Plant Science & Botany

Innovations in Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants in Food Design
Strategies and Technologies for Improved Healthcare

Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD
Preeti Birwal, PhD
Santosh K. Mishra, PhD

Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants in Food Design

Now on Press
Pub Date: May 2022
Hardback Price: see ordering info
Hard ISBN: 9781771889940
E-Book ISBN: 9781003150336
Pages: 322pp w/index
Binding Type: Hardback
Series: Innovations in Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Notes: 14 color and 31 b/w illustrations

Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants in Food Design: Strategies and Technologies for Improved Healthcare explores the therapeutic potential of various natural and novel phytochemicals in the design of new foods.

Divided into two parts, the first section discusses plant-based secondary metabolites for healthcare, focusing on the health aspects of herbs and medicinal plants and nutraceuticals for livestock production and for the treatment of diseases such as HIV and diabetes. The authors also address the benefits of preserving indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants and current consumer views of health issues from foods.

The second part delves into the design and utilization of healthy foods. This section discusses the application of novel designs and herbal formulations in conjunction with other biomolecules for the development and utilization for food products with health benefits.

Key features:

  • Encourages the preservation of indigenous knowledge on herbs and medicinal plants
  • Explains the health-promoting effects of some herbs and medicinal plants
  • Discusses the therapeutics and their mechanisms of actions of the biological compounds for food safety

This informative volume will be valuable for faculty, students, scientists, researchers, and industry professionals in the development of superfoods from phytochemicals and medicinal plants.

CONTENTS:
Preface

PART I: PLANT-BASED SECONDARY METABOLITES FOR HEALTHCARE
1. Role of Herbs in Livestock Production: Himachal Pradesh, India
Krishan L. Gautam, Rohit Bishist, Bhupender Dutt, and Archana Sharma

2. Role of Plant-Based Anti-HIV Agents in HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders (HAND)
Vishal K. Singh, Himani Chaurasia, Richa Mishra, Ritika Srivastava, Vivek K. Chaturvedi, and Ramendra K. Singh

3. Triterpenoids from Gymnema sylvestre R. Br (Periploca of the Woods): Biological Significance in the Treatment of Diabetes
Pragya Tiwari

4. Premna serratifolia L.: Potential as Nutraceutical Panacea
Kadakasseril V. George, Lekshmi V. Bose, Solomon Habtemariam, and Jose Mathew

5. Survey of Indigenous Knowledge of Medicinal Plants: Morni Hills, Panchkula (India)
Acharaya Balkrishna, Nishant Gupta, Deepak K. Gond, Ishwar P. Sharma, Rachana Bhandari, and Vedpriya Arya

6. Consumer Views on Health Issues Arising from Food Products
Harita Desai and Murlidhar Meghwal

PART II: DESIGN AND UTILIZATION OF HEALTHY FOODS
7. Gut Microbiota-Specific Food Design
Aparna V. Sudhakaran and Himanshi Solanki

8. Health Benefits of Bananas (Musa Spp Especies) in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Ana Elisa V. Quaglio, Luiz D. de Almeida Junior, and Luiz C. Di Stasi

9. Anticancer Properties of Silver Nanoparticles from Root Extract of Trigonella foenum-graecum
Ramasamy Harikrishnan, Lourthu Samy Shanthi Mari, Gunapathy Devi, and Chellam Balasundaram

10. Envisioning the Utilization of Super Grains
Ankita Kataria and Savita Sharma

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD
Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Senior Acquisitions Editor, Biomedical Engineering and Agricultural Science, Apple Academic Press, Inc.

Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, is a Retired Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering from the General Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus. He has worked as a Soil Conservation Inspector and as a Research Assistant at Haryana Agricultural University and Ohio State University. He was the first agricultural engineer to receive the professional license in Agricultural Engineering from the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico, and was proclaimed as the

Preeti Birwal, PhD
Scientist (Processing and Food Engineering), Department of Processing and Food Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Preeti Birwal, PhD, is working as a Scientist (processing and food engineering) in the Department of Processing and Food Engineering at the College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. She is currently working in the area of nonthermal food preservation, fermented beverages, food packaging, and technology of millet-based beer. She has served at Jain Deemed to be University, Bangalore, as member of the board of examiners and placements. She has participated at several national and international conferences and seminars and has delivered lectures as a resource person on doubling farmers’ income through dairy technology in training sponsored by the directorate of Extension, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. Dr. Birwal has published research papers, an edited book, book chapters, popular articles, conference papers, abstracts, and editorial opinions. She is advising several MTech scholars in food technology and has successfully guided postgraduate students for their dissertation work. She also serves as an external examiner for various Indian state agricultural universities. She is also serving as editor and reviewer of several journals. Dr. Birwal has been named outstanding reviewer of the month by the online journal Current Research in Nutrition and Food Science. She has successfully completed AUTOCAD 2D & 3D certification. She is a life member of IDEA. She is a life member of IDEA. She holds a degree in Dairy Technology from ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India; master’s in Food Process Engineering and Management from NIFTEM, Haryana; and PhD (Dairy Engineering) from ICAR-NDRI, Bangalore, India. She is the recipient of fellowships from MHRD, Nestle India, GATE, and UGC-RGNF.

Santosh K. Mishra, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Dairy Microbiology, College of Dairy Science and Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Santosh Kumar Mishra, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Dairy Microbiology at the College of Dairy Science and Technology at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He is currently working in the area of functional foods and dairy products, incorporating live probiotics and technology of functional lactic cultures for fermented and non-fermented dairy products. He has served in the dairy industry as a Quality Assurance Executive at the Mother Dairy, New Delhi, India. He is handling several externally funded projects by the Indian Department of Science and Technology (DST), Indian Ministry of Food Processing Industries, and the Indian University Grants Commission as principal investigator or co-principal investigator. He has received several awards for best papers and poster presentations. He is the recipient of junior and senior research fellowships during his master and doctoral programs from the National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India. Recently he has received an Award of Honor at the International Conference sponsored by Partap College of Education, Ludhiana, in association with the International Professionals Development Association, UK. He has published several research, review, and popular articles in national and international journals as well as several book chapters and teaching reviews in various training programs.




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