Description
Book SynopsisThis book has a broad scope and provides a comprehensive overview of the most up-to-date knowledge of the plant genus
Baccharis. The book is organized into four major topics encompassing the evolution, ecology, chemistry, as well as environmental and medical applications of the genus. This publication is a major reference for an audience of practising researchers, academics, PhD students, and other scientists in a wide-ranging collection of fields, from Sociology to Medicine to bioeconomy.
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Front Matter
Part I: Ecological and Evolutionary pathways
Front Matter
Chapter 1: The Ecological and Applied Potential of Baccharis
G. Wilson Fernandes, Yumi Oki and Milton Barbosa
Chapter 2: Baccharis: Diversity and Distribution
Gustavo Heiden
Chapter 3: The Evolution of Genetic Studies of Baccharis
Patrícia de Abreu Moreira, Heloiza Navarro de Novaes, G. Wilson Fernandes
Chapter 4: Intersexual Differences in Demography, Resource Investment, and Herbivory in Baccharis
Evelyn M. Frazier, Jhonathan O. Silva, Mário M. Espírito-Santo, Tatiana Cornelissen and G. Wilson Fernandes
Chapter 5: Multitrophic and Indirect Interactions in the Baccharis dracunculifolia System
Milton Barbosa, Graziella França Monteiro and G. Wilson Fernandes
Chapter 6: Endophytic Fungi of Baccharis
Yumi Oki, Lucas Arantes-Garcia, Renata Maia, Michel Stórquio Belmiro, Isabela Maria Nascimento, Ary Correa Junior, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes
Chapter 7: Baccharis as Nurse Plants
Ramón Perea, Marta Peláez and G. Wilson Fernandes
Chapter 8: Biological Invasion by Baccharis
Adrián Lázaro-Lobo, Gary N. Ervin, Lidia Caño and F. Dane Panetta
Part II: Structure and Chemistry of Baccharis
Front Matter
Chapter 9: Morpho-anatomical Characteristics of Species of Baccharis
Jane Manfron Budel, Paulo Vitor Farago, Ikhlas Ahmed Khan and Vijayasankar Raman
Chapter 10: Essential Oils of Baccharis: Chemical Composition and Biological Activities
Jane Manfron Budel, Vijayasankar Raman, Ikhlas Ahmed Khan and Paulo Vitor Farago
Chapter 11: Flavonoids of Baccharis
Simone dos Santos Grecco, Deborah Pelosi Sessa and João Henrique Ghilardi Lago
Chapter 12: Chemistry and Biological Activities of Phenolic Compounds from Baccharis Genus
Jairo Kenupp Bastos and Caroline Arruda
Chapter 13: Baccharis Terpenoid Compounds
Sérgio Ricardo Ambrósio, Mário Ferreira Conceição Santos, Larissa Costa Oliveira, Ana Lúcia Bassi, Jairo Kenupp Bastos, and Rodrigo Cassio Sola Veneziani
Chapter 14: Macrocyclic Trichothecenes of Baccharis
Alessandra Caroline Montes Frade, Maria Beatriz de Oliveira Rabelo, Priscilla Rodrigues Valadares Campana, Rodrigo Maia de Pádua and Fernão Castro Braga
Chapter 15: Livestock Intoxication by Baccharis
Claudio S. L. Barros and Bruce B. Jarvis
Part III: Baccharis: Applications and Innovations
Front Matter
Chapter 16: An Overview of the Cultural and Popular Use of Baccharis
Mara Rejane Ritter, Anderson Luiz Christ, Aline de Mello Zevieski and Marina Fülber
Chapter 17: CPQBA 1: First Cultivar Registered and Protected From a Brazilian Medicinal Plant
Ilio Montanari Jr
Chapter 18: Perspectives of Baccharis Secondary Metabolites as Sources for New Anticancer Drug Candidates
Christiane Contigli, Elaine Maria de Souza-Fagundes, Warne Pedro de Andrade, Jacqueline Aparecida Takahashi, Yumi Oki and Geraldo Wilson Fernandes
Chapter 19: Innovation and Knowledge of Prospective Studies on the Genus Baccharis
Mariana Bonifácio Amancio, Yumi Oki, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Carla Rago, Aristóteles Góes-Neto, Vasco Ariston de Carvalho Azevedo
Part IV: Propolis of Baccharis
Chapter 20: Chemical Constituents and Antioxidant Properties of Green Propolis
Shigenori Kumazawa
Chapter 21: Possible Role of Propolis-derived Components in the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity and Diabetes
Takanori Tsuda
Chapter 22: Effects of the Green Propolis on the Immune Response
José Maurício Sforcin and Marco Biagi
Chapter 23: From Innovation to Market: an Analysis of the Propolis Production Chain
Frederico Ivair Santiago de Oliveira, Yumi Oki, Fernando M. Resende, Patrícia Angrisano, Dian Carlos Pinheiro Rosa, Lucas Arantes-Garcia, G. Wilson Fernandes
