Responding to the increased popularity of herbal medicines and other forms of
complementary or alternative medicine world-wide, this reference reviews and evaluates …

Edible berries, a potential source of natural anthocyanin antioxidants, have demonstrated a
broad spectrum of biomedical functions. These include cardiovascular disorders, advancing …

This chapter highlights the nutritional aspects and phytochemical compounds of fruits and
vegetables that confer human health benefits when they are consumed regularly. These …

Abstract The Aronia genus (Rosaceae family, Maloideae subfamily) includes two species of
native North American shrubs: Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell.(black chokeberry) and …

Anthocyanins are particularly abundant in different fruits, especially in berries. The beneficial
effects of these compounds for human health have been known from at least the 16th …

Due to the health-promoting properties of elderberry fruits, which result from their rich
chemical composition, this raw material is widely used in herbal medicine and the food …

This chapter highlights the potential health benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption on
several diseases, as well as the nutritional and health importance of some fruits and …

Fatty liver disease (FLD), including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and alcoholic
fatty liver disease (AFLD), is a serious chronic metabolic disease that affects a wide range of …

Proanthocyanidins (PA) are polyphenol compounds that are widely distributed in the bark,
fruit core, skin, or seeds of various plants. Anthocyanidins are water‐soluble natural …

Characterization and quantification of anthocyanins in selected tea cultivars processed into
black (aerated) and green (unaerated) tea products was carried out in this study. The …