Therapeutic Potential of Vegetables by Husen, Azamal; Barot, Megha;

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Vegetables nourish, heal, and protect, a truth recognized for centuries and now reinforced by modern scientific discovery. Therapeutic Potential of Vegetables reveals the remarkable bioactive power hidden within everyday vegetables and explores their role as natural allies in disease prevention, management, and holistic well-being.

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Vegetables nourish, heal, and protect, a truth recognized for centuries and now reinforced by modern scientific discovery. Therapeutic Potential of Vegetables reveals the remarkable bioactive power hidden within everyday vegetables and explores their role as natural allies in disease prevention, management, and holistic well-being.

Joining together traditional wisdom with contemporary research, this book uncovers the phytochemicals that make vegetables valuable sources of antioxidants, anti-inflammatory agents, antimicrobials, and nutraceuticals. Through clear scientific discussions, real-world case studies, and emerging innovations such as edible vaccines, nutrigenomics, and vegetable-based pharmaceuticals, it presents a comprehensive view of vegetables as future-ready therapeutic resources.

Ideal for researchers, clinicians, nutritionists, agricultural scientists, industry professionals, and health-conscious readers, this volume in the Exploring Medicinal Plants series offers practical insights and a forward-looking perspective on plant-based healthcare. Discover how vegetables can evolve from simple dietary staples to scientifically validated medicines that contribute to a healthier and more sustainable future.

Tartalomjegyzék:

1            Introduction to vegetable based phytonutraceuticals     

Aditi Kashyap, Noopur Khare, Plaksha Budhraja, Shristi Rajpal, Farah Ali, Shikha Suman, Tanvi Jain

2            Current scenario of vegetable-based phytonutraceutical market

Sara Morgado Marcelino, Mariana Zagalo Fernandes, Pedro Dinis Gaspar, Arminda Paço, Tânia M. Lima

3            Isolation and Characterization of Vegetable-Based Phyto-Nutraceuticals

Sushmita Mena, Mohd Adnan, Mitesh Patel, Vijay Upadhyay, Malvi Surti

4            Vegetable-based phytonutraceuticals and their health benefits  

Odangowei Inetiminebi Ogidi, Nwanne Ijere Dike, Wenapere Chidinma Mercy

5            Methods of cooking vegetables for various health benefits          

Md. Abdul Kader, Kazi NS Rafi, Akbar Hossain

6            Importance of vegetables in the diet and their classification        

Anjali Gupta, Syeda Bushra Fatima, Mitesh Patel, Malvi Surti

7            Food safety standard for Phyto-nutraceuticals   

Komal Janiyani, Mohd Adnan, Mitesh Patel, Malvi Surti

8            Nutritional spectrum of vegetables         

Arpan Modi, Megha Barot, Azamal Husen

9            Cases of clinical studies on the role of vegetable-based nutrients in disease prevention and treatment          

Prity Chakravarty, Pankaj Barman, Rituraj Konwar

10          Challenges and future perspectives about nutraceuticals derived from vegetables             

Aadya Gupta , Sparsh Saxena, Noopur Khare, Ayush Chaurasiya, Anshika Rai, Harvin Selin, Tanvi Jain

11          Importance of vegetables in regular diet

Simran Panda, Anushka Pandey, Adnan Alam, Tanushree Tandon, Kavita Srivastava, Tanvi Jain

12          Nutrigenomics: A Pathway to a Healthy Life        

Saloni Malik, Raviraj B. Barot, Pradeep Pushparaj Selvadoss, Sachidanand Singh, Nisha Singh

13          Industrially important vegetables and their phytochemicals        

Hiral Desai, Anil Patani, Sachidanand Singh, Megha Barot

14          Vegetable based pharmaceuticals and nutraceutical products available in market        

Pragati Khare, Noopur Khare, Tanvi Jain, Sachidanand Singh

15          Cultivated Vegetables vs. Wild Vegetables: A Nutrient Perspective             

Mahmoud A. A. Ali, Assiya Ansabayeva, Mikhail Puchkov, Mostafa Abdelkader, Karim M. Hassan

16          From conventional science to industrial processing: Cooking methods of vegetables for various health benefits           

Loredana Dumitrașcu, Iuliana Aprodu

17          Best farming and cultivation method for vegetables to enhance their nutritional value   

Noopur Khare, Pragati Khare, Tanvi Jain, Sachidanand Singh, Megha Barot, Azamal Husen

18          Postharvest Management to Preserve The Nutritional Properties of Vegetables        

Mostafa Abdelkader, Assiya Ansabayeva, Mahmoud A. A. Ali, Karim M. Hassan

19          Scope of Vegetables as Edible Vaccines 

Swati Patel, Ashutosh Pathak, Poonam Mishra

20          Medicinally Important Vegetable Seeds

Rita Mahapatra, Disha Vansh, Poonam Mishra