ABSTRACT

Vegetables.and. fruits.have.been.used. in.many.parts.of. the.world. for.hundreds.of. years.as.herbal.medicines.with.broad.ranges.of.nutritional.and. therapeutic.values. (Chapters.1.and.4)..Recent.studies.indicate.that.consumption.of.adequate.amounts.of. vegetables.and.fruits.may.have.disease-preventive.properties.(Chapter.6).