1st Edition
Herbal Medicines and Nutritional Supplements for Health Benefits
PART I: INTRODUCTION, CHALLENGES, AND ATTITUDES OF CONSUMERS AND ADMINISTRATORS
1. Current Status and Significant Challenges for the Use of Herbal Supplements
Sunanda Biswas, Souti Biswas, and Bijoya Bhattacharjee
2. Significant Challenges for Use of Herbal Supplements
Njideka E. Njoku, Godswill K. Elemuo, Serah O. Alagbaoso, and Friday Pascal Okezie
3. Clinical Trials for Herbal Nutritional Supplements
Maitrayee Ghosh, Debajyoti Roy, Amrinder Singh, and Naresh Kumar Rangra
4. Survey and Statistical Analysis for the Consumption Scenario of Nutritional Supplements
Poonam Arora, Nidhi Arora, and Swati Mehta
5. The Role and Trends in Nutritional Supplement and Herbal Product Consumption
Anamika Chauhan
6. Understanding Attitudes of Consumers Toward Herbal Products
Azhagu Saravana Babu Packirisamy, Vajiha Aafrin Basheer, Mwalimu Raphael Jilani, Sai Nandhini Ravi, Maheswari Vinodkumar Maheswari, Geethika Manohar, Sugumari Vallinayagam, and Sukumar Muthusamy
7. Need for Improvement and Administrative Attitude Toward Herbal Supplements
Simple Sharma and Archu Harchanda
PART II: MARKETING AND SUPPLY CHAIN
8. Business Opportunities for Herbal Supplements
Nirmesh Sharma and Mausami Goel
9. Business Opportunities for Herbal Medicines
Poonam Joshi, Sapna Rawat, Priya, Tarun Parashar, and Vikas Jakhmola
10. Marketing/Supply Chain for Herbal Supplements: Attributes and Challenges
Vajiha Aafrin Basheer, Azhagu Saravana Babu Packirisamy, Vinod Kumar Maheswari, Mwalimu Raphael Jilani, Sai Nandhini Ravi, Geethika Manohar, and Sugumari Vallinayagam
PART III: INTERACTIONS, DOSING, AND ANALYSIS
11. Herbal Supplements: Risks, Benefits, and Potential Interactions
Oluchi Judith Osuala, Chinyere Constance Ezemba, Victor Onydikachi Etikudike, Chidubem-Nwachinemerem Ncheta Obianuju, and Arinze Steven Ezemba
12. Potential for Inconsistency of Herbal Dosing
Partha Pratim Dutta, Jyotirmoy Bhattacharyya, Violina Kalita, Dhrubajyoti Sarkar, and Faruk Alam
13. Recent Advancements in the Analysis of Herbal Supplements
Himanshu Chaudhry, Debajyoti Roy, Jashanpreet Kaur, Suddhasattya Dey, Deepika Choudhary, and Naresh Kumar Rangra
PART IV: REGULATIONS, TOXICITY, SAFETY STANDARDS, AND QUALITY
14. Administrative Regulations for Herbal Supplements
Neelesh Kumar Maurya, Latika Yadav, Neha Kumari, and Poonam Maurya
15. Toxicological Effects of Adulterated Herbal Supplements
Srishti Morris, Pragati Bailwal, and Pinky Bisht
16. Safety of Herbal Supplements: An Overview of Pharmacovigilance Approaches and Challenges
Debajyoti Roy, Maitrayee Ghosh, and Naresh Kumar Rangra
17. Quality and Standard Assurance of Herbal Supplements
Sapna Rawat, Poonam Joshi, Taniya Rawat, Karabi Kalita, and Jyoti Saxena
PART V: TREATMENT OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND DISEASES
18. Common Herbal Supplements for the Treatment of Selected Diseases
Constance Chinyere Ezemba, Ncheta Obianuju Chidubem-Nwachinemere, Victor Onyedikachi-Etikudike, Oluchi Judith Osuala, Mmadukwe Amarachi Janefrances, Udoye Winifred, Arinze Steven Ezemba, and Nonyelum Vivian Anakwenze
19. Common Herbal Supplements: Potential Interactions and Treatment of Diseases
Saumya Aviral Mishra
20. Flaxseed-Based Herbal Supplements for Chronic Medical Conditions
Faiza Azmat, Ali Imran, Muhammad Umair Arshad, Mahpara Safdar, Hajra Ahmad, Fakhar Islam, and Sadaf Khurshid
21. The Potential of Parsley: Composition, Biological Properties, and Health Benefits
Anamika Chauhan
22. Utilization of Traditional Medicine for Respiratory Disorders in Northeast India
Poonam Chetry, Priyanka Kumari, Puspanjali Chetia, and Tashmi Konwar
23. Plant-Based Remedies for Alzheimer’s Disease
Ayan Chatterjee
24. Treatment of Osteoporosis with Herbal Supplements
Dhrubajyoti Sarkar and Kunal Datta
25. Impact of Plant–Based Phytochemicals on Glycemic Control and Insulin Sensitivity in Diabetes
Bharat Garg, Anita Verma, Jyoti Duhan, and Shikha Yashveer
Biography
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.
