Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides a complete review of multiple metabolic disorders and the use of phytochemicals for their prevention and treatment. When describing each metabolic disorder, all authors describe de main health alterations, providing the most current figures and statistics worldwide; medicinal plants used in traditional medicine for its treatment and scientific information related to their potential to prevent or treat each condition. Authors also include a complete scientific background check, complete analysis of all phytochemicals recommended for each disorder, a description of the mechanism(s) of action and in vivo and/or in vitro studies. Within this volume, a series of 3 plant species, recommended to treat or prevent the previously described disorders, are presented with their botanical information, traditional use in different cultures and countries, and the available scientific information validating their health benefits. Besides six main metabolic disorders are described, providing a full scientific background for its general understanding, and three study cases are presented, where metabolic disorders are analyzed and approached from different medical and pharmaceutical angles.
Table of ContentsPreface; Obesity: A Metabolic Disorder; Medicinal Plants with the Potential to Treat Hypertension: Studies That Were Done in the Last Decade; Metabolic Processes in Cancer; Alzheimers Disease: Causes and Possible Alternative Herbal Treatment; Cancer of Infectious Origin and Nutrition; Moringa oleifera and its Multiple Benefits for Human Health; Rutaceae: An Approach to Rue; Ginger: Analysis of the Raw Rhizome, Essential Oil and Alcohol Extract of Two Varieties Grown in Ecuador; New Horizons in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinsons Disease; Index.
