04588nam 22008055 450 991030022790332120250609110933.094-017-9658-010.1007/978-94-017-9658-3(CKB)3710000000387801(EBL)2094194(SSID)ssj0001494935(PQKBManifestationID)11873869(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001494935(PQKBWorkID)11450710(PQKB)10586907(DE-He213)978-94-017-9658-3(MiAaPQ)EBC2094194(PPN)185484506(MiAaPQ)EBC3109230(EXLCZ)99371000000038780120150402d2015 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLycium Barbarum and Human Health /edited by Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang, Kwok-Fai So1st ed. 2015.Dordrecht :Springer Netherlands :Imprint: Springer,2015.1 online resource (203 p.)Description based upon print version of record.94-017-9657-2 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.Chemical and Genetic Diversity of Wolfberry -- Immunoregulation and Lycium barbarum -- The antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects of Wolfberry in fatty liver disease -- Effects of Lycium barbarum on modulation of blood vessel and hemodynamics -- Dermatologic Uses and Effects of Lycium barbarum -- Lycium Barbarum and Tumor in Gastrointestinal Tract -- Prevention of Neurodegeneration for Alzheimer’s Disease by Lycium barbarum -- Pro-sexual effects of Lycium barbarum -- Lycium barbarum: Neuroprotective Effects in Ischemic Stroke -- Secondary Degeneration after Partial Optic Nerve Injury and Possible Neuroprotective Effects of Lycium Barbarum (wolfberry) -- Role of Lycium barbarum extracts in retinal diseases -- Allergenic Sensitization Mediated by Wolfberry'.This book seeks to unravel the mysteries of wolfberry, and systematically introduces its mechanisms in preventing aging-associated diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, inflammation, liver and neurodegenerative diseases. Wolfberry, the dried fruit of Lycium barbarum, is an anti-aging herbal medicine. There have been numerous reports investigating the underlying mechanisms of its anti-aging effects and its role in preventing pathological changes in many aging-associated diseases. Its holistic effects on the body can attenuate liver toxicity and combat the spread of cancer; it also prevents degeneration in the central nervous system, and can even positively affect the skin. As such, wolfberry has become a very popular food supplement around the world. This book will serve as an excellent reference source for researchers and graduate students studying herbal medicine and aging-associated diseases, while also providing insights for the pharmaceutical industry with regard to developing potential drugs for these diseases.PharmacologyAlternative medicineFood—BiotechnologyNeurosciencesBotanyBotanyPharmacology/Toxicologyhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/B21007Complementary & Alternative Medicinehttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/H17007Food Sciencehttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/C15001Neuroscienceshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/B18006Plant Scienceshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L24000Pharmacology.Alternative medicine.Food—Biotechnology.Neurosciences.Botany.Botany.Pharmacology/Toxicology.Complementary & Alternative Medicine.Food Science.Neurosciences.Plant Sciences.580610612.8615641.3664Chang Raymond Chuen-Chungedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtSo Kwok-Faiedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtBOOK9910300227903321Lycium Barbarum and Human Health1867660UNINA