LEADER 04588nam 22008055 450 001 9910300227903321 005 20250609110933.0 010 $a94-017-9658-0 024 7 $a10.1007/978-94-017-9658-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000387801 035 $a(EBL)2094194 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001494935 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11873869 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001494935 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11450710 035 $a(PQKB)10586907 035 $a(DE-He213)978-94-017-9658-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2094194 035 $a(PPN)185484506 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3109230 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000387801 100 $a20150402d2015 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLycium Barbarum and Human Health /$fedited by Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang, Kwok-Fai So 205 $a1st ed. 2015. 210 1$aDordrecht :$cSpringer Netherlands :$cImprint: Springer,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (203 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a94-017-9657-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. 327 $aChemical 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'. 330 $aThis 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. 606 $aPharmacology 606 $aAlternative medicine 606 $aFood?Biotechnology 606 $aNeurosciences 606 $aBotany 606 $aBotany 606 $aPharmacology/Toxicology$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/B21007 606 $aComplementary & Alternative Medicine$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/H17007 606 $aFood Science$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/C15001 606 $aNeurosciences$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/B18006 606 $aPlant Sciences$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/L24000 615 0$aPharmacology. 615 0$aAlternative medicine. 615 0$aFood?Biotechnology. 615 0$aNeurosciences. 615 0$aBotany. 615 0$aBotany. 615 14$aPharmacology/Toxicology. 615 24$aComplementary & Alternative Medicine. 615 24$aFood Science. 615 24$aNeurosciences. 615 24$aPlant Sciences. 676 $a580 676 $a610 676 $a612.8 676 $a615 676 $a641.3 676 $a664 702 $aChang$b Raymond Chuen-Chung$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 702 $aSo$b Kwok-Fai$4edt$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910300227903321 996 $aLycium Barbarum and Human Health$91867660 997 $aUNINA