The Therapeutic Potential of Medicinal Foods
Joint Authors
Mahmudi, M. Fawzi
Ramalingum, Nelvana
Source
Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-18, 18 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
18
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pharmaceutical and nutritional sciences have recently witnessed a bloom in the scientific literature geared towards the use of food plants for their diversified health benefits and potential clinical applications.
Health professionals now recognize that a synergism of drug therapy and nutrition might confer optimum outcomes in the fight against diseases.
The prophylactic benefits of food plants are being investigated for potential use as novel medicinal remedies due to the presence of pharmacologically active compounds.
Although the availability of scientific data is rapidly growing, there is still a paucity of updated compilation of data and concerns about the rationale of these health-foods still persist in the literature.
This paper attempts to congregate the nutritional value, phytochemical composition, traditional uses, in vitro and in vivo studies of 10 common medicinal food plants used against chronic noncommunicable and infectious diseases.
Food plants included were based on the criteria that they are consumed as a common food in a typical diet as either fruit or vegetable for their nutritive value but have also other parts which are in common use in folk medicine.
The potential challenges of incorporating these medicinal foods in the diet which offers prospective opportunities for future drug development are also discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ramalingum, Nelvana& Mahmudi, M. Fawzi. 2014. The Therapeutic Potential of Medicinal Foods. Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016009
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ramalingum, Nelvana& Mahmudi, M. Fawzi. The Therapeutic Potential of Medicinal Foods. Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016009
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ramalingum, Nelvana& Mahmudi, M. Fawzi. The Therapeutic Potential of Medicinal Foods. Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1016009
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1016009