Main description:

Phytochemicals from Medicinal Plants: Scope, Applications and Potential Health Claims explores the importance of medicinal plants and their potential benefits for human health. This book looks at bioactive compounds from medicinal plants, the health benefits of bioactive compounds, the applications of plant-based products in the food and pharmaceutical industries.

The first section discusses available sources of bioactive compounds from medicinal plants, biochemistry, structural composition, potential biological activities, and how bioactive molecules are isolated from medicinal plants. The authors examine the applications of bioactive molecules from a health perspective, looking at the pharmacological aspects of medicinal plants, the phytochemical and biological activities of different natural products, and ethnobotany/and medicinal properties, and also present a novel dietary approach for disease management. The book goes on to examine the plant-based products are used and can be used in various sectors of the food and pharmaceutical industries.

Contents:

Part 1: Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal Plants 1. Phytochemicals from Traditional Medicinal Plants 2. Plant-Based Secondary Metabolites for Health Benefits: Classification and Processing 3. Ethnobotanical Survey for Managing Selected Noncommunicable Diseases: A Case Study in Nigeria Part 2: Bioactive Compounds and Health Potentials 4. Bioflavonoids: Sources, Types, and Nutraceutical Maneuvers 5. Antidiabetic Potential of Medicinal Mushrooms 6. Natural Carotenoids: Weapon Against Life-Style Related Disorders 7. Edible Vaccine: Journey from Mushroom to Syringe Part 3: Scope and Applications Of Plant-Based Products 8. Natural Products as Economical Agents for Antioxidant Activity 9. Potential Significance of Proteases: Sources and Applications 10. Microalgal Pigments as Natural Color: Scope and Applications