The Pharma Therapeutic Fruits: An Overview
Souvik Tewari *
Department of Home Science, IIFST, Aurangabad, Maharashtra and Research Scholar in Food Science and Technology, WCDT, SHUATS, Allahabad, U.P, India.
Ravindra Kumar Agarwal
Department of Food Technology, Centre for Health and Applied Sciences, Ganpat University, Kherva, Mehsana, India.
Rumila Sitaram Kumar
Department of Food and Nutrition RBVRR Women’s College, Narayanguda, Hyderabad, India. 4IIFST, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.
Swati Nakhale
IIFST, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The term ‘Pharma Fruits’ means the fruits containing pharmacological properties and the term ‘Therapeutic Fruits’ means the fruits containing therapeutic properties. For the production of fruits, India is the 2nd largest country after China in all over the world. Many researchers are continuously trying to find out the therapeutic value of different types of fruits. The present review article provides some information about pharma-therapeutic fruits and their pharmacological and therapeutic properties. This review article concludes that the fruits that have pharmacological and therapeutic properties help to maintain good health by providing good nutrients.
Keywords: Common fruits, pharmacological properties, digestive system, human health, therapeutic activity