Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants: Volume 6, FruitsThis book continues as volume 6 of a multi-compendium on Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. It covers edible fruits/seeds used fresh, cooked or processed into other by-products, or as vegetables, cereals, spices, stimulant, edible oils and beverages. It covers selected species from the following families: Sapindaceae, Sapotaceae, Schisandraceae, Solanaceae, Thymelaeaceae, Urticaceae, Vitaceae and Winteraceae. This work will be of significant interest to scientists, researchers, medical practitioners, pharmacologists, ethnobotanists, horticulturists, food nutritionists, agriculturists, botanists, conservationists, lecturers, students and the general public. Topics covered include: taxonomy; common/English and vernacular names; origin and distribution; agroecology; edible plant parts and uses; botany; nutritive and pharmacological properties, medicinal uses and research findings; nonedible uses; and selected references. |
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Dimocarpus longan subsp malesianus var malesianus | 33 |
Lepisanthes alata | 39 |
Lepisanthes fruticosa | 42 |
Capsicum frutescens | 213 |
Lycium barbarum | 240 |
Lycium chinense | 267 |
Physalis angulata | 283 |
Physalis peruviana | 300 |
Solanum aethiopicum | 310 |
Solanum americanum | 318 |
Solanum betaceam | 326 |
Litchi chinensis | 45 |
Nephelium cuspidatum var robustum | 59 |
Nephelium lappaceum | 62 |
Nephelium maingayi | 72 |
Nephelium ramboutanake | 75 |
Paullinia cupana | 80 |
Pometia pinnata | 92 |
Chrysophyllum cainito | 97 |
Chrysophyllum oliviforme | 103 |
Manilkara jaimiqui | 105 |
Manilkara kauki | 107 |
Manilkara zapota | 110 |
Mimusops elengi | 119 |
Pouteria caimito | 129 |
Pouteria campechiana | 133 |
Pouteria sapota | 138 |
Pouteria viridis | 143 |
Synsepalum dulcificum
| 146 |
Illicium verum | 151 |
Capsicum annuum | 161 |
Capsicum baccatum var pendulum | 197 |
Capsicum chinense | 205 |
Solanum lasiocarpum | 333 |
Solanum linearifolium | 336 |
Solanum lycopersicum | 339 |
Solanum mammosum | 364 |
Solanum melongena | 370 |
Solanum muricatum | 389 |
Solanum nigrum | 395 |
Solanum quitoense | 419 |
Solanum sessiliflorum
| 424 |
Solanum torvum | 429 |
Phaleria capitata | 442 |
Pourouma cecropiifolia | 446 |
Vitis vinifera | 450 |
Tasmannia insipida | 490 |
Tasmannia lanceolata | 493 |
Authors Blurb | 500 |
Medical Glossary | 501 |
Scientific Glossary | 567 |
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