02334oam 2200529I 450 991015318160332120240501163958.01-315-35438-11-315-37162-61-4987-0610-X10.1201/9781315371627 (CKB)3710000000960847(MiAaPQ)EBC4748389(OCoLC)964527624(EXLCZ)99371000000096084720180331h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierFood as medicine functional food plants of Africa /Maurice M. Iwu1st ed.Boca Raton :CRC Press,[2017]©20171 online resource (407 pages)Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals Series1-4987-0609-6 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.section I. Introduction to African functional foods -- section II. Functional foods in the management of certain diseases -- section III. Monographs.This comprehensive book documents African plants used for functional and medicinal foods. It contains more than 60 detailed monographs of African foods, describing foods with various characteristics such as prebiotic, probiotic, satiety, immune modulation, stress-reduction, sports performance, mental acuity, sleep-supporting, metabolic syndrome, antioxidant, and unsaturated fats. Plant description, botanical names and synonyms, plant part used, habitat and distribution, folk use, nutritional content, and chemistry are all fully detailed. The book highlights indigenous African food processing technologies up to the modern era.Functional foods & nutraceuticals series.Functional food plants of AfricaMedicinal plantsAfricaFunctional foodsAfricaTraditional medicineAfricaMedicinal plantsFunctional foodsTraditional medicine615.3/21096Iwu Maurice M.94038FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910153181603321Food as medicine2223891UNINA