Natural Plant Products in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Preventive and Therapeutic Potential organizes all evidence to understand which natural products are the first steps of investigation and which have strong evidence of their effects in inflammatory bowel diseases, have been tested in clinical trials, and have received approval to be officially used. In addition to providing information regarding the research with natural products in inflammatory bowel diseases, this reference will also highlight the molecular mechanisms behind the effects of natural products in inflammatory bowel diseases with the aid of figures, video animations and dynamic tables.
Compiled from research group members from different parts of the world and specialized in inflammatory bowel diseases and related topics, this important reference will be useful to health professionals, researchers, professors, and industry managers as it provides helpful information on the subject, with the potential to inspire health care, relevant research and product innovation.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction: History of inflammatory bowel diseases and relevance of natural plant products - p. 1 2. Chapter 2. Pathogenesis: Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - p. 22 3. Chapter 3. Conventional treatment and new drugs - p. 47 4. Chapter 4. Disease risk and inflammation-associated diets - p. 79 5. Chapter 5. Fruits - p. 89 6. Chapter 6. Cereal grains and vegetables - p. 106 7. Chapter 7. Plant life-associated natural products: Algae and mushrooms - p. 176 8. Chapter 8. Vegetable oils and oilseeds - p. 222 9. Chapter 9. Fermented foods, prebiotics, and probiotics - p. 241 10. Chapter 10. Medicinal herbs and teas - p. 268 11. Chapter 11. Isolated bioactive compounds - p. 290 12. Chapter 12. Encapsulating products - p. 323 13. Chapter 13. Food industry by-products - p. 369 14. Chapter 14. Natural products in conditions associated with inflammatory bowel diseases: Extraintestinal manifestations - p. 401 15. Chapter 15. Natural products in conditions associated with inflammatory bowel diseases: Colorectal cancer, diversion colitis, and obesity - p. 435 16. Chapter 16. Conclusion: Future directions - p. 443 17. Index - p. 447
Natural Plant Products in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Preventive and Therapeutic Potential organizes all evidence to understand which natural products are the first steps of investigation and which have strong evidence of their effects in inflammatory bowel diseases, have been tested in clinical trials, and have received approval to be officially used. In addition to providing information regarding the research with natural products in inflammatory bowel diseases, this reference will also highlight the molecular mechanisms behind the effects of natural products in inflammatory bowel diseases with the aid of figures, video animations and dynamic tables.
Compiled from research group members from different parts of the world and specialized in inflammatory bowel diseases and related topics, this important reference will be useful to health professionals, researchers, professors, and industry managers as it provides helpful information on the subject, with the potential to inspire health care, relevant research and product innovation.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction: History of inflammatory bowel diseases and relevance of natural plant products - p. 1 2. Chapter 2. Pathogenesis: Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - p. 22 3. Chapter 3. Conventional treatment and new drugs - p. 47 4. Chapter 4. Disease risk and inflammation-associated diets - p. 79 5. Chapter 5. Fruits - p. 89 6. Chapter 6. Cereal grains and vegetables - p. 106 7. Chapter 7. Plant life-associated natural products: Algae and mushrooms - p. 176 8. Chapter 8. Vegetable oils and oilseeds - p. 222 9. Chapter 9. Fermented foods, prebiotics, and probiotics - p. 241 10. Chapter 10. Medicinal herbs and teas - p. 268 11. Chapter 11. Isolated bioactive compounds - p. 290 12. Chapter 12. Encapsulating products - p. 323 13. Chapter 13. Food industry by-products - p. 369 14. Chapter 14. Natural products in conditions associated with inflammatory bowel diseases: Extraintestinal manifestations - p. 401 15. Chapter 15. Natural products in conditions associated with inflammatory bowel diseases: Colorectal cancer, diversion colitis, and obesity - p. 435 16. Chapter 16. Conclusion: Future directions - p. 443 17. Index - p. 447
