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Table 1
- Nutraceuticals

 

Nutraceuticals Reported activity/use
 
  • Liquorice
Expectorant, treatment of peptic ulcer
  • Isoflavons in soybeans
Reduces cholesterol, prevention of osteoporosis
  • Phosphatidylcholine
Natural treatment of liver disease.
  • Ginger
Carminative, antiemetic, treatment of dizziness
  • Kambocha tea
Improve diet, relief from arthritis and menstrual cramps5
  • Glucosamine-sulphate, Chondroitin-sulphate, vit C, vit D, vit E, zinc, selenium, copper
Osteoarthritis10
  • Lycopene, resveratrol, beta-1, 3-glucans, soy
Management of cardiovascular disease11
  • Green tea
Treatment of cancer12
  • Carotenoids, lycopene and lutein
Prostate cancer13
  • Antipain, leupeptin
Urokinase inhibitor (prostrate cancer14
  • Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graceum)
Anti-diabetic, anti-cancer15
  • Noni (Morinda citrifolia)
Relief blood pressure, muscle pain16
  • Thymus vulgaris ,rhus coriaria
Antibacterial activity17
  • Sorrel
Enhance immune system18
  • Geranum sanuineum
Antiviral 19
 

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