Bromatological Analysis from Medicinally Relevant Wild Edible Plant Parts

Echinophorin D a new polyacetylene from an edible plant, Echinophora platyloba aerial parts

Background and objectives: The aerial parts of Echinophora platyloba are added to cheese and yoghurt for flavoring. Besides, it is used for the treatment of flatulence and as air freshener. Despite several pharmacological studies on the plant, no attempt has been made to isolate non-volatile secondary metabolites from this plant. So, phytochemical investigation seems t...

Ethnobotanical appraisal and cultural values of medicinally important wild edible vegetables of Lesser Himalayas-Pakistan

BACKGROUND The association among food and health is momentous as consumers now demand healthy, tasty and natural functional foods. Knowledge of such food is mainly transmitted through the contribution of individuals of households. Throughout the world the traditions of using wild edible plants as food and medicine are at risk of disappearing, hence present appraisal was conducted to explore eth...

Nutritional Assessment of Leaves of Wild Edible Plant Urtica ardence

Recevied 20-05-2013; Revised 30-5-2013; Accepted 31-05-2013 ........................................................................................................... Abstract Considering the growing need to identify alternative bio-nutritional sources, wild edible leaves consumed in forest zone of Uttarakhand, India were evaluated for their nutritive value in order to prioritize edible wild p...

Total Synthesis of the Bryostatins and Medicinally Relevant Analogues

Wild Edible Mushrooms of Meghalaya

Different flesh mushrooms grow widely in Meghalaya. Altogether fie edible species were collected and identified which were found abundantly in forest and are known to be consumed by local people for time immemorial, The species identified are lentinus edodes (Berk) Sing., Boletus edulis Bull ex Fr., Clavaria cinerea (Fr.) Schroet, Clavaria aurea (F) Quet and cantharellus floccosus Juss.