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Geranium and Pelargonium: The genera Geranium and Pelargonium
Geranium and Pelargonium
© 2002 Edited by Taylor & Francis
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© 2002 Edited by Taylor & Francis
Geranium and Pelargonium
The genera Geranium and Pelargonium
Edited by
Maria Lis-Balchin
South Bank University, London, UK
© 2002 Edited by Taylor & Francis
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Contents
Preface to the series
viii
1 General introduction
1
MARIA LIS-BALCHIN
PART 1
Geranium
3
2 History of nomenclature, usage and cultivation of Geranium and
Pelargonium species
5
MARIA LIS-BALCHIN
3 The taxonomy of Geranium species and cultivars, their origins
and growth in the wild
11
DIANA M. MILLER
4 Phytochemistry of the genus Geranium
20
JEFFREY B. HARBORNE AND CHRISTINE A. WILLIAMS
5 Cultivation and harvesting of Geranium macrorrhizum and
Geranium sanguineum for medicinal use in Bulgaria
30
TATYANA STOEVA
6 Essential oil of Geranium macrorrhizum L. production, extraction,
distillation and use
36
TATYANA STOEVA
7 Use of Geranium species extracts as herbal medicines
40
ELIZABETH M. WILLIAMSON
PART 2
Pelargonium
47
8 The taxonomy of Pelargonium species and cultivars, their
origins and growth in the wild
49
DIANA M. MILLER
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