ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces the key challenges shared watercourses face that require effective conflict management and thus water diplomacy mechanisms, proposes a theoretical framework of legal, institutional, technical, and strategic mechanisms that allows for assessing the role of River Basin Organizations in such conflict management and water diplomacy, and provides a concise overview of the different cases presented in this book.
Mulberries are popular edible fruits found in abundance in Asia, and their uses as traditional medicine date back to ancient eras. These fruits have been found to contain a great variety of nutritive components, namely, amino acids, essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals. Mulberries are also rich in bioactive compounds, such as rutin, anthocyanins, chlorogenic acid, quercetin, and polysaccharides. The characteristic components of these fruits depend on strategies of the cultivars and maturity stages of the fruits. Numerous health benefits of mulberry fruits have been reported owing to their varied active components, which include antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, cardioprotective, hepato- and gastroprotective, antidiabetic, and neuroprotective properties. They can also be used against skin diseases, as they help in depigmentation, reduce melanin indices, inhibit tyrosinase activity, and decrease melanin content in ultraviolate radiation-induced hyperpigmentation. There are studies emphasizing upon the potential benefits of mulberries, but the physiological roles of individual component require more in-depth understanding. This chapter provides a concise overview of the essential chemical constituents of mulberry fruits and the distinct physiological properties, which may aid further research to expand their appropriate utilization in specific pathological and heath conditions.
