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Nutraceutical Potential of Tropical Wild Edible Plants of India

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Wild Food Plants for Zero Hunger and Resilient Agriculture

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Humankind nowadays embraces living naturally and healthily. Wild edible plants are medicinally and nutritionally rich. Wild food plants are valued like never before in the current scenario. These plants harbour many different species which are less known to modern science. Wild plants can be effectively used for nutrition and medicinal purposes. The global nutraceutical market is growing at a high pace. In India, it is evolving and gaining momentum. Underutilized wild plants possess huge potential for the country to gain foreign exchange. Incorporation of wild edible plants into the diet is indeed essential for the well-being of humankind. It is essential to raise scientific backup and popularization of this idea. The value of a useful wild edible plant species should account for its nutraceutical value and contribution towards biodiversity. Most of these species are less known and there is no proper documentation on their population estimation and conservation needs. Thus, there is a great scope for this newly emerging science along with incorporating traditional knowledge in research and quality improvement by considering the global climatic events which harms the persistence of wild edible plant species. This chapter discusses the nutraceutical potential of some of the wild edible plants of India.

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  2. Department of Forestry, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, West Bengal, India

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Abha Manohar, K., Thriveni, V., Shukla, G., Chakravarty, S. (2023). Nutraceutical Potential of Tropical Wild Edible Plants of India. In: Kumar, A., Singh, P., Singh, S., Singh, B. (eds) Wild Food Plants for Zero Hunger and Resilient Agriculture. Plant Life and Environment Dynamics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6502-9_10

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