Neuraceuticals are the biologically active materials of
known medicinal uses generally accepted to supply substantially to the
therapeutic activity of the drug. Nutraceutical was the term first defined by
Dr. Stephen L. Later on, the meaning of nutraceutical term has been modified by
Health Canada as a substance extracted, separated and or purified from foods,
and sold in the form of drug and claimed to have a therapeutic activity. Longago Hippocrates, father of modern medicine emphasized as food must be medicineand medicine must be our food. Hence, the food we consume is suffering with
lack of nutricinals and it necessitates us to provide the essential nutrients.
As the nutraceuticals are recognized to play an important role in the public
health promotion increased the worldwide awareness on these products.
Nutraceuticals are considered as food or part of food
gives therapeutic benefits and claimed to prevention and treatment of disease.
These products include isolated nutrients, dietary supplements, herbal productsand processed foods. Presently over 500 such products are available with
renowned health benefits. In future also there is a lot of scope in India for
further growth of nutraceutical market. The scientific validation of
nutraceutical products is also the area where are lacking behind.
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