Dietary Supplements

by Ho, Chi-Tang; Simon, James E.; Shahidi, Fereidoon; Shao, Yu

• ISBN13: 9780841239920
• ISBN10: 0841239924
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-09-01
• Publisher: American Chemical Society

Summary

The use of dietary supplements in the United States is widespread and continues to grow as more people seek alternative and complimentary medicines. Herbal products are mainly regulated as dietary supplements but our scientific understanding of the efficacy of these botanical supplementsremains limited. This book provides the latest findings and perspectives related to dietary supplements, phytochemistry of botanical dietary supplements, bioactive compounds in teas and fruits, and the safety and bioactivity of selected dietary supplements.

Author Biography

Both Drs. Ho and Shahidi are active researchers in functional food chemistry and are recipients of the ACS Agricultural and Food Division Award for Advances in Food and Agricultural Chemistry. Dr. Simon is an internationally known botanist. Dr. Shao has many years experience in pharmaceutical industries and has published extensively in phytochemistry.

Table of Contents

Overview

Dietary Supplements: An overview

Calcium: Chemistry and Biology

Bioactives from marine resources Phytochemistry

Oligostilbenes from Gnetum species and anticarcinogenic and anti-inflammatory activities of oligostilbenes

Phytochemistry and quality control of black cohosh, other medicinal Cimicifuga species and their derived products

Chemistry, quality and functional properties of Grains of Paradise (aframomum melegueta)

Xylopia aethiopia (Annonaceae): Chemistry, traditional uses and functional properties of an "African pepper"

Basil: A source of rosmarinic acid Tea and Health

A review on the laboratory investigations and epidemiological studies of black and Pu-Erh tea

Black tea polyphenols theaflavins inhibit the growth of LNCaP prostate cancer cells through suppressing androgen receptor and 5*A*a -reductase activity Fruits, Their Bioactives and Health Effects

Morinda citrifolia (Noni): Its effect on insulin secretion by G-protein-coupled receptor systems

Anti-inflammatory constituents in noni (Morinda citrifolia) fruits

Polymethoxyflavones: Chemistry, biological activity and availability from orange peel

Isolation and purification of polymethoxyflavones for efficacy study

Polymethoxyflavones: Metabolite identification and metabolic pathway

Bioavailability of polymethoxyflavones

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