Medicinal Plants as Functional Food Candidates

Challenges and Opportunities

Shachi Singh, Garima Upadhyay (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

450 Seiten

2025 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
9781036453374 (ISBN)

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After the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increasing demand for health promoting functional food products in the market. Increase in awareness of the consumers towards plant-based natural compounds has given a boost to the functional food industry. New formulations are coming packed with nutrition and capable of providing resistance against chronic diseases. Recently, the use of medicinal plants in the production of functional food has become increasingly popular due to their role in various health benefits, such as protection against cardiovascular diseases, respiratory and gastrointestinal problems, control of diabetes, as immune boosters, etc. Chemical diversity of medicinal plants provides huge opportunities for the development of new categories of functional foods. However, incorporation of compounds in food beyond dietary sources are also associated with numerous challenges. This book provides a comprehensive overview on recent developments on medicinal plant-based functional foods. It explains how chemical diversity of medicinal plants can be used in developing health-promoting food products. Chapters will deal with opportunities as well as challenges associated with this research work. This will help people involved in the functional food, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries and researchers and students.

Dr Shachi Singh is working as an Assistant Professor of Botany at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), India. She completed her graduation and post-graduation in Botany from BHU and did her Master's in biotechnology, Ph.D and postdoctoral research work from the Department of Biological Sciences, BITS (Birla Institute of Technology and Science), Pilani, India. She has published several papers in highly reputed national and international journals as well as published books and several book chapters. She had received the Young scientist award and INSA (Indian National Science Academy) Visiting scientist awards.Dr Garima Upadhyay, a distinguished scholar and Professor of Home Science (Food & Nutrition) at Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Kamachha, Varanasi, India (constituent college of BHU), is an accomplished educator and researcher with nearly two decades of experience. An alumna of BHU, she has authored several influential works, developed self-learning resources, and contributed extensively to reputed journals. Her exceptional contributions to nutrition and health have earned her prestigious honours, including the National Nutrition Award and Hero Against Fight of Diabetes Award. She is dedicated to advancing knowledge and improving community well-being.

Erscheinungsdatum	04.10.2025
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Alternative Heilverfahren
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Naturheilkunde ► Phytotherapie
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-13	9781036453374 / 9781036453374
Zustand	Neuware