Dietary spices in health and diseases: I.

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dc.contributor.authorKochhar, K Pen_US
dc.date.accessioned2008-04-10en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-01T08:13:27Z
dc.date.available2008-04-10en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-01T08:13:27Z
dc.date.issued2008-04-10en_US
dc.description113 references.en_US
dc.description.abstractSpices are heterogeneous collections of a wide variety of volatile and non-volatile staple dietary additives. India with its wide climatic conditions and topographical features naturally possesses wide variety of medicinal flora. Spices have a diverse array of natural phytochemicals that have complementary and overlapping actions, including antioxidant effects, modulation of detoxification enzymes, stimulation of immune system, reduction of inflammation, modulation of steroid metabolism and antibacterial and antiviral effects. In the present essay, various studies on effects of different well characterized spices on molecular, cellular, autocrine, paracrine and endocrine mechanisms and their role in neuromodulation, immunoinodulation, anti inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-carcinogenic, antimutagenic and psychoactive phenomena have been reviewed.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110 029.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKochhar KP. Dietary spices in health and diseases: I. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 2008 Apr-Jun; 52(2): 106-22en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/108750
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijpp.comen_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshAnti-Inflammatory Agents --pharmacologyen_US
dc.subject.meshAnticarcinogenic Agents --pharmacologyen_US
dc.subject.meshAntimutagenic Agents --pharmacologyen_US
dc.subject.meshAntineoplastic Agents --pharmacologyen_US
dc.subject.meshAntioxidants --pharmacologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFlavoring Agents --pharmacologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshImmunologic Factors --pharmacologyen_US
dc.subject.meshNutritive Valueen_US
dc.subject.meshPlant Preparations --pharmacologyen_US
dc.subject.meshPsychotropic Drugs --pharmacologyen_US
dc.subject.meshSmellen_US
dc.subject.meshSpicesen_US
dc.subject.meshTasteen_US
dc.titleDietary spices in health and diseases: I.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeReviewen_US
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