Description
Cinnamon and Cassia, the "Spices of Life", together constitute one of the most widely used group of spices. A comprehensive volume, Cinnamon and Cassia: Genus Cinnamomum explores in detail Srilankan cinnamon, Chinese cassia, Indonesian cassia, Indian cassia, camphor, and also the important related and useful spices of Cinnamomum.
The introdu
Table of Contents
Introduction. Botany and crop improvement of cinnamon and cassia. Chemistry of cinnamon and cassia. Cultivation and management of cinnamon. Harvesting, processing, products and quality assessment of cinnamon. Chinese cassia. Indonesian cassia (Indonesian cinnamon). Indian cassia. Camphor tree Cinnamomum camphora. Pests and diseases of cinnamon and cassia. Pharmacology and toxicology of cinnamon and cassia. Economics and marketing of cinnamon and cassia. End uses of cinnamon. Cinnamon and cassia, the future vision. Other useful species of Cinnamomum.
