In recent decades, natural plant-based foods have been increasingly used to improve
human health due to unhealthy modern dietary patterns, such as the consumption of foods …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Numerous common pharmaceuticals, including anti-
cancer, antiviral and antidiabetic drugs, are derived from traditional plant-derived medicines …

The market for functional foods and ingredients with enhanced nutritional and bioactive
properties is growing rapidly (Park and Kim, 2014). To satisfy this demand, there has been a …

Investigation into phytochemicals from foods for disease prevention has increased
substantially in the last few decades. However, a clear strategy on the selection of the most …

Australian native plants have adapted themselves to harsh climatic conditions enabling
them to produce unique and high levels of secondary metabolites. Native fruits and …

Plants have formed the basis of a traditional medicine system that has existed for thousands
of years. The growing interest in phytochemicals for general health to prevent chronic …

Edible portions of Leucopogon parviflorus, Arthropodium strictum, Carpobrotus rossii,
Rhagodia candolleana, Typha orientalis, Correa alba, Dianella revoluta and Acacia …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Genus Sapium, belonging to Euphorbiaceae
family, has a wide distribution in Asia and in temperate and tropical regions of Africa and …

Abstract Mesembryanthemum forsskaolii Hochst. ex Bioss is a resilient succulent plant in the
Aizoaceae family. This plant has been recognized for its nutritional and metabolic benefits …

Plants have been used as sources of food, feed and medicine for millennia. The ever-
increasing population has, however, dramatically increased the burden on our arable land …