Professor & Head Department of Pharmacognosy, Senghundhar college of Pharmacy, Kumaramangalam (po), Tiruchengode, Tamilnadu, India
Review Article
Nutraceuticals as a powerful tool for Respiratory Diseases ? an Overview
Author(s): Manikandan P*, Arunkumar V, Boomika S, Dinesh M, Ezhilarasi S and Surendra Kumar M
The primary purpose of the lungs, a key component of the respiratory system, is to draw oxygen from the surrounding environment and make it available for aerobic respiration at the cellular level. The leading cause in today's world is reportedly respiratory, both acute and chronic. Respiratory conditions include bronchial asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonia, and lung cancer. In India, knowledge of herbal remedies was passed down through the generations. Currently nutraceuticals are getting substantial attention due to nutrition and therapeutic potentials. They have benefits over the medicine because they avoid side effects, On the basis of their source, they are categorized into different terms such as nutrients, dietary supplement’ dietary fiber etc. Herbal nutraceutical is a powerful tool in maintaining health and acts again.. View More»