Emerging Bioresources with Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Prospects

By Seema Patel

Book Overview

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: An underutilized tropical plant Psidium cattleianum (Strawberry guava).- Chapter 3: Opuntia fruits as source of inexpensive functional foods.- Chapter 4: Food and pharmaceutical potential of Carissa genus.- Chapter 5: Portulaca oleracea: an untapped bioactive repository for health amelioration.- Chapter 6: Grape seeds: Agro-industrial waste with vast functional food potential.- Chapter 7: Newest and robust entrant to the functional food sector: Chia seeds.- Chapter 8: Prosopis genus as food and drug repository: Exploring the literature databases.- Chapter 9: Resurgence of interest in ancient grain quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa): An appraisal.- Chapter 10: A promising CAM therapeutic for multiple cancers: Milk thistle (Silybum).- Chapter 11: Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) mushroom: Nutraceutical assessment based on latest findings.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319352741
• ISBN13: 9783319352749
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 131 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"