Anti-diabetes and anti-obesity medicinal plants and phytochemicals : safety, efficacy, and action mechanisms /: safety, efficacy, and action mechanisms. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bashar Saad, Hilal Zaid, Siba Shanak, Sleman Kadan.
• Authors: Saad, Bashar; Zaid, Hilal; Shanak, Siba; Kadan, Sleman
• Contents: Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Abbreviations; Part I: Introduction to Diabetes, Obesity and Medicinal Plants; Chapter 1: Introduction to Diabetes and Obesity; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Diabetes; 1.3 Exercise as a Physiological Mechanism Countering Insulin Resistance; 1.4 Distributed Control of Blood Glucose; 1.5 Signaling Mechanisms Regulating Glucose Uptake; 1.6 Antidiabetic Plant-Derived Drugs; 1.7 Obesity; 1.8 Diabesity: The Correlation of Obesity and Diabetes; References; Chapter 2: Introduction to Medicinal Plant Safety and Efficacy; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Historical Aspects. 2.3 Revival of Interest in Phytomedicine2.4 The Status of Herbal Medicine in the Mediterranean; 2.5 Safety of Herbal Medicines; 2.6 Safety Monitoring and Regulatory Status of Herbal Medicines; 2.7 Herbal Active Compounds; 2.8 Structure and Classification Secondary Metabolites; 2.9 Synergistic Actions of Phytomedicines; 2.10 Preparation Techniques and Administration Form of Herbal Medicines; 2.11 Therapeutic Properties of Herbal-Based Active Compounds; 2.12 Examples of Herbal Compounds and Their Pharmacological Properties; References. Part II: Safety, Efficacy, and Action Mechanisms of Anti-obesity Medicinal PlantsChapter 3: Anti-obesity Medicinal Plants; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Appetite Regulation; 3.3 Enzymes Inhibition; 3.4 Inhibitors of Adipogenesis and Adipogenic Factors; 3.5 Stimulators of Thermogenesis; 3.6 Increase Satiety; 3.7 Commonly Used Anti-obesity Medicinal Plants; References; Chapter 4: Prevention and Treatment of Obesity-Related Diseases by Diet and Medicinal Plants; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Strategy to Prevent Inflammatory Responses in Obese Adipose Tissues by Medicinal Plants and Phytochemicals. Part III: Safety, Efficacy, and Action Mechanisms of Anti-diabetes Medicinal PlantsChapter 6: Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Herbal-Based Diabetes Mellitus Remedies; 6.3 Plant Mixtures Used in The Treatment of Diabetes; 6.4 Antidiabetic Phytochemicals; References; Chapter 7: Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants and Their Mechanisms of Action; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Strategies for the Glycemic Control; 7.3 Antidiabetic Medicinal Plants and Their Mechanisms of Action; 7.3.1 Increased Pancreatic Secretion of Insulin: Augmentation of the Pancreas and Increased Insulin Sensitivity.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 615.3/21; 540; Chemistry; Materia medica, Vegetable; Diabetes -- Chemotherapy; Obesity -- Chemotherapy; Phytochemicals; MEDICAL -- Pharmacology; Diabetes -- Chemotherapy; Materia medica, Vegetable; Obesity -- Chemotherapy; Phytochemicals; Chemistry; Food Science; Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology; Medical -- Pharmacy; Pharmaceutical technology; Food science; Pharmaceutical technology; Technology & Engineering -- Food Science; Food & beverage technology; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319541020; 3319541021
• Related ISBNs: 9783319541013; 3319541013
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 23, 2017).
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