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Many edible fruits contain important nutrients and phytochemicals of medicinal importance including antioxidants, flavonoids, and glycosides, which are important anticarcinogenic, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, and antiaging substances. Tree strees included for their medicinal value are Citrus spp., Phoenix spp., Malus spp., Mangifera spp., Prunus spp., Punica granatum, and Psidium guajava.

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Khan, A.S. (2017). Medicinally Important Edible Fruits. In: Medicinally Important Trees. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56777-8_12

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