Handbook of Nutraceuticals Volume I: Ingredients, Formulations, and Applications

by Yashwant Vishnupant Pathak (Editor)

Overview

As soon as Dr. Stephen DeFelice coined the phrase nutraceutical, product and supplement developers swung into action. Yet among the numerous books available on nutraceuticals, there is none that systematically lists, categorizes, and analyzes nutraceutical extracts and formulations in a pharmacopoeia-like manner. Handbook of Nutraceuticals, Volume 1: Ingredients, Formulations, and Applications lists information on many ingredients used in nutraceuticals, developing their formulations and applications. The book includes contributions from experts with pharmaceutical backgrounds, providing an examination of nutraceuticals from a pharmaceutical perspective.

Building a foundation with coverage of historical background, definitions, and challenges, the book offers insight into nutraceutical ingredients from plant, animal, and mineral origin. It then covers the characterization of nutraceuticals’ physicochemical, analytical, pharmacological, and pharmacokinetic classification, followed by information on regulatory requirements. The book highlights applications in cardiovascular disease, bone and joint treatments, diabetes management, weight management, skin health, probiotics and prebiotics, tranquilizing medicinal plants, dietary foods, and more.

Interest in new diet regimens and new products for increased health and longevity will continue to grow, giving dietary supplements an increasing amount of cupboard space in most households. With quality of content unsurpassed by many resources, the book discusses the characterization processes for nutraceuticals based on the contributors’ experience in pharmaceuticals. It then explores how those proven techniques may be applied to the development and manufacture of nutraceutical products.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781420082210
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/24/2009
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Yashwant Vishnupant Pathak

Table of Contents

Nutraceuticals of Antiquity. Nutraceuticals: Defi nitions, Formulations, and Challenges. Potential Nutraceutical Ingredients from Plant Origin. Animal Origin. Nutraceuticals with Mineral Origin. Physiochemical Characterization of Nutraceuticals. Development of Techniques for Analysis of Nutraceuticals with Specific Reference to Glucosamine and Coenzyme Q10. Pharmacological Characterization of Nutraceuticals. Biopharmaceutical and Pharmacokinetic Characterization of Nutraceuticals. Regulatory Considerations for Dietary Supplements and Functional cGMPs. Nutraceuticals for the Cardiovascular System. Nutraceuticals in Diabetes Management. Curcumin: A Versatile Nutraceutical and an Inhibitor of Complement. Probiotics and Prebiotics as Nutraceuticals. Nutraceuticals and Weight Management. Nutraceuticals for Bone and Joint Diseases. Skin Health. Tranquilizing Medicinal Plants: Their CNS Effects and Active Constituents—Our Experience. Dietary Foods. Antiviral Nutraceuticals from Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Juice. Herbal Remedy: Safe or Not Safe? How to Use Them? Nutraceuticals: Reflections. Index.