Affiliation
1 Università Del Piemonte Orientale, Department of Health Sciences, Novara, Italy.
PMID: 32670811
PMCID: PMC7340978
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2020.06.002
Editorial J Tradit Complement Med. 2020 Jul 6;10(3):175-179. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2020.06.002. eCollection 2020 May.
Abstract
This first Special Issue collects fifteen original research and up-to-date review articles addressing the beneficial properties of herbal products, nutrient supplements, dietary regimens, and functional food for the complementary therapy of human pathologies. In these articles, renowned scholars present and discuss the curative effects and the molecular mechanisms of action of nutraceuticals, medicinal herbs, and dietary regimens that have been proven effective in the treatment of cancers, metabolic syndrome, fatty liver disease, hearth arrythmia and neurodegenerative disorders.
Keywords: Cancer; Complementary medicine; Functional food; Herbal medicine; Human diseases; Metabolic syndrome; Natural products; Neurodegeneration; Nutrient supplements.
