Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; An introduction to dietary supplements of plant origin: definitions, background and an overview of this volume; Herbal dietary supplements in the European market; ESCOP, the European Commission, consumer policy and health protection; Industrial plants as sources of dietary supplements; Drug-like compounds from food plants and spices; Biotechnology of plant-derived dietary supplements; Biochemistry, physiology and bioengineering of bioactive compounds from plants used as dietary supplements
Summary
The aim of Dietary Supplements of Plant Origin is to give both the general and specialized reader a comprehensive insight into the most recent findings in this interesting area of dietary supplementation
