Buchanania cochinchinensis (Lour.) M.R.Almeida : a wild nutraceutical of India

Nutraceutical is a popular term in food biology and pharmacology due to dual values (Food & medicine). The recent health problems being attention towards the screening of natural nutraceutical from the nature. Buchanania cochinchinensis is a tree species native to India and fruits are used as a food and medicines. Therefore, this tree is suitable for detail studies to do value addition & sustainable utilization from wild to keep nature healthy. The present study revealed that it is a tree having food, ethnomedicinal, pharmacological, ecological and socio-cultural values. The present chapter highlights the importance of wild nutraceutical.