This volume, as the seventh of the series Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World, deals with the medicinal and aromatic plant (MAPs) treasures of the so-called Southern Cone, the three southernmost countries (Argentina, Chile and Uruguay) of South America. Similarly to the previous volumes of the series, the main focus is to collect and provide information on major aspects of botany, traditional usage, chemistry, production / collection practices, trade and utilization of this specific group of plants. The contributors, who are recognized professionals and specialist of the domain, have collected and present state of the art information on 41 species. Most of these are not only of interest from the scientific point of view, but hold also a potential for the prospective utilization of the decreasing, occasionally overexploited / endangered medicinal plant resources of this huge continent. The book is expected to serve as a source of information also on some less known or less studied species. As such the volume is expected to support future research and public health professionals.

Link: https://www.springer.com/series/11192?detailsPage=titles

The literature on MAP production under Nordic environmental conditions has been enriched by two volumes:

1) Cultivation of Medicinal Plants in Finland, a new book (in Finish language) was published by MINERVA Publishers, Finland.

Author. Dr. Bertalan Galambosi, who has spent 30 years in Finland, and summarizes his experiences with MAP cultivation under the Nordic environmental conditions.

2) Cultivation of aromatic and medicinal plants under Nordic environmental conditions, in Russian.

Authors: GALAMBOSI, B., KIRAKOSYAN, G.M., LUSHANIN, V.G., FLISJUK, E.V., MAKAROV, V.G., POZHARITSKAYA, O. N., SHIKOV, A.N. 2017. Cultivation of aromatic and medicinal plants under Nordic climatic conditions. SpecLit Publ. St- Petersburg, 318 p. ISBN 978-5-299-00903-3.

Table of contents with the List of Plants:

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Information is available from the Author: bertalan.galambosi@surffi.fi

This volume is aimed at offering an insight into the present knowledge of the vast domain of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants with a focus on North America. In this era of global climate change the volume is meant to provide an important contribution to a better understanding of the diverse world of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant research, production and utilization.

Link: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-44930-8

This is an interesting brochure authored by Professor Alban Ibraliu,

Anni Koci Kallfa and Frédéric Perron-Welch.

In a Biodiscovery Case they write the followings:

"Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), a species native to Europe and North America, is a perennial subshrub from the family ericaceae, subfamily vacciniaeae. According to germplasm documentation and to scientific studies, the bilberry is widely used to improve night vision and to decrease vascular permeability and capillary fragility; moreover, the berry has various other reputed health benefits, although most interest has been focused on anthocyanin-related antioxidant effects.

Antibacterial compounds from Vaccinium myrtillus may have important applications as natural antibacterial agents. furthermore, bilberry has antioxidant and anticancer properties and protects against coronary diseases. Bilberry has also been reported to have anti-obesity and hypoglycaemic effects, which would bring cardioprotective benefits. in Albania, bilberry has been used in traditional remedies as treatment for diabetes and coronary diseases. the Agricultural university of Tirana (Alb), among others, is currently undertaking research to assess and further develop the biodiscovery and product development potentials of these leads"