Medicinal Spices and Herbs from India
Volume 1: Introduction, Therapeutic Properties, and Commercial Products
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher Apple Academic Press
- Date of Publication 13 December 2024
- ISBN 9781774916940
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages480 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Weight 453 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 9 Illustrations, black & white; 25 Illustrations, color; 25 Halftones, color; 9 Line drawings, black & white 670
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Short description:
Provides information about the pharmacological and therapeutic benefits of traditional and exotic Indian spices grown on Indian soil and available across geographical boundaries. Covers history, influence of geography and climate, and processing conditions for extraction of Indian spices, medicinal uses of traditional spices, etc.
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Indian spices are known for their tremendous advantages, both as medicines as well as in cuisine. This two-volume book provides detailed information about the pharmacological and therapeutic benefits of traditional and exotic Indian spices grown on Indian soil and available across geographical boundaries.
Volume 1 first provides an introduction to the history of use of spices in Indian culture and then goes on to discuss the influence of geographical location and climatic variation, processing conditions for extraction of active principles, medicinal uses, etc. It also explores the therapeutic properties and molecular mechanisms of Indian spices used as medicine in the treatment of cancer, inflammation, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, brain and cognitive function, cardiovascular diseases, skin diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, bacterial infections, and other pathological conditions. The application of Indian spices in dairy products and beverages and modern herbal formulations of Indian spices, essential oils, and aromatic waters are also discussed.
Volume 2 is titled Beneficial Health Effects of 20 Exotic Spices and focuses on individual spices and their uses in treating various diseases.
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Table of Contents:
PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. History of the Use of Spices in Indian Culture 2. Medicinal Uses of Traditional Indian Spices 3. Effect of Geographical Location and Climatic Variation on Composition of Active Principles in Indian Spices 4. Processing of Indian Species for Extraction of Active Principles PART II: THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF EXOTIC INDIAN SPICES USED AS MEDICINE 5. Anti-Cancer Properties of Indian Spices 6. Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Exotic Indian Spices 7. Antidiabetic Activities of Exotic Indian Spices 8. Effect of Indian Spices on Metabolic Syndrome, Brain, and Cognitive Disorders 9. Beneficial Effects of Exotic Indian Spices on Cardiovascular Diseases 10. Beneficial Effects of Exotic Indian Spices on Skin Diseases 11. Effect of Exotic Indian Spices on Gastrointestinal Disorders 12. Antimicrobial Properties of Exotic Indian Spices 13. Other Pharmacological Activities of Exotic Indian Spices PART III: SPICE-BASED COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS FOR NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTH BENEFITS 14. Application of Spices in Dairy Products as Natural Medicine 15. Indian Spices, Essential Oils, and Aromatic Waters in Modern Herbal Formulations 16. Applications of Indian Spices in Beverages
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