The Health Benefits of Selected Culinary Herbs and Spices Found in the Traditional Mediterranean Diet

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 16, 2016, Pages 2728-2746

  Bower, Allyson ^a   Marquez, Susan ^a   de Mejia, Elvira Gonzalez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; herbs; hyperlipidemia; inflammation; metabolic syndrome; spices

Indexed keywords

FOOD TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; NUTRITION; SPICE;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORIES; HEALTH BENEFITS; HERBS; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INFLAMMATION; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; METABOLIC SYNDROMES; RECENT RESEARCHES;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PHENOLIC ACID;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ARTEMISIA; BASIL; CHEMISTRY; CORIANDRUM; CUMINUM; DILL; DISEASE MODEL; FOENICULUM; HUMAN; LAURUS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; ORIGANUM; PETROSELINUM; ROSMARINUS; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SPICE; THYMUS (PLANT);

ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ARTEMISIA; CHALCONES; CORIANDRUM; CUMINUM; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FLAVONOIDS; FOENICULUM; HUMANS; HYDROXYBENZOATES; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; HYPOLIPIDEMIC AGENTS; LAURUS; OCIMUM BASILICUM; ORIGANUM; PETROSELINUM; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; ROSMARINUS; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SPICES; THYMUS PLANT;

EID: 84983057024     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: 15497852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2013.805713     Document Type: Article

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