Book Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword; Preface to the Series; Contributors; Introduction; The Evolution, Ecology, and Cultivation of Ginkgo biloba; Ginkgo biloba L.: Aspects of the Systematical and Applied Botany; Lignification of Xylem Cell Walls of Ginkgo biloba; Cultivation of Ginkgo biloba on a Large Scale; Plant Cell Biotechnology of Ginkgo; Ginkgo biloba; Large Scale Extraction and Processing; Chemical Constituents of Ginkgo biloba; A Personal Account of the Early Ginkgolide Structural Studies; Chemical Analysis of Ginkgo Terpene Trilactones; The Analysis of Ginkgo Flavonoids
Summary
A timely overview of this economically and medicinally highly important species, this book will be of interest to everyone involved in medicinal plant research and drug development