Main description:

This book seeks to unravel the mysteries of wolfberry, and systematically introduces its mechanisms in preventing aging-associated diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, inflammation, liver and neurodegenerative diseases. Wolfberry, the dried fruit of Lycium barbarum, is an anti-aging herbal medicine. There have been numerous reports investigating the underlying mechanisms of its anti-aging effects and its role in preventing pathological changes in many aging-associated diseases. Its holistic effects on the body can attenuate liver toxicity and combat the spread of cancer; it also prevents degeneration in the central nervous system, and can even positively affect the skin. As such, wolfberry has become a very popular food supplement around the world. This book will serve as an excellent reference source for researchers and graduate students studying herbal medicine and aging-associated diseases, while also providing insights for the pharmaceutical industry with regard to developing potential drugs for these diseases.

Contents:

Chemical and Genetic Diversity of Wolfberry.- Immunoregulation and Lycium barbarum.- The antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects of Wolfberry in fatty liver disease.- Effects of Lycium barbarum on modulation of blood vessel and hemodynamics.- Dermatologic Uses and Effects of Lycium barbarum.- Lycium Barbarum and Tumor in Gastrointestinal Tract.- Prevention of Neurodegeneration for Alzheimer's Disease by Lycium barbarum.- Pro-sexual effects of Lycium barbarum.- Lycium barbarum: Neuroprotective Effects in Ischemic Stroke.- Secondary Degeneration after Partial Optic Nerve Injury and Possible Neuroprotective Effects of Lycium Barbarum (wolfberry).- Role of Lycium barbarum extracts in retinal diseases.- Allergenic Sensitization Mediated by Wolfberry'.