Main description:

Presents health benefits and medicinal importance of dietary polyphenols having antioxidative effects and their possible preventive role against oxidative stress (OS)-induced chronic human diseases

Summarizes latest understanding on the biochemical mechanism(s) involved in the antioxidative action of dietary polyphenols along with their bioavailability, pharmacokinetic, and toxicological considerations

Highlights novel approaches of drug discovery from dietary polyphenols through computational screening of bioactive phytochemical components

Contents:

Chapter 1: Dietary polyphenols, antioxidant effects and human diseases

Chapter 2: Biochemical, molecular, pharmacokinetic and toxicological aspects of dietary polyphenols

Chapter 3: Dietary polyphenols in aging, neurological and cognitive disorders

Chapter 4: Dietary polyphenols in cancer

Chapter 5: Dietary polyphenols in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)

Chapter 6: Dietary polyphenols in arthritis and inflammatory disorders

Chapter 7: Dietary polyphenols in diabetes

Chapter 8: Dietary polyphenols in bacterial and fungal infections

Chapter 9: Dietary polyphenols in viral infections

Chapter 10: Dietary polyphenols in parasitic diseases and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)

Chapter 11: Dietary polyphenols for the management of skin diseases and wound healing

Chapter 12: Dietary polyphenols from spice and their impact on human health

Chapter 13: Dietary polyphenols in drug discovery by drug repurposing and computational screening