1st Edition

Phytochemicals in Fruits and their Therapeutic Properties

By C.K. Narayana Copyright 2022
216 Pages
by CRC Press

216 Pages
by CRC Press

The book provides facts of fruits and their role in curing of diseases with cell line or animal studies and their pharmacological evidence would help the readers to understand the subject in greater depth. It provides information on the subject and will help researchers to carry the interest forward. The book links the traditional knowledge available on each fruit crop regarding their curative... Read more
1.Introduction

2. Human Nutrition and Health

3. Fruit Crops as Food and Medicine

4.Aonla (Phyllanthus emblica, Linn (syn.) Emblica officinalis Gaertn)

5.Apple (Malus domestica Linn.)

6.Apricot (Prunus armeniaca Linn.)

7.Avocado (Persea americana Mill.)

8.Bael (Aegle marmelos, Linn.)

9.Banana (Musa sp.)

10.Ber (Zizypus. mauritiana Lam.)

11.Carambola (Averrhoa carambola, Linn.)

12.Cherimoya (Annona cherimola, Mill.)

13.Citrus

14.Custard Apple (Annona squamosa Linn.)

15.Dates (Phoenix dactylifera Linn.)

16.Fig (Ficus carica Linn.)

17.Grapes (Vitis vinefera, Linn.)

18.Guava (Psidium guajava, Linn.)

19.Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam)

20.Jamun (Syzygium cumini Skeels)

21.Kokum (Garcinia indica Linn.)

22.Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)

23.Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour)

24.Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica, Lindel)

25.Mango (Mangifera Indica Linn.)

26.Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana Linn.)

27.Papaya (Carica papaya Linn.)

28.Passion Fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims)

29.Peach (Prunus persica. Linn.)

30.Pear (Pyrus communis. Linn.)

31.Persimmon (Diospyros kaki Linn.)

32.Phalsa (Grewia subinaequalis DC.)

33.Pineapple (Ananas comosus Merr.)

34.Plums and Prunes (Prunus domestica Linn.)

35.Pomegranate (Punica granatum Linn.)

36.Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum Linn.)

37.Sapota (Manilkara zapota van Royen)

38. Soursop (Bullock’s Heart) (Annona muricata, Linn.)

39. Strawberry (Fragaria X Ananassa. Duch.)

40. Tamarind (Tamarindus indicus, Linn.)

Biography

C.K. Narayana, ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Karnataka, India