The series of books on the biotechnology of Medicinal and Aromatic
Plants provides a survey of the literature, focusing on recent
information and the state of the art in tissue culture and the in vitro
production of secondary metabolites. This book, Medicinal and Aromatic
Plants VII, like the previous six volumes published in 1988, 1989, 1991,
1993 and 1994, is unique in its approach. It comprises 28 chapters
dealing with the distribu- tion, importance, conventional propagation,
micro propagation, tissue culture studies, and the in vitro production
of important medicinal and pharmaceutical compounds in various species
of Aesculus, Althaea, Baptisia, Berberis, Beta, Bowiea, Camp to theca,
Chrysanthellum, Citrus, Claviceps, Coleonema, Dianthus, Dunaliella,
Epimedium, Euphorbia, Forsythia, Gomphrena, Larix, Lobelia, Medicago,
Papaver, Phytolacca, Pueraria, Santalum, Santolina, Sapium, Tabebuia,
and Tripterygium. This book is tailored to the needs of advanced
students, teachers, and research scientists in the field of pharmacy,
plant tissue culture, phytochemistry, biochemical engineering, and plant
biotechnology in general. New Delhi, July 1994 Professor Y. P. S. BAJAJ
Series Editor Contents I Aesculus hippocastanum L. (Horse Chestnut): In
Vitro Culture and Production of Aescin P. GASTALDO, A. M. CAVIGLIA, and
P. PROFUMO (With 7 Figures) 1 General Account . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 2 In Vitro Culture Studies . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 Summary and Conclusions . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . 10 4 Protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 II Althaea officinalis L.
(Marshmallow): In Vitro Culture and the Production of Biologically
Active Compounds I. IONKovA and A. W. ALFERMANN (With 10 Figures) 1
General Account. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . .
. 2 Biotechnological Approaches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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