Nutraceuticals: Efficacy, Safety and Toxicity, Second Edition, brings together everything that is currently known about nutraceuticals and their potential toxic effects. The book introduces readers to nutraceuticals, herbal medicines, Ayurvedic medicines, prebiotics, probiotics, adaptogens, and their uses and specific applications. This essential reference discusses the mechanism of action for the judicious use of these nutraceuticals and the best tools for their evaluation before detailing the safety and toxicity of nutraceuticals and interactions with other therapeutic drugs. Finally, and crucially, regulatory aspects from around the world are covered. Completely revised and updated, this updated edition provides toxicologists, pharmacologists, pharmaceutical scientists, and those interested in medicinal plants and natural products with a comprehensive overview of the most effective tools upon which to evaluate the safety and toxicity of nutraceuticals, prebiotics, probiotics and alternative medicines. - Presents a completely revised and updated resource on the impact of nutraceuticals and various disease states such as diabetes and ophthalmic and dermal diseases - Grants an overview of the current state-of-the-science of nutraceuticals, their use and applications, and known adverse effects - Provides effective tools to evaluate the potential toxicity of any nutraceutical - Includes details of regulatory issues as written by international experts

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Publisher

Academic Press

Year

2021

eBook ISBN

9780128212462

Edition

Topic

Medicine

Subtopic

Pharmacology

Cover
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of contributors
Introduction
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Chapter 1 : Nutraceuticals in central nervous system diseases: potential mechanisms of neuroprotection
Chapter 2 : Prevention of neurodegenerative disorders by nutraceuticals
Chapter 3 : Cognitive effects of nutraceuticals
Chapter 4 : Nutraceuticals in anxiety and stress
Chapter 5 : Countering cardiovascular diseases with nutraceuticals
Chapter 6 : Nutraceuticals for diabetes and glucose balance
Chapter 7 : Role of nutraceuticals in respiratory and allied diseases
Chapter 8 : Nutraceuticals in hepatic diseases
Chapter 9 : Nutraceuticals in renal diseases
Chapter 10 : Nutraceuticals in gastrointestinal disorders
Chapter 11 : Nutraceuticals in reproductive and developmental disorders
Chapter 12 : Nutraceuticals in ophthalmic diseases
Chapter 13 : Nutraceuticals in dermal diseases
Chapter 14 : Nutraceuticals in arthritis
Chapter 15 : Nutraceuticals in sports activities and fatigue
Chapter 16 : Role of nutraceuticals as adaptogens
Chapter 17 : Nutraceuticals for weight loss
Chapter 18 : Nutraceuticals in cancer prevention
Chapter 19 : Application of “nano” nutraceuticals in medicine
Chapter 20 : The biology of nutrients: genetic and molecular principles*
Chapter 21 : Genomic and proteomic mechanisms and models in toxicity and safety evaluation of nutraceuticals
Chapter 22 : Transcriptomic profiling for safety and toxicity evaluation of nutraceuticals
Chapter 23 : Target identification and polypharmacology of nutraceuticals
Chapter 24 : Systems pharmacology investigation of mechanism of action of nutraceuticals
Chapter 25 : Noninvasive in vivo optical imaging models for safety and toxicity testing
Chapter 26 : Flow cytometry and light-scattering techniques in evaluation of nutraceuticals
Chapter 27 : Zebrafish as a model system to evaluate the safety and toxicity of nutraceuticals
Chapter 28 : Caenorhabditis elegans: an elegant model organism for evaluating the neuroprotective and neurotherapeutic potential of nutraceuticals
Chapter 29 : Alternative in vitro models for safety and toxicity evaluation of nutraceuticals
Chapter 30 : Mitochondria as a target for safety and toxicity evaluation of nutraceuticals
Chapter 31 : Oxidative stress and excitotoxicity: antioxidants from nutraceuticals
Chapter 32 : Caffeine: an evaluation of the safety database
Chapter 33 : Biological activities and potential nanotechnological delivery of resveratrol
Chapter 34 : Melatonin: a safe nutraceutical and clinical agent
Chapter 35 : Standardized turmeric and curcumin
Chapter 36 : Curcuminoid–metal complexes for oxidative stress
Chapter 37 : Fenugreek: multiple health benefits
Chapter 38 : Cannabis sativa: an overview
Chapter 39 : Cannabidiol safety
Chapter 40 : St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum L)
Chapter 41 : Green tea
Chapter 42 : Green coffee beans
Chapter 43 : Quercetin
Chapter 44 : German chamomile
Chapter 45 : Isoflavones: toxicological aspects and efficacy
Chapter 46 : Propolis
Chapter 47 : Bee products as nutraceuticals to nutraceuticals for bees
Chapter 48 : Ginkgo biloba
Chapter 49 : Chinese ginseng
Chapter 50 : Ashwagandha: multiple health benefits
Chapter 51 : Astaxanthin: health benefits and toxicity
Chapter 52 : Thymoquinone
Chapter 53 : Glucosinolates
Chapter 54 : Organosulfur compounds as nutraceuticals
Chapter 55 : Arginine and citrulline as nutraceuticals: efficacy and safety in diseases
Chapter 56 : Neem Extract
Chapter 57 : Spirulina
Chapter 58 : Garcinia cambogia
Chapter 59 : Vitamin E TPGS and its applications in nutraceuticals
Chapter 60 : Role of transferrin: an iron-binding protein in health and diseases
Chapter 61 : Glutamine supplementation: hope, hype, or stay tuned?
Chapter 62 : What to do with placenta after birth: is it a waste?
Chapter 63 : Chitin, chitosan, and their derivatives
Chapter 64 : Prebiotics: safety and toxicity considerations
Chapter 65 : Probiotics: safety and toxicity considerations
Chapter 66 : Synbiotics: safety and toxicity considerations
Chapter 67 : Nutraceuticals in animal health and diseases
Chapter 68 : Toxic contamination of nutraceuticals and food ingredients
Chapter 69 : Nutraceuticals and adverse outcome pathways
Chapter 70 : Interactions between nutraceuticals/nutrients and nutrients and therapeutic drugs
Chapter 71 : Genotoxicity evaluation of nutraceuticals
Chapter 72 : The regulatory framework for nutraceuticals: North America
Chapter 73 : Evaluation and regulation of food supplements: European perspective
Chapter 74 : Regulatory guidelines for nutraceuticals in India: an overview
Chapter 75 : Regulatory aspects of nutraceuticals: Chinese perspective
Chapter 76 : Uses and regulation of nutraceuticals: Australia and New Zealand
Chapter 77 : Regulatory aspects of nutraceuticals: Japanese perspective
Chapter 78 : Nutraceuticals: the Turkish perspective
Index
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