Phytochemicals of nutraceutical importance / Surendra Bhanot.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi, India : Random Publications, 2017Description: 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9789351119913 (hardcover)
- QK861 B46 2017
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Books | Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Reserve Section | Non-fiction | RUS QK861 B46 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Room use only | 78123 | 00079070 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Phytochemical -- Herbal extracts and phytochemicals -- Nutraceutical and dietary supplement -- Phytotherapy -- Prevention from chemical hazards -- The chemical carcinogens and cancer -- The effectiveness of psychotherapy -- Nutrition in medical anthropology -- Medicinal plants used in medicine -- Drug therapy.
"Phytochemicals are the individual chemicals from which the plants are made and plants are the key sources of raw materials for both pharmaceutical and aromatic industries. The improved methods for higher yield of active compounds that occur naturally in plants. The term is generally used to refer to those chemicals that may affect health. Nutraceuticals is a broad umbrella term that is used to describe any product derived from food sources with extra health benefits in addition to the basic nutritional value found in foods. They can be considered non-specific biological therapies used to promote general well-being, control symptoms and prevent malignant processes. The book will prove useful to the students, scientists, researchers, professionals in the field of plant physiology and pathology, pharmaceutical and chemical engineering, biotechnology, medicinal and aromatic plants and horticulture."--Back cover
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