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 productswith similar health claims.
| ISBN: | 9783030809171 |
| Publication date: | 13th August 2021 |
| Author: | Ramesh Kumar Sharma, Maria Micali, Bhupendra Kumar Rana, Alessandra Pellerito |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 54 pages |
| Series: | SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science |
| Genres: |
Complementary and alternative medicine and therapies Dietetics and nutrition Pharmacology Food and beverage technology |