Lycium Barbarum and Human Health / / edited by Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang, Kwok-Fai So

• Pubblicazione: Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2015.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (203 p.)
• Disciplina: 580; 610; 612.8; 615; 641.3; 664
• Soggetto topico: Pharmacology; Alternative medicine; Food—Biotechnology; Neurosciences; Botany; Pharmacology/Toxicology; Complementary & Alternative Medicine; Food Science; Plant Sciences
• Persona (resp. second.): ChangRaymond Chuen-Chung; SoKwok-Fai
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: 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'.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Lycium Barbarum and Human Health
• ISBN: 94-017-9658-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910300227903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II