Nutraceuticals
Subtitle: a Guide for Healthcare Professionals
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Pharmaceutical Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London and Chicago
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 449
ISBN-13: 9780853698142
Subjects: Fortified Food
Description: Nutraceuticals are complementary medicines of natural origin. Usually obtained from a food source, they are sold as isolated, purified components in pharmacological doses for specific ailments. The international market for nutraceuticals is rapidly expanding and new research is constantly being conducted. New products are appearing on the market, some with novel therapeutic applications. This new edition of Nutraceuticals reflects these changes and has broadened its scope with coverage of monographs on 25 nutraceuticals including soy and tea. Discussion of nutraceuticals according to disease s.
Notes: Description based on print version record.