Phytochemicals from Medicinal Plants Scope, Applications, and Potential Health Claims
Scope, Applications, and Potential Health Claims
Edition1st Edition
First Published2019
eBook Published15 November 2019
Pub. locationNew York
ImprintApple Academic Press
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1201/9780429203220
Pages316 pages
eBook ISBN9780429203220
SubjectsBioscience, Food Science & Technology, Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing & Allied Health
Phytochemicals from Medicinal Plants: Scope, Applications and Potential Health Claims explores the importance of medicinal plants and their potential benefits for human health. This book looks at bioactive compounds from medicinal plants, the health benefits of bioactive compounds, the applications of plant-based products in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
The first section discusses available sources of bioactive compounds from medicinal plants, biochemistry, structural composition, potential biological activities, and how bioactive molecules are isolated from medicinal plants. The authors examine the applications of bioactive molecules from a health perspective, looking at the pharmacological aspects of medicinal plants, the phytochemical and biological activities of different natural products, and ethnobotany/and medicinal properties, and also present a novel dietary approach for disease management. The book goes on to examine the plant-based products are used and can be used in various sectors of the food and pharmaceutical industries.
