Indigenous vegetables (IVs) are rich sources of essential nutrients, particularly vitamins and minerals, and other non-nutritive phytochemicals. IVs play a critical role in the food culture of the Ghanaian people. Despite their importance, they have over the years been mostly associated with the ...
Yacon has a naturally sweet flavor that indigenous people have used to sweeten recipes for centuries. Because it contains fructooligosaccharides, the plant reduces the absorption of calories and sugar and may also lower insulin overproduction within the body. In its convenient liquid form, yacon syrup...
Aloes, of which there are approximately 500 species, belong to the Liliaceae family.1 The name, meaning "bitter and shiny substance," derives from the Arabic word alloeh. Indigenous to the Cape of Good Hope, these perennial succulents grow throughout most of Africa, southern Arabia and ...
Vegetables are the major protective food in our diet, and besides providing essential nutrients, they are also the reservoirs of bioactive compounds. Bioactive compounds are the secondary metabolites that have an effect on living organisms and impart many health benefits. Most prominent bioactive compoun...
The plant kingdom harbours many diverse bioactive molecules of pharmacological relevance. Temperate fruits and vegetables have been highly studied in this ... Jean,T.,Pierson,... - 《Molecular Nutrition & Food Research》 被引量: 32发表: 2012年 Inventory of indigenous plants and minor crops in...
In a study documenting indigenous knowledge on plants used as mosquito/insect repellents in 6 selected localities, topical application of C. limon as a mosquito repellent was reported by malaria-endemic locales in Cameroon.(Youmsi 2017)Intestinal...
foods, the associated food microbiota is of great importance and interest. Recent studies on the microbiome of African fermented foods using high-throughput DNA sequencing techniques have revealed the presence of diverse microbial populations of fundamental, technological, and commercial interest that could...
The richness and diversity of protein rich fermented foods are chiefly observed in many Asian countries. They are potential source of wide range of biologi
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Perilla is an annual herb indigenous to eastern Asia and naturalized to the southeastern United States, particularly in semishaded, damp woodlands. The plant has deep purple, square stems and reddish-purple leaves. The leaves are ovate, hairy, and petiolated, with ruffled or curly edges; some ...