Alternative & Complementary Medicine

Innovations in Plant Science for Better Health: From Soil to Fork

Herbal Medicines and Nutritional Supplements for Health Benefits
Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD
Anamika Chauhan, PhD

Herbal Medicines and Nutritional Supplements for Health Benefits

In Production
Pub Date: Forthcoming December 2024
Hardback Price: $249 US | £200 UK
Hard ISBN: 9781774919408
Pages: Est. 585pp w/index
Binding Type: Hardback / ebook
Series: Innovations in Plant Science for Better Health: From Soil to Fork
Notes: 33 color and 9 b/w illustrations

The immense benefits of herbal medicines are continuously being discovered today through modern research as globalization has made more and more herbs and more research available. Research on biomolecular effects of herbs and their antioxidant activity has gained great momentum due to the apparent links between oxidative stress, ageing, and disease. This new book, Herbal Medicines and Nutritional Supplements for Health Benefits, is a consolidation of latest cutting-edge research on herbal medicines and their various benefits, challenges, and potential.

The book has been divided into five parts, with each section being a synthesis of the most recent research on herbal nutritional supplements and human health. The book provides in-depth knowledge on herbal remedies, along with monitoring analytical quality techniques, present trends, and potential applications for the future.

The book first presents an introduction and a look at the challenges and attitudes of consumers and administrators toward herbal supplements as well as consumption surveys and analysis studies. The volume also outlines the economic and business opportunities for herbal supplements in various locales and nations and discusses marketing and supply chain issues.

The volume goes on to cover interactions, dosing, and analysis, providing information on clinical trials for nutritional and herbal supplements as well as risks, toxicity, and safety concerns with regard to herbal medicines. Food safety standards and regulations for herbal supplements are also addressed. The final section emphasizes using herbal supplements for a range of health conditions. The volume also investigates the immune-boosting qualities of herbal supplements that can be used to treat conditions such as low libido, boils, fever, diabetes, blood pressure, osteoporosis, herpes, insomnia, Alzheimer’s disease, etc.

Key features:

  • Highlights medicinal benefits of several herbs like flaxseed, parsley, etc.
  • Brings together latest cutting-edge research on herbal medicines
  • Discusses clinical trials of certain herbs as nutritional and herbal supplements
This volume will be of interest to academics, researchers, nutritionists, phytochemistry students, scientists working on natural product chemicals, and scientists working on nutraceuticals.

CONTENTS:
Preface

PART I: INTRODUCTION, CHALLENGES, AND ATTITUDES OF CONSUMERS AND ADMINISTRATORS
1. Current Status and Significant Challenges for the Use of Herbal Supplements

Sunanda Biswas, Souti Biswas, and Bijoya Bhattacharjee

2. Significant Challenges in the Use of Herbal Supplements
Njideka E. Njoku, Godswill K. Elemuo, Serah O. Alagbaoso, and Pascal F. Okezie

3. Clinical Trials for Herbal Nutritional Supplements
Maitrayee Ghosh, Debajyoti Roy, Amrinder Singh, and Naresh Kumar Rangra

4. Survey and Statistical Analysis for the Consumption Scenario of Nutritional Supplements
Poonam Arora, Nidhi Arora, and Swati Mehta

5. The Consumption Scenario of Nutritional Supplements and Herbal Co-Partners
Anamika Chauhan

6. Understanding Attitudes of Consumers Toward Herbal Products
Azhagu Saravana Babu Packirisamy, Vajiha Aafrin Basheer, Mwalimu Raphael Jilani, Sai Nandhini Ravi, Maheswari Vinodkumar Maheswari, Geethika Manohar, Sugumari Vallinayagam, and Sukumar Muthusamy

7. Need for Improvement and Administrative Attitude Toward Herbal Supplements
Simple Sharma and Archu Harchanda

PART II: MARKETING AND SUPPLY CHAIN
8. Business Opportunities for Herbal Supplements

Nirmesh Sharma and Mausami Goel

9. Business Opportunities for Herbal Medicines
Poonam Joshi, Sapna Rawat, Priya, Tarun Parashar, and Vikas Jakhmola

10. Marketing/Supply Chain for Herbal Supplements: Attributes and Challenges
Vajiha Aafrin Basheer, Azhagu Saravana Babu Packirisamy, Vinod Kumar Maheswari, Mwalimu Raphael Jilani, Sai Nandhini Ravi, Geethika Manohar, and Sugumari Vallinayagam

PART III: INTERACTIONS, DOSING, AND ANALYSIS
11. Herbal Supplements: Risks, Benefits, and Potential Interactions

Oluchi Judith Osuala, Chinyere Constance Ezemba, Victor Onydikachi Etikudike, Chidubem-Nwachinemerem Ncheta Obianuju, and Arinze Steven Ezemba

12. Potential for Inconsistency of Herbal Dosing
Partha Pratim Dutta, Jyotirmoy Bhattacharyya, Violina Kalita, Dhrubajyoti Sarkar, And Faruk Alam

13. Recent Advancements in Analysis of Herbal Supplements
Himanshu Chaudhry, Debajyoti Roy, Jashanpreet Kaur, Suddhasattya Dey, Deepika Choudhary, and Naresh Kumar Rangra

PART IV: REGULATIONS, TOXICITY, SAFETY STANDARDS, AND QUALITY
14. Administrative Regulations for Herbal Supplements

Neelesh Kumar Maurya, Latika Yadav, Neha Kumari, and Poonam Maurya

15. Toxicological Effects of Adulterated Herbal Supplements
Srishti Morris, Pragati Bailwal, and Pinky Bisht

16. Safety of Herbal Supplements: An Overview of Pharmacovigilance Approaches and Challenges
Debajyoti Roy, Maitrayee Ghosh, and Naresh Kumar Rangra

17. Quality and Standard Assurance of Herbal Supplements
Sapna Rawat, Poonam Joshi, Taniya Rawat, Karabi Kalita, and Jyoti Saxena

PART V: TREATMENT OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND DISEASES
18. Common Herbal Supplements for the Treatment of Selected Diseases

Constance Chinyere Ezemba, Ncheta Obianuju Chidubem-Nwachinemere, Victor Onyedikachi-Etikudike, Oluchi Judith Osuala, Mmadukwe Amarachi Janefrances, Udoye Winifred, Arinze Steven Ezemba, and Nonyelum Vivian Anakwenze

19. Common Herbal Supplements: Potential Interactions and Treatment of Diseases
Saumya Aviral Mishra

20. Flaxseed-Based Herbal Supplements for Chronic Medical Conditions
Faiza Azmat, Ali Imran, Muhammad Umair Arshad, Mahpara Safdar, Hajra Ahmad, Fakhar Islam, and Sadaf Khurshid

21. The Potential of Parsley: Composition, Biological Properties, and Health Benefits
Anamika Chauhan

22. Utilization of Traditional Medicine for Respiratory Disorders in Northeast India
Poonam Chetry, Priyanka Kumari, Puspanjali Chetia, and Tashmi Konwar

23. Plant-Based Remedies for Alzheimer’s Disease
Ayan Chatterjee

24. Treatment of Osteoporosis with Herbal Supplements
Dhrubajyoti Sarkar and Kunal Datta

25. Impact of Plant–Based Phytochemicals on Glycemic Control and Insulin Sensitivity in Diabetes
Bharat Garg, Anita Verma, Jyoti Duhan, and Shikha Yashveer

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD
Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Senior Technical Editor-in-Chief, Biomedical Engineering and Agricultural Science, Apple Academic Press, Inc.

Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering from the General Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico–Mayaguez Campus. He has worked as a Soil Conservation Inspector and as a Research Assistant at Haryana Agricultural University and Ohio State University. He was the first agricultural engineer to receive the professional license in Agricultural Engineering from the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico and was proclaimed as the “Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico for the twentieth century” by the ASABE, Puerto Rico Section, for his pioneering work on micro irrigation, evapotranspiration, agroclimatology, and soil and water engineering. During his professional career of over 52 years, he has received many prestigious awards. A prolific author and editor, he has written more than 200 journal articles and several textbooks and has edited over 100 books.

Anamika Chauhan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Home Science, Chanam Lal Mahavidhyalya Haridwar, Sri Dev Suman University, Tehri, Uttarakhand, India

Anamika Chauhan, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Home Science at Chanam Lal Madhavidhyalya Haridwar, Sri Dev Suman University, Uttarakhand, India, where she is also a member of the Board of Studies. She is UGC-NET, USET, MPhil (home Science) qualified. She was awarded a Young Scientist Award by the Uttarakhand State Council for Science and Technology and a Teacher’s Excellence Award by Motherhood University, Uttarakhand, as well as a Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Global Educator Award (2022 by the International Council for Education, Research and Training. She has one patent (“Gold Nanoparticles with Albizia lebbeck (L. Benth Leaves Extract for Dermal Cancer”) to her credit. She is a lifetime member of the Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata; Scientific and Technical Research Association (STRA); and Home Science Association of India. She has published several research papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals, 15 edited books, and a textbook. She has also been associated with workshops and conferences. Her research interest and areas range across the right to education to nutrition and human health. Dr. Chauhan earned her master’s degree and PhD from HNB Garhwal Srinagar, Central University, Uttarakhand, India. She also has a master’s degree in English, Education, and Political Science.




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