Herbal Medicines and Nutritional Supplements for Health Benefits

The immense benefits of herbal medicines are rapidly being discovered today through modernresearch as globalization has made more and more herbs available worldwide. Research onbiomolecular effects of herbs and their antioxidant activity has gained great momentum due to theapparent links between oxidative stress, ageing, and disease. This new book is a consolidation ofthe latest cutting-edge research on herbal medicines and their benefits, challenges, and potentialas well as consumption patterns and business and marketing opportunities.The book takes a look at the challenges and attitudes of consumers and administrators towardherbal supplements and also covers marketing and supply chain issues and outlines the economicand business opportunities for herbal supplements in various locales and nations. The volumegoes on to explore interactions, dosing, and analysis, providing information on clinical trials fornutritional and herbal supplements as well as risks, toxicity, and safety concerns with regard toherbal medicines. Food safety standards and regulations for herbal supplements are alsoaddressed. The final section emphasizes using herbal supplements for a range of healthconditions, such as how the immune-boosting qualities of herbal supplements can be used to treatconditions such as low libido, boils, fever, diabetes, blood pressure, osteoporosis, herpes,insomnia, Alzheimer’s disease, and more.

About the Author

Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a former Professor of Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering, retired from the General Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico–Mayaguez Campus. He was proclaimed as the “Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico for the twentieth century” by the ASABE, Puerto Rico Section, for his pioneering work on micro irrigation, evapotranspiration, agroclimatology, and soil and water engineering. During his professional career of over 52 years, he has received many prestigious awards. A prolific author and editor, he has written more than 200 journal articles and several textbooks and has edited over 130 books.

Anamika Chauhan, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Home Science at Chanam Lal Madhavidhyalya Haridwar, Sri Dev Suman University, India, where she is also a member of the Board of Studies. The recipient of several awards, she has published research papers in peerreviewed national and international journals and has edited several books. She has also been associated with workshops and conferences. Her research interests and areas range across the right to education to nutrition and human health.