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Indian Herbal Medicines : Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties / by Ramesh Kumar Sharma, Maria Micali, Bhupendra Kumar Rana, Alessandra Pellerito, Rajeev K. Singla

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Chemistry of FoodsPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2021Publisher: Cham : Imprint: Springer, 2021Edition: 1st ed. 2021Description: 1 Online-Ressource(VIII, 54 p. 7 illus., 5 illus. in color.)ISBN:
  • 9783030809188
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9783030809171 | 9783030809195 | Erscheint auch als: 9783030809171 Druck-Ausgabe | Erscheint auch als: 9783030809195 Druck-AusgabeDDC classification:
  • 572 23
DOI: DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80918-8Online resources: Summary: Relevance of Ayurveda -- Herbal Extracts and Preparations in India -- Herbal Extracts, Phenolic Compounds, and Related Antioxidant Power -- Natural Antioxidant Agents for treatment of Metabolic Diseases and Disorders. .Summary: This book discusses the scope and limitations of the antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of foods as medicines or medicinal coadjuvants in traditional Indian herbal therapies. The first chapter introduces readers to the relevance of the Ayurveda system, its holistic classification approach, applications of selected herbs and the demonstrable efficacy of herbal extracts in terms of antimicrobial susceptibility. In turn, the second chapter discusses the antimicrobial properties and kinetic mechanisms of inhibition ascribed to selected vegetable extracts. The third chapter addresses the antioxidant power of phenolic compounds from vegetable products and herbal extracts. The book closes with a review of natural antioxidant agents’ role in the treatment of metabolic disorders. Written from an Indian perspective, this book unravels the chemistry of the traditional Indian diet and its impact on health. Further, it can serve as a reference for other traditional products with similar health claims.PPN: PPN: 1769719601Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-CMS | ZDB-2-SEB | ZDB-2-SXC
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