This book is written and edited by Dr. VASUDEO ZAMBARE. It provides a comprehensive detail of plant bioactive compounds used daily as mild beverages including tea (Camellia sinensis), Coffee (Caffea Arabica), Ginger (Zingiber officinalis), and lemongrass (Cymbapogon flexuosus). The role of antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of plant extract were supported by authors' own experimental data. The book is divided into 3 chapters that provide basic information about tea, coffee, ginger and lemongrass plants and their bioactivities; methodologies for extraction and measurement of polyphenols,...