Human Health Benefits of Plant Bioactive Compounds: Potentials and Prospects

ISBN-13: 9781771887397 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 396 str.

Megh R. Goyal; Hafiz Ansar; Rasul Suleria

Opis

This volume focuses on the importance of functional foods and their secondary metabolites for human health, including new insights and scientific evidence on their use in the treatment of certain diseases. .

Spis treści

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