Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements
Applications in Health Improvement and Disease Management
- 320 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements
Applications in Health Improvement and Disease Management
About This Book
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 authorsâhighly skilled, experienced, and renowned scientists and researchers from around the globeâoffer 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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- About the Editors
- Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- PART I: Preamble of Nutraceuticals and Formulations
- PART II: Role of Nutraceuticals in Cancer Treatment
- PART III: Nutraceuticals and Mental Illness
- PART IV: Specialized Applications of Nutraceuticals
- Index