Dietary spices in health and diseases: I

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 106-122

  Kochhar, K P ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Chemoprevention; Condiments; Herbs; Nutraceuticals; Phytochemicals; Spices

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BORNEOL; CAPSAICIN; CARBAZOLE DERIVATIVE; CARNOSOL; CAROTENOID; CARVONE; CINEOLE; CINNAMON EXTRACT; CITRAL; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; CURCUMIN; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; GARLIC EXTRACT; GERANIOL; GINGER EXTRACT; GINGEROL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LIMONENE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PINENE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; TURMERIC; UNINDEXED DRUG; URSOLIC ACID;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; AROMA; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CANCER CELL; CANCER INHIBITION; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL PROTECTION; COLON CANCER; COOKING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MOUTH CANCER; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARACRINE SIGNALING; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; SPICE; TASTE PREFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; FLAVORING AGENTS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SMELL; SPICES; TASTE;

EID: 50449110891     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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