Soursop (Annona muricata L.): Composition, nutritional value, medicinal uses, and toxicology

Bioactive Foods in Promoting Health

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 621-643

  Badrie, Neela ^a   Schauss, Alexander G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^b AIBMR Life Sciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Annona muricata; Folkloric uses; Food composition; Food processing; Medicinal components; Medicinal uses; Post harvest storage; Soursop; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859013636     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374628-3.00039-6     Document Type: Chapter

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