Herbal Nutraceuticals -

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Résumé :

Holistic approach to the herbal aspects of nutraceuticals and their implementation in the health and agriculture sectors

Herbal Nutraceuticals: Products and Processes delivers comprehensive coverage of the herbal aspects of nutraceuticals along with their many applications in the health and agriculture sectors. The book begins with an overview of plant-based nutraceuticals and the role of plant biotechnology in nutraceutical production. Each chapter covers a unique topic related to nutraceuticals and the positive and negative implications associated with each substance discussed. The text concludes by addressing safety concerns associated with microalgal nutraceuticals and discussing toxicity evaluation of nutraceuticals overall.

Written by two academics with significant experience in the field, Herbal Nutraceuticals: Products and Processes includes information on:

• Significance of nutraceuticals in modern health maintenance and disease prevention, and applications of spices in nutraceuticals
• Antioxidant properties and anti-ageing potential of food plants, beverages such as herbal wine, and nutraceuticals
• Nutraceuticals with anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-carcinogenic potentials, and sources, medicinal properties, and applications of carotenoids in food and the nutraceutical industry
• Nutraceuticals in legumes, herbal beverages, edible oils, conventional and nonconventional fruits, staple food crops, and pseudocereals

Herbal Nutraceuticals: Products and Processes is an essential up-to-date reference on the subject for academics and researchers, as well as professionals and research institutions involved in agri-biotech product development....

Biographie:

Santosh Kumar Upadhyay, Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. Dr. Upadhyay works in the area of plant molecular biology for the isolation and characterization and recombinant production of various defense-related and industrial proteins.

Sudhir Pratap Singh, Professor, Department of Industrial Biotechnology, Gujarat Biotechnology University, Gandhinagar, India. Professor Singh works in the area of gene mining and biocatalyst engineering for the development of biotechnological approaches for high-value biomolecule production....

Sommaire:

About the Editors xvii

List of Contributors xix

Preface xxv

1 Plants Based Nutraceuticals: An Overview 1
Dheeraj Bisht, Vikas Bhatt, Rajeshwar Kamal Kant Arya, Shikha Yadav, Deepak Kumar, Sudhir Pratap Singh, and Santosh Kumar Upadhyay

1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Historical Background Behind Nutraceutical Investigations 2

1.3 Pervasive Requisition for Nutraceuticals 3

1.4 Classification of Nutraceuticals 3

1.5 Popularly Found Herbs Utilized as Nutraceuticals 6

1.6 Utility of Nutraceuticals in Cure of Different Diseases 9

1.7 Current Status of Nutraceuticals 15

1.8 Challenges and Future Aspects 15

1.9 Conclusion 16

References 16

2 Herbal Nutraceutical as Alternative Medicine 23
Alok Sharma, Madhu, Sapna Avinash Kondalkar, Ajay Kumar Meena, and Santosh Kumar Upadhyay

2.1 Introduction 23

2.2 Classification of Nutraceuticals 24

2.3 Types of Herbal Nutraceuticals Used as Alternative Medicine 27

2.4 Conclusions 35

Acknowledgments 35

References 35

3 Significance of Nutraceuticals in Modern Health Maintenance and Disease Prevention 47
Mahra Mohammad Moosa Ali Alblooshi, Kok Song Lai, Swee Hua Erin Lim, and Shamshul Ansari

3.1 Introduction 47

3.2 Plant based Nutraceuticals 48

3.3 Plant based Nutraceuticals in the Middle East 49

3.4 Modified Versus Organic Plant based Nutraceuticals 50

3.5 The Preventive Potency of Plant based Nutraceuticals 50

3.6 Prospective Developments in Plant based Functional Foods: Global and Middle Eastern Perspectives 53

3.7 Conclusions 54

References 54

4 Applications of Spices in Nutraceuticals 59
Ashwini Prabhu

4.1 Introduction 59

4.2 Benefits of Spices as Nutraceuticals 60

4.3 Conclusions 68

References 69

5 Antioxidant Properties of Food Plants, Spices, Beverages, and Nutraceuticals-Health and Anti aging Potentials 77
Michael Wink

5.1 Introduction 77

5.2 Reactive Oxygen Species and Health Implications 79

5.3 Antioxidant Molecules from Nature 90

5.4 Antioxidant Activities in the Model System Caenorhabditis elegans 91

5.5 Potential Health Benefits of Herbal Products with Antioxidant Properties 93

5.6 Conclusions 94

Acknowledgments 95

References 95

6 Nutraceuticals with Antidiabetic Potentials from Plants 107
Roman Lysiuk, Serhii Oliinyk, Andrii Boiko, Iryna Lozynska, Petro Oliinyk, and Andrian Boiko

6.1 Introduction 107

6.2 Types of Diabetes 108

6.3 Flavonoids in Ameliorating of Diabetes Mellitus Complications 109

6.4 Diabetic Cardiomyopathy 110

6.5 Diabetic Nephropathy 111

6.6 Diabetic Neuropathy 113

6.7 Diabetic Retinopathy 113

6.8 Diabetic Skin Ulcer 114

6.9 Improvement of Bioavailability of Flavonoids 114

6.10 Plant derived Nutraceuticals with Antidiabetic Potentials 115

6.11 Conclusions 123

References 124

7 Herbal Wine and Health Benefits 135
Sonia Morya, Gopika S. Pillai, Abishek Dinesh, Amenah S. Alotaibi, Hanan A. Alatawi, and Farid Menaa

7.1 Introduction 135

7.2 Defining Concept of Herbal Wines 135

7.3 Historical Roots 136

7.4 Emerging Trends of Herbal Wine 136

7.5 The Herbal Component 137

7.6 Selection of Herbs 137

7.7 Techniques for Incorporating Herbs into the Wine Matrix 145

7.8 Significance of Herbal Wine in Human Health 147

7.9 Future Prospective of Herbal Wine 148

7.10 Conclusion 149

References 149