Contents
List of Illustrations and Tables
Preface
1. A Model of Human Chemical Ecology
2. Biological Adaptations for Dealing with Plant Toxins
3. Technological Methods of Detoxifications
4. Domestication as a Solution for Dealing with Plant Toxins
5. Human Perception, Cognition, and Behavior in Relation to Plant Chemicals
6. Reconsidering the Model of Human Chemical Ecology
7. Plant Chemical Defenses as Determinants of the Human Diet
8. The Dietary Basis for the Origin of Human Medicine
Appendix 1. Classification of Traditional Plant Processing Techniques
Appendix 2. Traditional Methods of Plant Detoxification
Bibliography
Index