Auteur: Noboru Motohashi

Summary of these eight titles is made as follows: Chapter 1: Ginkgo biloba has long been used as a folklore medicine in China, India and these neighboring countries. Ginkgo biloba contains diverse ph …

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Bioactive phytochemicals contribute immensely to the operations and functions that occur within human beings. Scientists have coined the term "nutraceuticals" to describe any plant-based bi …

1966: Tohoku University, Japan (graduated school)1985-1986: Visiting Professor of University of Kansas, College of Pharmacy, Lawrence, KS, USA.2016: Professor of Meiji Pharamceutical University, Japa …

Dietary anthocyanins and flavonoids in vegetables, fruits and grain corms have their diverse functions to human dietary life. Topics discussed in this book include original findings and reviews such …

Vegetables and fruits with diverse natural colors contain abundant functional phytochemicals such as carotenoids, anthocyanins and betalains. Additionally, these phytochemicals also contain vitamins, …

Most food nutrition contains the phytochemicals for human health. Carotenoids and polyphenols, such as flavonoids and phenolic acids, might be especially responsible for their anti-oxidative capacity …

Epidemiologically, nutritious values of vegetables and fruits have been the focus for daily health maintenance and disease prevention. Health phytochemicals such as carotenoids, flavonoids, anthocyan …

Today, the vegetables and fruits humans ingest daily contain a multitude of compounds; these include polyphenols, dietary fibers, organosulfides, isothiocyanates, biominerals protease inhibitors and …

Diverse phytochemical functions on vegetables and fruits are discussed. Each chapter of Volume 5 describes the components and health effects. These include: the nutritional/benfetial compounds of tur …

Interestingly, vegetables and fruits represent different medicinal effects for age-related diseases such as hypertension, different types of cancers, myocardial infarct, diabetes, and many others. Nu …

It is becoming clear that incorporating vegetables and fruits into everyday meals is essential for human health maintenance from many experiments. Vegetables and fruits have been found to contain a v …

In India and the surrounding countries, turmeric has long been used as a traditional folk medicine for treating and preventing various diseases as well as a spice for culinary purposes. Recent studie …

In East Asia, Korean ginseng has long been used as a private medicine and nourishing tonic, used for maintaining physical strength as well as treating and preventing various diseases. Coffee is known …

Worldwide, human life is headed for longevity. On the other hand, humans have a desire to stay healthy and live longer. However, synthetic drugs are immediately effective, but some drugs can cause se …

Parathyroid glands are endodermal-derived organs responsible for the production of the parathyroid hormone (PTH), an essential regulator of calcium homeostasis. The role of the parathyroids in human …

Habitat loss and degradation are perceived to be one of the main factors threatening biodiversity through detrimental effects on species and populations. These processes reduce habitat availability, …

Doxorubicin is a classical but useful anti-tumor agent. It is used for the treatment of a variety of malignancies including solid tumors and leukemia due to its broad spectrum anti-tumor activity. It …

Coastal zones have always been chosen by humans as a good place to live. Over the last forty years, human pressure has caused a strong variation of land use and wild areas have been consumed by agric …

Citric acid is traditionally produced by fermentation of molds since the beginning of the 20th century. However, its overall demand continually increases due to its very widespread applications rangi …

Sandy beaches are the most abundant coastal systems worldwide, representing approximately A? of the worlds’ coastlines. In the last decades, these sensitive and dynamic ecosystems have been a target …

For a quantitative description of variety cell responses to ionizing radiation, a mathematical model is suggested. In contrast to the conventional point of view that the relative biological effective …

The primary function of appetite is to control adequate energy intake in order to meet an organism’s metabolic requirements. The interplay between hunger, appetite stimulation and food intake is tigh …

The book discusses multiple aspects of sepsis syndrome seen in all age groups of patients and by all specialties in medicine. The syndrome is the aftermath of the dissemination of an infectious proce …

This book presents original research results on the leading edge of cancer. Topics discussed include one woman’s experience with the Gerson therapy for cancer; epigenetic upregulation or direct overe …

This book focuses on the achievement of health equity. It proposes pragmatic, feasible plans to greatly reduce them or perhaps eliminate them. Health is taken here in its most global sense, as define …

This novel was written to focus on some relevant aspects of a disease from the patients’ perspective but also to show the caregivers’ perspective. It is about celiac disease for two reasons. First, c …

The bioactive components of plants comprehensively continue to represent the nutritional and functional actions for the healthy daily lives of humans. Through these components, scientists and researc …

Herbal or plant ingredients demonstrate beneficial effects against human disease treatment and prevention. These ingredients are collectively referred to as phytochemicals. Volume 9 describes these i …

Curcumin, a yellow edible pigment in turmeric, has been widely used as a flavor and dye in India and its surrounding countries since ancient times. In particular, among curcumonoids (diarylheptanoids …

Curcumin, which is contained in turmeric in India and surrounding areas, has been widely used for colorants such as curry for thousands of years. Recent studies of curcuminn have reported that curcum …