Dietary Supplements of Plant Origin

A Nutrition and Health Approach
Herausgeber: Maffei, Massimo

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Dietary Supplements of Plant Origin gives both general and specialized readers a comprehensive overview on plant-based dietary supplements, concentrating on those found in the European market. It examines industrial plants as supplement sources, and discusses drug-like compounds derived from food plants and spices, as well as the biotechnology of plant-derived dietary supplements. It also details the biochemistry, physiology, and bioengineering of various bioactive compounds from plants and looks at the interaction of herbs with other medicines, using the example of St. John's Wort. A chapter offering resources for botanical dietary supplements provides a vehicle for further exploration.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Longman Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 178mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 649g
• ISBN-13: 9780415308359
• ISBN-10: 0415308356
• Artikelnr.: 22043950

Autorenporträt

Massimo Maffei

Inhaltsangabe

List of Contributors
Foreword
1 An introduction to dietary supplements of plant origin: definitions
background and an overview of this volume
2 Herbal dietary supplements in the European market
3 ESCOP
the European Commission
consumer policy and health protection
4 Industrial plants as sources of dietary supplements
5 Drug-like compounds from food plants and spices
6 Biotechnology of plant-derived dietary supplements
7 Biochemistry
physiology and bioengineering of bioactive compounds from plants used as dietary supplements
8 Interaction of herbs with other medicines: the example of St John's wort
9 Official and scientific information resources for botanical dietary supplements
Appendix
Index