Abstract
Natural products (phytochemicals), either as in whole food or as plant extracts,exhibit successful activity against numerous disease targets. Currently no efficienttreatments are available that allow rapid and sustained decrease in blood ammonia levels. Natural plant phytochemicals have been reported to have some anti-hyperammonemicactivity due to their antioxidant potential and removal of excess ammonia. This chapterreviews and discusses the medicinal properties and role of anti-hyperammonemic activityof natural plant phytochemicals such as Momordica charantia, Semecarpus anacardiumnut, Withania somnifera, Pongamia pinnata, Hibiscus sabdariffa, morin, and rutin. Natural products with antioxidant activity may be used to help in preventing a number ofmetabolic disorders and non-communicable diseases including hyperammonemia byreducing oxidative damage.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Food as Medicine |
| Publisher | Nova Science Publishers, Inc. |
| Pages | 353-374 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781624177477 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Hibiscus sabdariffa
- Hyperammonemia
- Momordica charantia
- Morin
- Pongamia pinnata
- Rutin
- Semecarpus anacardium nut
- Withania somnifera
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)