Phytochemicals in Nutrition and Health
Contributors: Mark S. Meskin (Editor); Wayne R. Bidlack (Editor); Audra  J. Davies (Editor); Stanley T. Omaye (Editor)
Publisher: CRC
Published: March 19, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9781587160837
Subjects: Animal physiology; Biochemistry; Dietetics & nutrition; Organic chemistry; Physiology; Nutrition Physiology; Diets - General; Bio-Organic Chemistry; Phytochemicals; Science; Consumer Health; Nutrition; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Food Science; Health & Fitness / Nutrition; Physiological effect; Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology
First sentence: Many of today's synthetic drugs originated from the plant kingdom but, historically, medicinal herbalism went into decline when pharmacology established itself as a leading and effective branch of medical therapeutics.