Traditional Indian spices and their health significance

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 265-268

  Krishnaswamy, Kamala ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Antimutagens; Curcuminoids; Detoxification; DNA damage; Precancer; Tumors; Turmeric

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM SATIVUM; ANIMALIA; CURCUMA LONGA; RATTUS; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT;

AYURVEDA; CHEMISTRY; CURCUMA LONGA; DNA DAMAGE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD HANDLING; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NUTRITION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SPICE;

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIOXIDANTS; CURCUMA; DNA DAMAGE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; INDIA; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPICES;

EID: 46049118484     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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