Nutraceuticals and dietary supplements : applications in health improvement and disease management / edited by Raj K. Keservani, Anil K. Sharma, Rajesh K. Kesharwani.

"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 re...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Keservani, Raj K., 1981- (Editor), Sharma, Anil K., 1980- (Editor), Kesharwani, Rajesh Kumar, 1978- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Burlington, ON, Canada ; Palm Bay, Florida, USA : Apple Academic Press, [2021]
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Table of Contents:
  • Functional Foods / José M. Lorenzo, Paulo E.S. Munekata, Mirian Pateiro, Elena Movilla Fierro, Suzana Rimac Brnčić, Mladen Brnčić, and Francisco J. Barba
  • Nutraceutical Bioactives / Andrew G. Mtewa, Kennedy J. Ngwira, Stephen Lutoti, Davies Mweta, Patrick E. Ogwang, and Duncan C. Sesaazi
  • Introduction to Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements / Bhushan R. Rane and Raj Kesarwani
  • Herbs in Health Management / Kapil Kumar and Rajan Kaushik
  • Starch-Based Nanocarriers of Nutraceuticals: Synthesis and Applications / Alberto A. Escobar-Puentes, Adriana García-Gurrola, and Fernando Martínez-Bustos
  • Study of Nutraceuticals in Cancer Treatment: An In Silico Approach / Anamika Basu
  • Nutraceuticals in Cancer Therapy / Andrew G. Mtewa, Lucrece Ahovegbe, Emanuel L. Peter, Hedmon Okella, Cassim U. Tolo, and Fanuel Lampiao
  • Exploration of Nanonutraceuticals in Neurodegenerative Diseases / Swati Pund, Amita Joshi, and Vandana Patravale
  • Preclinical Perspectives of Mechanisms Underlying the Neuroprotective Effects of Selected Phyto-Constituents in Alzheimer's Disease / Marco Cascella, Maria Rosaria Muzio, Domenico Carbone, Arturo Cuomo, and Sabrina Bimonte
  • Science Behind Maca: A Traditional Crop from the Central Andes / Gustavo F. Gonzales, Cinthya Vasquez-Velasquez, and Dulce Esperanza Alarcón-Yaquetto
  • Nutraceutical Intervention for Treatment of Alcoholism/Drinking Problem / Charu Gupta and Dhan Prakash
  • Beta Cells and Diabetes / Shivani Srivastava, Durgavati Yadav, Kumar Sandeep, Harsh Pandey, Surya Kumar Singh, and Yamini Bhusan Tripathi.