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Bioactive Compounds of Marking Nut (Semecarpus anacardium Linn.)

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Bioactive Compounds in Underutilized Fruits and Nuts

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Semecarpus anacardium Linn. is a tropical plant possessing an extensive range of metabolites which have been isolated and characterized. This chapter gives a critical appraisal of the ethnopharmacological investigations considering the recent findings on this plant. Additionally, it targets to highlight and emphasize the pharmaceutical prospects of this plant which were underestimated but justify a proper scientific analysis for judging the efficacy of this plant for treating health problems and major metabolic disorders.

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    Mohini Gore

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    Umesh B. Jagtap

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Gore, M., Jagtap, U.B. (2020). Bioactive Compounds of Marking Nut (Semecarpus anacardium Linn.). In: Murthy, H., Bapat, V. (eds) Bioactive Compounds in Underutilized Fruits and Nuts. Reference Series in Phytochemistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06120-3_23-1

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