Nutritive, therapeutic and processing aspects of Jamun, Syzygium cuminii (L.)Skeels- an overview

Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 295-307

  Sehwag, Sneha ^a   Das, Madhusweta ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic; Antioxidant; Black Plum; Jamun; Nutritive composition; Syzygium cuminii

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977503769     PISSN: 09760504     EISSN: 09760512     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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