Polyphenols occurring in cocoa, coffee and tea can have a role in the prevention of
cariogenic processes, due to their antibacterial action. Cocoa polyphenol pentamers …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Petiveria alliacea L. commonly grows in the tropical
regions of the Americas such as the Amazon forest, Central America, Caribbean islands and …

An extraordinary compendium of information on herbal medicine, Medicinal Plants of the
World, Volume 3 comprehensively documents the medicinal value of 16 major plant species …

Publisher Summary Soursop (A. muricata) fruit is useful as a processed product due to its
high pulp recovery and many flavor compounds, particularly rich volatiles. Some constraints …

This review details the vernacular names, origin, distribution, taxonomy and variety of
Mangifera indica L.(Anacardiaceae), a medicinal plant traditionally used in tropical regions …

The total oil yield and the fatty acid composition were determined in the Annona muricata L.
fixed oil using organic solvent extraction and GC‐FID. The seeds were found to contain …

Plants provide the food, shelter, medicines, and biomass that underlie sustainable life. One
of the earliest and often overlooked uses of plants is the production of smoke, dating to the …

An ethnomedical survey in Coast, Dar es Salaam, Morogoro and Tanga regions of Tanzania
has resulted in the identification of 36 plant species belonging to 21 plant families that are …

Currently available analgesics still present enough undesirable effects that the search for
new ones is justified. The traditional medical system plays an important role in health …

The use of tobacco dates back to the ancient civilizations of the Americas, where it played a
central role in religious occasions. The peoples smoked tobacco in cigars and pipes and …