Description
Book SynopsisThe nutritional and medicinal value of metals, such as zinc, calcium, and iron, has been known in traditional medicine for a long time. Other metals, such as silver and gold, may also have therapeutic and health benefits. Ancient medicines have long incorporated their use in the treatment of diseases, and they have also more recently been explored for treatment in allopathic medicine, birthing the concept of metallonutraceuticals. The challenge of using metals in the human body is to find forms that are safe and effective.
Handbook of Metallonutraceuticals presents basic concepts related to the nutritional and therapeutic use of metals, product development strategies, and some ideas ready to be applied for condition-specific metallonutraceuticals. The book begins with an overview of the nutraceuticals field and the need for metallonutraceuticals. It considers the roles of various metals in metabolism, reviews the ethnopharmacology and ethnomedicine of metals, and cover
Table of Contents
Concept, Definition, and Need for Metallonutraceuticals. Roles of Metals in Metabolism. Ethnopharmacology and Ethnomedicine of Metals. Characterization of Metallonutraceuticals. Characterization Bioavailability and Drug Interactions of Metallonutraceuticals. Therapeutic Applications of Nanometals. Metallonanotherapeutics for Neurodegenerative Diseases. Nanometals and Complexes in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy. Application of Metals in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Metalloenzymes: Relevance in Biological Systems and Potential Applications. Application of Nanosilver in Nutraceuticals. Regulatory Pathways and Intellectual Property Rights for Metallonutraceuticals. Gold Nanoparticles: A Promising Nanometallic Drug Delivery System with Many Therapeutic Applications. Index.
