Author : Maurice M. Iwu
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1315354381
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (153 download)
Book Synopsis Food as Medicine by : Maurice M. Iwu
Download or read book Food as Medicine written by Maurice M. Iwu and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-11-25 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.