Molecular targets and therapeutic uses of spices : modern uses for ancient medicine / Bharat B. Aggarwal, Ajaikumar B. Kunnumakkara, [editors]

Most therapeutics available today are highly toxic, very expensive and exhibit minimum efficacy. The issue of toxicity is even more critical for prevention than for therapy because the former involves normal subjects. Thus, therapeutics that are safe and affordable are needed for both prevention and therapy. Spices of Southeast Asian origin, once employed for taste, appearance and preservation of food, now appear to have therapeutic value for humans. What the active principles in these spices are and how they mediate their effect against various diseases are beginning to emerge from extensive research carried out within the last half-century. The current monograph is an attempt to address the active constituents, their molecular targets and the therapeutic uses of these spices.

Medienart:

E-Book

Erscheinungsjahr:

c2009

Erschienen:

Singapore Hackensack, NJ: World Scientific ; c2009

Reproduktion:

Online-Ausg.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Aggarwal, Bharat B., 1950- [Sonstige Person]
Kunnumakkara, Ajaikumar B. [Sonstige Person]

Links:

search.ebscohost.com [lizenzpflichtig]

ISBN:

978-981-283-791-2

981-283-791-4

1-282-44296-1

978-1-282-44296-2

Themen:

Electronic books
Ethnopharmacology
HEALTH & FITNESS ; Herbal Medications
Medicinal plants
Medicinal plants ; Analysis
Medicine, Traditional
Phytotherapy
Plants, Medicinal
Spices
Spices ; Therapeutic use

Anmerkungen:

Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record

Umfang:

Online Ressource (xxiii, 430 p.) ; ill. (some col.)

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

1655577034