Phytonutrients as therapeutic agents

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 151-169

  Gupta, Charu ^a   Prakash, Dhan ^a  

^a AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Carotenoids; Flavonoids; Glucosinolates; Nutraceuticals; Phytoestrogens; Phytonutrients; Polyphenols; Terpenoids

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; APIGENIN; CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; DELPHINIDIN; EPICATECHIN; ERIODICTYOL; FISETIN; FLAVONOID; GLUCOSINOLATE; HESPERETIN; ISOFLAVONOID; ISORHAMNETIN; KAEMPFEROL; LIMONOID; LUTEOLIN; LYCOPENE; MALVIDIN CHLORIDE; MYRICETIN; NUTRACEUTICAL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PELARGONIDIN; PHYTOESTROGEN; PHYTOSTEROL; POLYPHENOL; PROBIOTIC AGENT; QUERCETIN; RESVERATROL; TERPENOID; UNINDEXED DRUG; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; CANCER PREVENTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PHYTONUTRIENT; PLANT NUTRIENT; REVIEW; WELLBEING; CHEMISTRY; DIET; EDIBLE PLANT;

DIET; HUMANS; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, EDIBLE;

EID: 84911894261     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15533840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jcim-2013-0021     Document Type: Review

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