Database of Phytochemical Constituents of Gras Herbs and Other Economic Plants

Book excerpt: Database of Phytochemical Constituents of GRAS Herbs and Other Economic Plants is a unique catalog that includes more than 15,000 phytochemical constituents from over 1,000 higher plant species. This volume covers all of the generally-recognized-as-safe (GRAS) herbs and at least 250 important food and medicinal plants. Each entry features the scientific name, one or more common names, a listing of phytochemical constituents, a single datum or range of quantitative data (wet-weight to dry-weight in parts per million), two-letter abbreviation identifying the plant part, and three-letter abbreviation(s) indicating the source(s) of the data. Using WordPerfectTM 5.1's macros and search program, you can find plants by species name or common name, author, element, or compound. With macros, you can print out all plants with a given element or compound, or you may want a listing of those plants that include quantitative data.