Nutraceuticals and Phytopharmaceuticals

The book constitutes the delicate connection between the two major groups- one group is of scholars and researchers (field of Herbal medicine, economic Botany, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Phytogeographers, conservationists), and another group is the receiver of knowledge. The topics range from nutraceuticals and herbal drugs to the role in the treatment of many chronic diseases proves through pharmacological or animal studies. The overall goal is to provide the most current, concise, scientific appraisal of the efficacy of Herbal drugs and alternative medicines in preventing diseases and improving the quality of life. Medicinal plants have traditionally been seen to be good sources of phytochemicals, such as the carotenoids, Alkaloids, Terpenoids flavonoids, isoflavonoids, and phenolics. Different phytochemicals have been found to possess a range of activities, which may help in protecting against disease, the anticancer, antidiabetic, cardiovascular disease, aging, and other chronic diseases.
Nutraceuticals are complex mixtures of biologically active substances, used for a long time as food supplements and alternative medicine system in preventing diseases and improving the quality of life. This book will be useful to those who apply it to modify their lifestyles, as well as to the growing nutrition, food science, and natural product community.
The book is focused to provide well documented, comprehensive multidisciplinary information to people on nutraceuticals and medicinal plants, their adequate background, ethnobotanical importance. current information. traditional knowledge, significant investigations on medicinal value therapeutic properties, potential uses, research finding. and safest commercial potential.
As the importance of adequate botanical, chemical and pharmacological evaluation of natural products used in different alternative system of medicine is becoming increasingly widespread, even “folk medicine” is being referred to as “traditional medicine”. In this respect, the publication of this book seems to be a significant achievement for the development, standardization parameters and proper documentation in the field of herbal drugs with wide application for human health.