Main description:

This 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.

Contents:

Table 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

Patricia 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, Mario M. Espirito-Santo, Tatiana Cornelissen and G. Wilson Fernandes

Chapter 5: Multitrophic and Indirect Interactions in the Baccharis dracunculifolia System

Milton Barbosa, Graziella Franca Monteiro and G. Wilson Fernandes

Chapter 6: Endophytic Fungi of Baccharis

Yumi Oki, Lucas Arantes-Garcia, Renata Maia, Michel Storquio Belmiro, Isabela Maria Nascimento, Ary Correa Junior, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes

Chapter 7: Baccharis as Nurse Plants

Ramon Perea, Marta Pelaez and G. Wilson Fernandes

Chapter 8: Biological Invasion by Baccharis

Adrian Lazaro-Lobo, Gary N. Ervin, Lidia Cano and F. Dane Panetta

Part II: Structure and Chemistry of Baccharis

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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 Joao 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

Sergio Ricardo Ambrosio, Mario Ferreira Conceicao Santos, Larissa Costa Oliveira, Ana Lucia 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 Padua and Fernao 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 Fulber

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 Bonifacio Amancio, Yumi Oki, Geraldo Wilson Fernandes, Carla Rago, Aristoteles Goes-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

Jose Mauricio 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, Patricia Angrisano, Dian Carlos Pinheiro Rosa, Lucas Arantes-Garcia, G. Wilson Fernandes