Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements

Applications in Health Improvement and Disease Management

Raj K. Keservani, Anil K. Sharma, Rajesh K. Kesharwani (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

344 Seiten

2020
Apple Academic Press Inc. (Verlag)
978-1-77188-873-8 (ISBN)

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Addressing the increasing popularity of nutraceuticals, dietary supplements, and functional foods, this comprehensive and timely book presents an abundance of information on herbal products and their applications. The chapter authors—highly skilled, experienced, and renowned scientists and researchers from around the globe—offer up-to-date knowledge on the uses of herbal products in health management, in cancer treatment, in mental health therapy, and more.

Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements: Advances and Applications begins with an introduction, the nomenclature, and characteristics of nutraceuticals and goes on to discuss in-depth applications for specific health issues, including cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, alcoholism, and more. It also looks at the pros and cons as well as the analytical techniques used for the production of nutraceuticals. Chapters cover market size, regulatory perspectives, manufacturing, and in silico drug design. The book incorporates a wide diversity of case studies, research, and theories pertaining to natural products employed by developers and content experts in the field.

Raj K. Keservani, MPharm, is in the Faculty of B. Pharmacy, CSM Group of Institutions, Allahabad, India. Anil K. Sharma, PhD, MPharm, is working as an assistant professor at the Department of Pharmacy, School of Medical and Allied Sciences, GD Goenka University, Gurugram, India. Rajesh K. Kesharwani, PhD, is affiliated with the Department of Advanced Science & Technology, NIET, Nims University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India.

Part 1: Preamble of Nutraceuticals and Formulations 1. Functional Foods 2. Nutraceutical Bioactives 3. Introduction to Nutraceutical and Dietary Supplements 4. Herbs in Health Management 5. Starch-Based Nanocarriers of Nutraceuticals: Synthesis and Applications Part 2: Role of Nutraceuticals in Cancer Treatment6. Study of Nutraceuticals in Cancer Treatment: An in Silico Approach 7. Nutraceuticals in Cancer Therapy Part 3: Nutraceuticals and Mental Illness 8. Exploration of Nano-Nutraceuticals in Neurodegenerative Diseases 9. Preclinical Perspectives of Mechanisms Underlying the Neuroprotective Effects of Selected Phyto-Constituents in Alzheimer's Disease Part 4: Specialized Applications Of Nutraceuticals 10. The Science behind Maca, a Traditional Crop from the Central Andes 11. Nutraceutical Intervention for Treatment of Alcoholism/Drinking Problem 12. Beta Cells and Diabetes

Erscheinungsdatum	09.11.2020
Zusatzinfo	26 Tables, black and white; 18 Illustrations, color; 9 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Oakville
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	694 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Alternative Heilverfahren
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Diätassistenz / Ernährungsberatung
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde
ISBN-10	1-77188-873-3 / 1771888733
ISBN-13	978-1-77188-873-8 / 9781771888738
Zustand	Neuware