Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Salvia: Phenotypic Properties, Compounds, Medicinal Utilization, Genotoxic and Adverse Effects
(Muhsin Aydin, Eyyup Rencuzogullari, Mehmet Buyukleyla and Mehmet Arslan, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman, Turkey, and others)
Chapter 2. Antimicrobial Activity from Essential Oils Obtained from Plants of the Genus Salvia
(Ernesto Sánchez-Mendoza, Nimsi Campos-Xolalpa, Roberto Serrano Vega, Cuauhtemoc Pérez-González, Julia Pérez-Ramos and Salud Pérez-Gutiérrez, Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico)
Chapter 3. Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) as an Essential Fatty Acid and Fiber Content Source
(Beatriz Schettino-Bermúdez, Salvador Vega-León, Rey Gutiérrez-Tolentino, José Jesús Pérez-González, Arturo Escobar-Medina and Manuel González-Ronquillo, Departamento de Producción Agrícola Animal, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico, and others)
Chapter 4. Sustainable Green Extraction of Bioactive Components from Salvia
(Martina Jakovljević, Maja Molnar and Stela Jokić, Faculty of Food Technology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Osijek, Croatia)
Chapter 5. Salvia divinorum: Beyond Its Therapeutic Uses
(Adriana Silva, Ana Y. Simão, Joana Gonçalves, Débora Caramelo, Sofia Soares, Ângelo Luís, Tiago Rosado, Mário Barroso, PhD, Ana Paula Duarte, PhD, and Eugenia Gallardo, PhD, Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, and others)
Chapter 6. Salvia Spp. as an Additive in Diets for Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
(Veda Anaid Hernández Márquez, Lizbeth Esmeralda Robles Jimenez, Holland Dougherty and Manuel Gonzalez Ronquillo, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico, and others)
Chapter 7. Superficial Properties of Proteins from Salvia hispanica L.
(Débora N. López, Valeria Boeris, Darío Spelzini, Carla Bonifacino, Cecilia Abirached, Luis A. Panizzolo, Área Fisicoquímica, Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha, Rosario, Argentina, and others)
Chapter 8. Biological Properties of Salvia Species: An Overview
(Antonio Tiezzi, Valentina Laghezza Masci, Stefania Garzoli and Elisa Ovidi, Department for the Innovation in Biological, Agro-Food and Forestal Systems, Tuscia University, Viterbo, Italy, and others)
Index
Audience
Researchers and students in the area of food, nutrition and alternative medicine.
Keywords
Salvia; essential oil; antimicrobial activity; therapeutic uses; supplementation