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Nutritional Value and Medicinal Uses of Minor Fruits: Burmese Grape (Baccaurea ramiflora Lour.)

Received: 10 October 2015     Accepted: 19 October 2015     Published: 13 September 2017
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Abstract

This review paper discusses the multipurpose uses of minor fruit Burmese grape (Baccaurea ramiflora Lour.). Burmese grape is a tree of tropical region of South East Asia mainly grown in Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia, India and Malaysia. The Burmese grape pulp contents high amount of vitamins and minerals. The fruit is a rich source of pectin. This underutilized fruit used to prepare jam, jelly and wine. The bark, roots and wood are used to prepare medicines.

Published in International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences (Volume 6, Issue 5)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijnfs.20170605.15
Page(s) 211-214
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Keywords

Burmese Grape, Underutilized Fruit, Medicinal Value, Importance

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  • School of Agriculture and Rural Development, Bangladesh Open University, Gazipur, Bangladesh

  • School of Education, Bangladesh Open University, Gazipur, Bangladesh

  • Department of Community Medicine, Shahabuddin Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • Department of Surgery, Ibn Sina Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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