商品詳細

This book explores the roles of wild edible fruit plants in combating malnutrition and diseases through their use in food and medicine. It delves into the chemical composition of these plants, providing both qualitative and quantitative analyses, and explains how these compounds contribute to their healing properties. This book also provides a detailed presentation of evidence-based applications in medicine and food supplements. These chapters include pharmacological research on these plants, offering concrete examples of how interactions between different herbs can lead to synergistic or even pleiotropic effects while ensuring the safety of these herbal products. Furthermore, this book highlights the industrial potential of phytochemicals and standardized extracts from these plants, showing their relevance across various sectors, such as cosmetics, food, health, chemicals, and textiles. It also addresses the efficient use of by-products, emphasizing sustainability. This book presents insights into ethnopharmacology and phytopharmacology and is tailored for researchers, academicians, and professionals in the fields of pharmacology, ethnobotany, and natural product chemistry.

Key Features

• Presents a clear overview of how wild edible fruit plants can be used in medicine and as food supplements
• Provides an in-depth qualitative and quantitative analysis of the chemical profiles of wild edible fruit plants
• Explores the interactions between different herbs, highlighting the synergistic and pleiotropic effects of these combinations
• Details the industrial applications of phytochemicals and plant extracts derived from wild edible fruit plants
• Offers valuable insights into the ethnopharmacology and phytopharmacology properties of wild edible fruit plants