Pomegranates
Subtitle: Ancient Roots to Modern Medicine
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Hoboken
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9781420009866
Subjects: Pomegranate; Therapeutic use
Description: Providing a compilation of scientific information, this book offers an exploration of the biochemistry, health effects, and cultivation of the pomegranate. It presents the findings on the potential human health benefits of this fruit. It also includes section on commercialization, and on plant growth and improvement.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Preface; Editors; Contributors; Table of Contents; Front Cover; Chapter 1. Pomegranate Phytochemicals; Chapter 2. Antioxidative Properties of Pomegranate:I n Vitro Studies; Chapter 3. Bioavailability of Pomegranate Polyphenols; Chapter 4. Protection against Cardiovascular Diseases; Chapter 5. Protection against Stroke; Chapter 6. Anticancer Potential of Pomegranate; Chapter 7. Molecular Mechanisms of Chemoprevention of Cancer by Pomegranate; Chapter 8. Pomegranate and Prostate Cancer Chemoprevention; Chapter 9. Assessment of Estrogenicity of Pomegranate in an In Vitro Bioassay.