Food Plants Of China

Author : Shiu-ying Hu
Publisher : Chinese University Press
Page : 940 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9629962292

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Food Plants of China by Shiu-ying Hu Pdf

The food plants of an area provide the material basis for the survival of its population, and furnish inspiring stimuli for cultural development. There are two parts in this book. Part 1 introduces the cultural aspects of Chinese food plants and the spread of Chinese culinary culture to the world. It also describes how the botanical and cultural information was acquired; what plants have been selected by the Chinese people for food; how these foodstuffs are produced, preserved, and prepared; and what the western societies can learn from Chinese practices. Part 2 provides the botanical identification of the plant kingdom for the esculents used in China as food and/or as beverage. The plants are illustrated with line drawings or composite photographic plates. This book is useful not only as a text for general reading, but also as a work reference. Naturally, it would be a useful addition to the general collection of any library.

Author : Frederick J. Simoons
Publisher : Telford Press
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : China
ISBN : 0936923296

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Food in China by Frederick J. Simoons Pdf

Author : Jenifer Huang McBeath,Jerry McBeath
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781402091803

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Environmental Change and Food Security in China by Jenifer Huang McBeath,Jerry McBeath Pdf

Abstract This chapter defines food security as the condition reached when a nation’s population has access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food to meet its dietary needs and food preferences. It stresses China’s importance to global food security because of its population size. The chapter introduces the contents of the volume and then treats briefly food security in ancient and dynastic (211 bc–1912) China. It examines environmental stressors, such as population growth, natural disasters, and insect pests as well as imperial responses (for example, irrigation, flood control, storage and transportation systems). The chapter also briefly int- duces the Republican era (1912–1949) and compares environmental stressors and government responses then to those of the imperial period. Keywords Food system • Food security • Food production regions • Environmental stressors (Population growth • Natural disasters • Insect pests and Plant diseases • Deforestation • Climate change) • Irrigation systems • Flood control • Grand Canal 1. 1 The Problem of Food Security and Environmental Change Food is the material basis to human survival, and in each nation-state, providing a system for the development, production, and distribution of food and its security is a primary national objective. Many forces have influenced the food security of peoples since ancient times, with particular challenges from natural disasters (floods, famines, drought, and pestilence) and growing populations globally.

Author : De-Yuan Hong,Stephen Blackmore
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107070172

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The Plants of China by De-Yuan Hong,Stephen Blackmore Pdf

A unique addition to the botanical literature, this book presents the flora of China in its astonishing diversity.

Author : Frederick J. Simoons
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781482259322

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Food in China by Frederick J. Simoons Pdf

This volume is a study of Chinese food from a cultural and historical perspective. Its focus is on traditional China before establishment of the People's Republic. It identifies and provides comprehensive information on a broad range of Chinese food plants and animals for general readers, as well as for specialists whose interests have led them to questions relating to the food of China. Readers will find discussions regarding origins, how things came to be, time and place of food-plant and animal domestication, the spread of plants and animals from and to China, and other historical questions regarding the foods used by the Chinese people. The book is written with Canton and the southeast as points of departure, but embraces all of China and is directed towards people unfamiliar with China.

Author : T. Colin Campbell,Thomas M. Campbell, II
Publisher : BenBella Books, Inc.
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-27
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781942952909

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The China Study: Revised and Expanded Edition by T. Colin Campbell,Thomas M. Campbell, II Pdf

The revised and expanded edition of the bestseller that changed millions of lives The science is clear. The results are unmistakable. You can dramatically reduce your risk of cancer, heart disease, and diabetes just by changing your diet. More than 30 years ago, nutrition researcher T. Colin Campbell and his team at Cornell, in partnership with teams in China and England, embarked upon the China Study, the most comprehensive study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease. What they found when combined with findings in Colin's laboratory, opened their eyes to the dangers of a diet high in animal protein and the unparalleled health benefits of a whole foods, plant-based diet. In 2005, Colin and his son Tom, now a physician, shared those findings with the world in The China Study, hailed as one of the most important books about diet and health ever written. Featuring brand new content, this heavily expanded edition of Colin and Tom's groundbreaking book includes the latest undeniable evidence of the power of a plant-based diet, plus updated information about the changing medical system and how patients stand to benefit from a surging interest in plant-based nutrition. The China Study—Revised and Expanded Edition presents a clear and concise message of hope as it dispels a multitude of health myths and misinformation. The basic message is clear. The key to a long, healthy life lies in three things: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Author : Ajay Kumar,Pardeep Singh,Suruchi Singh,Bhupinder Singh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811965029

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Wild Food Plants for Zero Hunger and Resilient Agriculture by Ajay Kumar,Pardeep Singh,Suruchi Singh,Bhupinder Singh Pdf

The edited volume brings out a comprehensive collection of information relevant to wild food plants, their importance for global sustainable food security, future-readiness, and resilient agriculture. The book's primary focus is to cover topics on the diversity of wild food plants across the globe, their nutraceutical importance, production-consumption trends, integration into the current food menu, and marketing and livelihood opportunities to the indigenous people. Sustainable development goals 1, 2, and 3 are significant for a poverty-free, hunger-free world and ensure good health and wellbeing of the people, respectively. The three goals are important and interlinked as achieving zero poverty will help reduce hunger among the people. Availability of nutritional and balanced food ensures good health. Wild food plants are an essential part of a nourishing and healthy diet for indigenous communities. They are globally collected from natural habitats or cultivated at more minor scales. Although consumed locally, they are an essential part of the diets of tribal and indigenous communities worldwide and hold immense potential to alleviate global hunger. Considering their importance for global sustainable food security, it is essential to clearly understand the future role of wild food plants for future readiness and resilient agriculture. Therefore, this book provides a piece of important information on these aspects. The book is a valuable resource for the audience ranging from undergraduate science students to the NGOs and institutions involved in poverty alleviation programs, policymakers, dieticians, horticulturists, plant breeders, farmers, health experts, and food enthusiasts.

Author : William Shurtleff; Akiko Aoyagi
Publisher : Soyinfo Center
Page : 1569 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-11
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781948436663

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History of Soybeans and Soyfoods in China, in Chinese Cookbooks and Restaurants, and in Chinese Work with Soyfoods Outside China (Including Taiwan, Manchuria, Hong Kong & Tibet) (1949-2022) by William Shurtleff; Akiko Aoyagi Pdf

The world's most comprehensive, well documented, and well illustrated book on this subject. With extensive subject and geographic index. 231 photographs and illustrations - mostly color. Free of charge in digital PDF format.

Author : T. K. Lim
Publisher : Springer
Page : 659 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401772761

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Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants by T. K. Lim Pdf

Volume 10 is part of a multi compendium Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. This work is of significant interest to medical practitioners, pharmacologists, ethnobotanists, horticulturists, food nutritionists, botanists, agriculturists, conservationists and general public. 59 plant species with edible modified stems, roots and bulbs in the families Amaranthaceae, Cannaceae, Cibotiaceae, Convolvulaceae, Cyperaceae, Dioscoreaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Iridaceae, Lamiaceae, Marantaceae, Nelumbonaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Nymphaeaceae, Orchidaceae, Oxalidaceae, Piperaceae, Poaceae, Rubiaceae, Simaroubaceae, Solanaceae, Tropaeolaceae, Typhaceae and Zingiberaceae. Topics covered include: taxonomy; common/ vernacular names; origin/ distribution; agroecology; edible plant parts/uses; botany; nutritive/medicinal properties, nonedible uses and selected references.

Author : William Shurtleff,H.T. Huang,Akiko Aoyagi
Publisher : Soyinfo Center
Page : 3015 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-22
Category : Soybean
ISBN : 9781928914686

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History of Soybeans and Soyfoods in China and Taiwan, and in Chinese Cookbooks, Restaurants, and Chinese Work with Soyfoods Outside China (1024 BCE to 2014) by William Shurtleff,H.T. Huang,Akiko Aoyagi Pdf

The world's most comprehensive, well documented, and well illustrated book on this subject. With extensive index. 372 photographs and illustrations. Free of charge in digital format on Google Books.

Author : X. Y. Zhang,Alberto Carlos Pires Dias,Norberto Peporine Lopes
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832515266

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Edible and Medicinal Plants: From Ethnopharmacological Practices to Interdisciplinary Approaches and Regulations by X. Y. Zhang,Alberto Carlos Pires Dias,Norberto Peporine Lopes Pdf

Author : Li Liu,Xingcan Chen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 499 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521643108

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The Archaeology of China by Li Liu,Xingcan Chen Pdf

"Past, present and future "The archaeological materials recovered from the Anyang excavations ... in the period between 1928 and 1937 ... have laid a new foundation for the study of ancient China (Li, C. 1977: ix)." When inscribed oracle bones and enormous material remains were found through scientific excavation in Anyang in 1928, the historicity of the Shang dynasty was confirmed beyond dispute for the first time (Li, C. 1977: ix-xi). This excavation thus marked the beginning of a modern Chinese archaeology endowed with great potential to reveal much of China's ancient history.. Half a century later, Chinese archaeology had made many unprecedented discoveries which surprised the world, leading Glyn Daniel to believe that "a new awareness of the importance of China will be a key development in archaeology in the decades ahead (Daniel 1981: 211). This enthusiasm was soon shared by the Chinese archaeologists when Su Bingqi announced that "the Golden Age of Chinese archaeology is arriving (Su, B. 1994: 139--140)". In recent decades, archaeology has continuously prospered, becoming one of the most rapidly developing fields in social science in China"--

Author : Yiu H. Hui
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780849398483

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Handbook of Food Science, Technology, and Engineering by Yiu H. Hui Pdf

Author : William Shurtleff; Akiko Aoyagi
Publisher : Soyinfo Center
Page : 2611 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-17
Category : Grits
ISBN : 9781948436069

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History of Soy Flour, Flakes and Grits (510 CE to 2019) by William Shurtleff; Akiko Aoyagi Pdf

The world's most comprehensive, well documented, and well illustrated book on this subject. With extensive subject and geographic index. 245 photographs and illustrations - mostly color. Free of charge in digital format on Google Books

Author : William Shurtleff; Akiko Aoyagi
Publisher : Soyinfo Center
Page : 3666 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-30
Category : Soy oil
ISBN : 9781928914891

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History of Soybean Crushing: Soy Oil and Soybean Meal (980-2016): by William Shurtleff; Akiko Aoyagi Pdf

The world's most comprehensive, well documented, and well illustrated book on this subject. With extensive subject and geographical index. 378 photographs and illustrations - mostly color. Free of charge in digital PDF format on Google Books.