Human health benefits of plant bioactive compounds : potentials and prospects
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Human health benefits of plant bioactive compounds : potentials and prospects
(Innovations in plant science for better health : from soil to fork)
Apple Academic Press, c2020
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Focusing on the importance of functional foods and their secondary metabolites for human health, this volume presents new insights with scientific evidence on the use of functional foods in the treatment of certain diseases. The plants covered and their bioactive compounds are easily accessible and are believed to be effective with fewer side effects in comparison with modern drugs in the treatment of different diseases. The plants contain chemical compounds that can modify and modulate biological systems, eliciting therapeutic effects. Some plants and derived products mentioned include black carrot, olive oil, citrus peel, grapes, candy leaf, cereals and grains, and green and black tea.
The volume is divided into four sections that cover these topics:
Functional foods for human health: the available sources, biochemistry, structural composition, and different biological activities, especially antioxidant activity.
Pharmacological aspects of fruits and vegetables: the extraction of bioactive molecules, phytochemistry, and biological activities of a selection of plants.
Pharmacological aspects of natural products: bioactive compounds, structural attributes, bioactivity of anthocyanin, piceatannol, and a review of the ethnobotany and medicinal properties of green and black tea.
Pharmacological aspects of cereals and grains: the health benefits of flaxseed, wheatgrass juice, and use and therapeutic potential as supplements for disease management.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Functional Foods for Human Health 1. Functional Foods: Concepts and Their Health Perspectives 2. Plant-Based Functional Foods for Human Nutrition: Current Trends, Future Perspectives, and Phytochemical Attributes 3. Natural or Synthetic Antioxidants in Foods Part 2: Pharmacological Aspects of Fruits and Vegetables 4. Heath Benefits of Anthocyanins in Black Carrot (Daucus carota) 5. Olive Oil Phenols: Chemistry, Synthesis, Metabolism, Fats, and their Allied Health Claims 6. Phytochemicals from Citrus Peel: Perspectives and Allied Health Claims 7. Phytochemistry of Grapes (Vitis vinifera L.): Functional and Nutraceutical Attributes Part 3: Pharmacological Aspects of Natural Products 8. Piceatannol: A Review of Natural Sources, Extraction Methods, and Biological Activities 9. Plant-Based Neurotoxins: Impact on Neural Pathologies 10. Health Benefits of Candy Leaf (Stevia rebaudiana): Physiological and Pharmacological Actions Part 4: Pharmacological Aspects of Cereals, Grains, and Tea 11. Wheatgrass Juice: A Nutritional Weapon against Various Maladies 12. Flaxseed: Shield against Life-Style-Related Maladies 13. Green Tea for Human Health Benefits: Phytonutrients and their Therapeutic Potential 14. Black Tea Polyphenols: Health-Endorsing Perspectives, a Mechanistic Appraisal
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