Emerging bioresources with nutraceutical and pharmaceutical prospects

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: An underutilized tropical plant Psidium cattleianum (Strawberry guava).- Chapter 3: Opuntia fruits as source of inexpensive functional foods.- Chapter 4: Food and pharmaceutical potential of Carissa genus.- Chapter 5: Portulaca oleracea: an untapped bioactive repository for health amelioration.- Chapter 6: Grape seeds: Agro-industrial waste with vast functional food potential.- Chapter 7: Newest and robust entrant to the functional food sector: Chia seeds.- Chapter 8: Prosopis genus as food and drug repository: Exploring the literature databases.- Chapter 9: Resurgence of interest in ancient grain quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa): An appraisal.- Chapter 10: A promising CAM therapeutic for multiple cancers: Milk thistle (Silybum).- Chapter 11: Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) mushroom: Nutraceutical assessment based on latest findings.