Himalayan Fruits and Berries
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Himalayan Fruits and Berries

Bioactive Compounds, Uses and Nutraceutical Potential

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Himalayan Fruits and Berries

Bioactive Compounds, Uses and Nutraceutical Potential

About this book

Himalayan Fruits and Berries: Bioactive Compounds, Uses and Nutraceutical Potential presents nutraceutical fruits and berries from the Himalayan region and highlights their potential use in nutraceutical products. Beginning with the introduction of the Himalayan region and its wild fruits, this book explores various kinds of wild fruits and berries. It includes coverage of traditional, ethnomedicinal, and local uses of potential nutraceutical fruits and analyzes their distribution, availability, and cultivation methods. The book also provides a detailed summary of clinical studies and presents "from field to industry" case studies. Wild fruits and berries play an important role in mitigating hunger in the developing world, and these fruits are consumed either in whole or extracted for use in nutraceutical production. Nutrition researchers, food scientists, food chemists, plant scientists, pharmacologists, as well as students or researchers working in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries exploring the use of Himalayan wild berries and fruits as new components and sources in nutraceuticals will benefit from this book. - Includes coverage of the traditional, ethnomedicinal, and local uses of potential nutraceutical fruits and berries - Presents bioactive chemical constituents and nutraceutical properties of Himalayan fruits and berries - Addresses current challenges related to sustainable utilization, mass production, and the transfer from field to the industry of potential nutraceutical fruits and berries

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Yes, you can access Himalayan Fruits and Berries by Tarun Belwal,Indra D. Bhatt,Hari Prasad Devkota in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Tecnología e ingeniería & Nutrición, dietética y bariatría. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Himalayan Fruits and Berries
  2. Cover
  3. Front Matter
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Dedication
  8. Contents
  9. Contributors
  10. Chapter 1 Introduction to Himalayan region and wild edible diversity
  11. Chapter 2 Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa
  12. Chapter 3 Artocarpus lacucha Buch. -Ham
  13. Chapter 4 Baccaurea ramiflora Lour.
  14. Chapter 5 Bischofia javanica Blume
  15. Chapter 6 Carissa carandas L.
  16. Chapter 7 Choerospondias axillaris (Roxb.) B.L.Burtt & A.W.Hill
  17. Chapter 8 Citrus medica L.
  18. Chapter 9 Crataegus rhipidophylla Gand.
  19. Chapter 10 Cydonia oblonga Mill
  20. Chapter 11 Cyphomandra betacea (Cav.) Sendtn.
  21. Chapter 12 Dillenia indica L
  22. Chapter 13 Diospyros spp. (Diospyros kaki L.f., Diospyros lotus L., Diospyros tomentosa Roxb.)
  23. Chapter 14 Diploknema butyracea (Roxburgh) H. J. Lam
  24. Chapter 15 Elaeagnus spp. (Elaeagnus latifolia L., Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.)
  25. Chapter 16 Entada phaseoloides (Linn.) Merr.
  26. Chapter 17 Eriolobus indica (Wall.) Decne
  27. Chapter 18 Ficus species (Ficus auriculata Lour., Ficus benghalensis L., Ficus carica L., Ficus religiosa L., Ficus semicordata Buch.Ham. ex Sm).
  28. Chapter 19 Fragaria spp. (Fragaria indica, Fragaria nubicola)
  29. Chapter 20 Garcinia cowa Roxb. ex Choisy
  30. Chapter 21 Traditional uses, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Grewia sps (Grewia asiatica and Grewia serrulata)
  31. Chapter 22 Gynocordia odorata R. Br.
  32. Chapter 23 Lycium spp. (Lycium barbarum L., Lycium chinense Mill.)
  33. Chapter 24 Machilus edulis: An underutilized wild edible fruit species of North-eastern Himalaya, India
  34. Chapter 25 Mahonia species (M. jaunsarensis Ahrendt, M. nepalensis DC, M. aquifolium Nutt, M. acanthifolia Don, M. borealis Takeda, M. oiwakensis Hayata and M. leschenaultii Takeda)
  35. Chapter 26 Morus alba L.
  36. Chapter 27 Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng.
  37. Chapter 28 Myrica esculenta
  38. Chapter 29 Opuntia dillenii (Ker Gawl.) Haw
  39. Chapter 30 Phoenix spp. (Phoenix acaulis, Phoenix sylvestris)
  40. Chapter 31 Pyracantha crenulata (Roxb. ex D.Don) M.Roem
  41. Chapter 32 Pyrus spp. (Pyrus pashia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don, Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm.f) Nakai)
  42. Chapter 33 Rhus chinensis Mill.
  43. Chapter 34 Ribes nigrum
  44. Chapter 35 Rosa spp. (Rosa canina L., R. macrophylla Lindl., R. moschata Herrm., R. multiflora Thunb.)
  45. Chapter 36 Rubus spp. (Rubus armeniacus, Rubus ellipticus, Rubus fruticosus, Rubus nepalensis, Rubus niveus, Rubus occidentalis)
  46. Chapter 37 Spondias pinnata (L.f.) Kurz.
  47. Chapter 38 Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels.
  48. Chapter 39 Taxus baccata subsp. wallichiana (Zucc.) Pilg.
  49. Chapter 40 Terminalia chebula Retz.
  50. Chapter 41 Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb.
  51. Chapter 42 Viburnum spp. (Viburnum erubescens Wall., Viburnum mullaha Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don)
  52. Chapter 43 Vitis spp. (Vitis elongata (Roxb.) Wall. ex M.A. Lawson, Vitis flexuosa Thunb, Vitis heyneana Roem. & Schult, Vitis himalayana [Royle] Brandis, Vitis repanda (Vahl) Wight & Arn, Vitis vinifera L.)
  53. Chapter 44 Zanthoxylum armatum DC.
  54. Chapter 45 Ziziphus spp. (Ziziphus jujuba Mill., Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.)
  55. Chapter 46 Nutraceuticals from Himalayan fruits and berries: opportunities and challenges
  56. Index