EC Pharmacology and Toxicology

Nutraceuticals are the pharmaceutical products that hold both nutritional in addition to the medicinal value. Such a creation is deliberate to advance the objective health, clash daily challenges such as stress, increase longevity, etc. Current days, importance is given to those herbs which are used as food and medicine due to its superior acceptance. The Demand of nutraceuticals among general public as well as healthcare providers has been gained over medicines and health supplements due to versatile action, Current literature review credentials herbs with a ample variety of salutary values like immunity jab, anti-diabetic, anti-cancer, anti-microbial, and gastro protective. So, from various researches it was found out that herbs could be well again options to create as nutraceuticals. Numerous nutraceuticals are described based on their accessibility as food, chemical nature, and mechanism of action.

Keywords: Chemical; Food; Diseases; Nutraceuticals

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