Description
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
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Himalayan region and wild edible diversity2. Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa3. Artocarpus lacucha Buch.-Ham4. Baccaurea ramiflora Lour.5. Bischofia javanica Blume6. Karonda Carissa carandas L.7. Choerospondias axillaris (Roxb.) B.L.Burtt & A.W.Hill8. Citrus medica L.9. Crataegus rhipidophylla Gand.10. Cydonia oblonga Mill11. Cyphomandra betacea (Cav.) Sendtn12. Dillenia indica L13. Diospyros spp.(Diospyros kaki L.f., Diospyros lotus L., Diospyros tomentosa Roxb.)14. Diploknema butyracea (Roxburgh) H.J.Lam15. Elaeagnus spp.(Elaeagnus latifolia L., Elaeagnus umbellataThunb.)16. Entada phaseoloides (Linn.) Merr.17. Eriolobus indica (Wall.) Decne18. Ficusspecies (Ficus auriculataLour., Ficus benghalensisL., Ficus caricaL., Ficus religiosaL., Ficus semicordata Buch.Ham.exSm).19. Fragaria spp. (Fragaria indica, Fragaria nubicola)20. Garcinia cowa Roxb. ex Choisy21. Traditional uses,phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Grewia sps(Grewia asiatica and Grewia serrulata)22. Gynocordia odorata R. Br.23. Lycium spp. (Lycium barbarum L.,
