Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. Volume 4: Fruits. 2012. Many col. figs. XIII, 1022 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

This book covers edible fruits/seeds used fresh, cooked or processed into other food products, or used as vegetables, spices, stimulants, edible oils and beverages.It encompasses Fagaceae, Grossulariaceae, Hypoxidaxeae, Myrsinaceae Olacaceae, Oleaceae, Orchidaceae, Oxalidaceae, Pandanaceae, Passifloraceae, Pedaliaceae, Phyllanthaceae, Pinaceae, Piperaceae, Rosaceae and Rutaceae. The edible species dealt with in this work include to a larger extent lesser-known, wild and underutilized crops and also common and widely grown crops. To help in identification of the plant, edible parts and food products more than 400 coloured illustrations are included. As in the preceeding two volumes, topics covered include: taxonomy (botanicalname and synonyms), common English and vernacular names, origin and distribution, agro-ecologicalrequirements, edible plant parts and uses, plant botany, nutritive, medicinal and pharmacological properties with up-to-date research findings, traditional medicinal uses,other non-edible uses, and selected/cited references for further reading.