This book continues as volume 3 of a multi-compendium on Edible
Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. It covers edible fruits/seeds used
fresh or processed, as vegetables, spices, stimulants, edible oils and
beverages. It encompasses species from the following families:
Ginkgoaceae, Gnetaceae, Juglandaceae, Lauraceae, Lecythidaceae,
Magnoliaceae, Malpighiaceae, Malvaceae, Marantaceae, Meliaceae,
Moraceae, Moringaceae, Muntigiaceae, Musaceae, Myristicaceae and
Myrtaceae. 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.
