Herbal Medicines and Nutritional Supplements for Health Benefits

Herausgeber: Goyal, Megh R.; Chauhan, Anamika

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Covers research on herbal medicines and their various benefits, challenges, and potential. Provides in-depth knowledge on herbal remedies, monitoring analytical quality techniques, present trends, and future applications. Discuses interactions, dosing, analysis, clinical trials, toxicity, and safety concerns of herbal medicines, and more.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Apple Academic Press
• Seitenzahl: 600
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 1057g
• ISBN-13: 9781774919408
• ISBN-10: 1774919400
• Artikelnr.: 74775256

Autorenporträt

Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a former Professor of Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering, retired from the General Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus. He was proclaimed as the "Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico for the twentieth century" by the ASABE, Puerto Rico Section, for his pioneering work on micro irrigation, evapotranspiration, agroclimatology, and soil and water engineering. During his professional career of over 52 years, he has received many prestigious awards. A prolific author and editor, he has written more than 200 journal articles and several textbooks and has edited over 130 books. Anamika Chauhan, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Home Science at Chanam Lal Madhavidhyalya Haridwar, Sri Dev Suman University, India, where she is also a member of the Board of Studies. The recipient of several awards, she has published research papers in peerreviewed national and international journals and has edited several books. She has also been associated with workshops and conferences. Her research interests and areas range across the right to education to nutrition and human health.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: INTRODUCTION, CHALLENGES, AND ATTITUDES OF CONSUMERS AND
ADMINISTRATORS. 1. Current Status and Significant Challenges for the Use of
Herbal Supplements. 2. Significant Challenges for Use of Herbal
Supplements. 3. Clinical Trials for Herbal Nutritional Supplements. 4.
Survey and Statistical Analysis for the Consumption Scenario of Nutritional
Supplements. 5. The Role and Trends in Nutritional Supplement and Herbal
Product Consumption. 6. Understanding Attitudes of Consumers Toward Herbal
Products. 7. Need for Improvement and Administrative Attitude Toward Herbal
Supplements. PART II: MARKETING AND SUPPLY CHAIN. 8. Business Opportunities
for Herbal Supplements. 9. Business Opportunities for Herbal Medicines. 10.
Marketing/Supply Chain for Herbal Supplements: Attributes and Challenges.
PART III: INTERACTIONS, DOSING, AND ANALYSIS. 11. Herbal Supplements:
Risks, Benefits, and Potential Interactions. 12. Potential for
Inconsistency of Herbal Dosing. 13. Recent Advancements in the Analysis of
Herbal Supplements. PART IV: REGULATIONS, TOXICITY, SAFETY STANDARDS, AND
QUALITY. 14. Administrative Regulations for Herbal Supplements. 15.
Toxicological Effects of Adulterated Herbal Supplements. 16. Safety of
Herbal Supplements: An Overview of Pharmacovigilance Approaches and
Challenges. 17. Quality and Standard Assurance of Herbal Supplements. PART
V: TREATMENT OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND DISEASES. 18. Common Herbal
Supplements for the Treatment of Selected Diseases. 19. Common Herbal
Supplements: Potential Interactions and Treatment of Diseases. 20.
Flaxseed-Based Herbal Supplements for Chronic Medical Conditions. 21. The
Potential of Parsley: Composition, Biological Properties, and Health
Benefits. 22. Utilization of Traditional Medicine for Respiratory Disorders
in Northeast India. 23. Plant-Based Remedies for Alzheimer's Disease. 24.
Treatment of Osteoporosis with Herbal Supplements. 25. Impact of
Plant-Based Phytochemicals on Glycemic Control and Insulin Sensitivity in
Diabetes.