Nutraceuticals and natural product pharmaceuticals / edited by Charis M. Galanakis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Galanakis, Charis M., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Functional foods--Therapeutic use.

Functional foods.

Natural products--Therapeutic use.

Natural products.

Materia medica.

Dietary Supplements.

Functional Food.

Biological Products--pharmacology.

Biological Products--therapeutic use.

Medical Subjects:

Dietary Supplements.

Functional Food.

Biological Products--pharmacology.

Biological Products--therapeutic use.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 348 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London ; San Diego, CA : Academic Press, [2019]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Nutraceuticals and Natural Product Pharmaceuticals analyzes the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical research published over the last decade, paying particular attention to applications and recovery effects. The book emphasizes the great need for both nutritionists and pharmacologists to understand how these drugs can benefit human health. Topics explore innovative sources, bioavailability, pharmacokinetics, translating novel pathways and mechanisms of action into their clinical use, personalized nutrition and natural product medicine, the convergence between nutraceuticals and western medicine, interactions between drugs, nutrients, the microbiome and lifestyles, industrial applications and commercialization, metabolomics, nano-delivery systems and function, and more. Nutritionists and pharmacists working with natural products, food scientists, nutrition researchers and those interested in the development of innovative products, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals and functional foods are sure to benefit from this thorough resource.

Contents:

1. Introduction to nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals

2. Nutrigenomics and antioxidants

3. Plant secondary metabolites with hepatoprotective efficacy

4. Effects of nutritional supplements on human health

5. Optimizing performance under high-altitude stressful conditions using herbal extracts and nutraceuticals

6. Nutraceuticals and metabolic syndrome

7. Food matrices that improve the oral bioavailability of pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals

8. Innovative sources

9. Ethno-pharmaceutical formulations

10. Reorientation of nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals applications in an open innovation model.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Nutraceuticals and natural product pharmaceuticals.

ISBN:

0128175168

9780128175163

OCLC:

1198236223

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.