Phytochemicals Between Nutrition and Medicine

Antioxidant Phytochemicals at the Pharma-Nutrition Interface

Contributions of Nonvolatile Phytochemicals to Nutrition and Flavor

Small fruit are rich in several types of phytochemicals, vitamins, and minerals. These compounds have health functional properties that may protect humans from cardiovascular disease and certain cancers. Several of these phytochemicals, such as dietary fiber, anthocyanins, and polyphenolics, also contribute to small fruit quality. Other components contribute to appearance and taste. Nonvolatile...

Camels Milk: Nutrition and Health Perspectives Iranian Traditional Medicine

Background: Camel milk is the closest to human mother’s milk. In the references on Iranian traditional medicine, camel’s milk has been represented as the one having numerous nutritious and medical properties.Objectives: In this article, the nutritive and therapeutic effects of camel’s milk have been examined from the view point of Iranian traditional medicine.Materials and Methods: The present ...

Integration of phytochemicals and phytotherapy into cancer precision medicine

Concepts of individualized therapy in the 1970s and 1980s attempted to develop predictive in vitro tests for individual drug responsiveness without reaching clinical routine. Precision medicine attempts to device novel individual cancer therapy strategies. Using bioinformatics, relevant knowledge is extracted from huge data amounts. However, tumor heterogeneity challenges chemotherapy due to ge...

The Fundamental Differences between Iranian Traditional Medicine and Popular Medicine

The complete system of Iranian traditional medicine, which is distinct from conventional medicine, is one of the significant systems of traditional medicine that developed at the birthplace of human civilizations. This article presents a logical and philosophical analysis of the distinctions between Iranian traditional medicine and conventional medicine. In this analytical-descriptive review s...