The History of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. Pro- ceedings of the Second International Congress, Alexandria (Egypt), De- cember 15th to 19th, 1980. 1982. 9 pls. 7 figs. 216 p. gr8vo. Cloth.

Contents (partly): Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in History, HakimMohammed Said/ The Ammi Majus Plant, Salah Ramadan/ The Antarabism inthe Plant-Lore of the 16th Century, Peter Dilg/ Antidiabetic Herbs inHistory, Samir Yahia El-Gammal/ Back to Medicinal Plants Therapy, AhmedAli Aboolenein/ Cane Sugar, Acetone-Butanol Production Using ClostridiumAcetobutylicum by Anaerobic Fermentation of Egyptian Molasses, MohamedYassein Mohamed/ Cereals in Medication/ A Short Historical Essay onCereals Used in Medicinal and Alimentary Purposes, Mostafa Afifi/Chronological Notes on Medicinal Plants, A. Hifny Saber/ Chufa HabbEl' Aziz/ Cyperus Esculentus L. 1753 Fam.: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family),Mounir Abdel Nour Mikhail/ Coca (A) "Aportacion de la Coca a laTerapeutica"/ Coca (B) "Evolucion de la Planta Coca al AlcaloideCocaina", Ana Carmona-Cornet and Antonia Egea-Gras/ Control of PestsInfesting Aromatic and Medicinal Plants in Egypt, Mahmoud A. Assem/etc.