etymology, and mixology--with more than fifty drink recipes and growing tips for gardeners--will make you the most popular guest at any cocktail party.
Subjects: Alcoholic beverages.; Cocktails.; Plants, Edible.; Plants, Useful.;
Available copies: 17 / Total copies: 24
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Most delicious poison : the story of nature's toxins--from spices to vices / by Whiteman, Noah,author.(CARDINAL)881003;
Deadly daisies -- Forests of phonolics and flavonoids -- Toxic, titillating, tumor-killing terpenoids -- Dogbane and digitalis -- Hijacked hormones -- Abiding alkaloids -- Caffeine and nicotine -- Devil's breath and silent death -- Opioid overlords -- The herbivore's dilemma -- The spice of life -- Nutbeg, tea, opium, and cinchona -- The future pharmacopoeia.""An evolutionary biologist tells the story of nature's toxins and why we are attracted--and addicted--to them, in this 'magisterial, fascinating, and gripping tour de force' (Neil Shubin). A deadly secret lurks within our spice racks, medicine cabinets, backyard gardens, and private stashes. Scratch beneath the surface of a coffee bean, a red pepper flake, a poppy seed, a mold spore, a foxglove leaf, a magic-mushroom cap, a marijuana bud, or an apple seed, and we find a bevy of strange chemicals. We use these to greet our days (caffeine), titillate our tongues (capsaicin), recover from surgery (opioids), cure infections (penicillin), mend our hearts (digoxin), bend our minds (psilocybin), calm our nerves (CBD), and even kill our enemies (cyanide). But why do plants and fungi produce such chemicals? And how did we come to use and abuse some of them? Based on cutting-edge science in the fields of evolution, chemistry, and neuroscience, Most Delicious Poison reveals: The origins of toxins produced by plants, mushrooms, microbes, and even some animals; The mechanisms that animals evolved to overcome them; How a co-evolutionary arms race made its way into the human experience; And much more. This perpetual chemical war not only drove the diversification of life on Earth, but also is intimately tied to our own successes and failures. You will never look at a houseplant, mushroom, fruit, vegetable, or even the past five hundred years of human history the same way again" --
Subjects: Botanical surveys.; Informational works.; Toxins; Human-plant relationships.;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 16
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The drunken botanist [sound recording] the plants that create the world's great drinks / by Stewart, Amy.(CARDINAL)274771; Marlo, Coleen.(CARDINAL)344816;
Read by Coleen Marlo.Every great drink starts with a plant. Sake began with a grain of rice. Scotch emerged from barley. Gin was born from a conifer shrub when a Dutch physician added oil of juniper to a clear spirit, believing that juniper berries would cure kidney disorders. This uncovers the enlightening botanical history and the science and chemistry of over 150 plants, flowers, trees, and fruits (and even one fungus).
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Alcoholic beverages.; Cocktails.; Plants, Edible.; Plants, Useful.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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