| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 578 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Overview and general themes. Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum L.) Seed and its fat -- Soursop seed: soursop (Annona muricata L.) Seed, therapeutic, and possible food potential -- Red horse-chestnut seeds of Aesculus × Carnea: a new way for health and food design? -- The African breadfruit (Treculia africana) Decne plant seed: a potential source of essential food and medicinal phytoconstituents -- Perennial horse gram (Macrotyloma axillare) seeds: biotechnology applications of its peptide and protein content, Bowman-Birk inhibitors and lectin -- Biological properties of a partially purified component of neem oil: an updated and revised work -- Bioactive compounds of oregano seeds -- Mango seed: mango (Mangifera indica L.) seed and its fats -- Role of seeds in nutrition and antioxidant activities. Biological functions of soyasaponins: the potential use to improve zinc nutrition -- Purple wheat (Triticum sp.) Seeds: phenolic composition and antioxidant properties -- Protective role of Nigella sativa and thymoquinone in oxidative stress: a review -- Black soybean seed: black soybean seed antioxidant capacity -- Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum) seeds in health and nutrition -- Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) seeds in health and nutrition -- Sesame Seed in Controlling Human Health and Nutrition -- Kancolla Seeds: High Nutritional Foods With Nutraceutical Properties -- Health-promoting Potential and Nutritional Value of Madhuca longifolia seeds -- Fungal infections on seeds and nuts and health. Ginkgo biloba seeds: antifungal and lipid transfer proteins from ginkgo biloba nuts -- Mycotoxins in nuts and seeds -- Nuts and seeds in disease prevention and therapy. Lepidium sativum seeds: therapeutic significance and health-promoting potential -- The effects of nuts on metabolic diseases and disorders -- Tea (Camellia oleifera) seeds: use of tea seeds in human health -- Effect of Nigella sativa on blood diseases: a review -- Dermatological effects of Nigella sativa and its constituent, thymoquinone: a review -- Indian mustard (Brassica juncea L.) seeds in health -- Potential role of seeds from India in diabetes -- Lupine aeeds (Lupinus spp.): history of use, use as an antihyperglycemic medicinal, and use as a food plant -- Cancer chemopreventive potential of seed proteins and peptides -- Use of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) Seeds in human therapeutics -- Milk thistle seeds in health -- Extracts from nuts and seeds in health. Nut consumption and noncommunicable diseases: evidence from epidemiological studies -- Beneficial effects of nuts from india in cardiovascular disorders -- Seeds as herbal drugs -- Therapeutic importance of caster seed oil -- Coriandrum sativum L.: Characterization, biological activities, and applications -- Proteinase inhibitors from buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) seeds -- Pumpkin seeds: phenolic acids in pumpkin seed (Cucurbita pepo L.) -- Big leaf mahogany seeds: Swietenia macrophylla seeds offer possible phytotherapeutic intervention against diabetic pathophysiology |
| Summary |
"Nuts and Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention, Second Edition investigates the benefits of nuts and seeds in health and disease prevention using an organizational style that will provide easy-access to information that supports identifying treatment options and the development of symptom-specific functional foods. This book examines seeds and nuts as agents that affect metabolism and other health-related conditions and explores the impact of compositional differences between various seeds and nuts, including differences based on country of origin and processing technique. Finally, the book includes methods for the analysis of seed and nut-related compounds"--Publisher's description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from resource home page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed February 8, 2021) |
| Subject |
Nuts -- Therapeutic use
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Seeds -- Therapeutic use
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Nutrition.
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Diet therapy.
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Seeds.
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Nuts.
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Seeds
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Nuts
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Nutritive Value
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Diet Therapy
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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Seeds
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Nuts
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Diet therapy
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Nutrition
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Nuts -- Therapeutic use
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Seeds -- Therapeutic use
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Preedy, Victor R., editor.
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Watson, Ronald R. (Ronald Ross), editor.
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| ISBN |
9780128216101 |
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0128216107 |
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