Pomegranates Ancient Roots to Modern Medicine edited by Navindra P. Seeram

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Pomegranates
Ancient Roots to Modern Medicine
edited by Navindra P. Seeram

Pomegranates offers an exploration of the biochemistry, health effects, and cultivation of the pomegranate that is as authoritative as it is unparalleled.

Features:

• Presents the latest findings on the potential human health benefits of this exceptionally polyphenol-rich fruit
• Includes a substantial section on commercialization and another on plant growth and improvement

Contents

Biochemistry

• Pomegranate Phytochemicals
• Antioxidative Properties of Pomegranate: In Vitro Studies
• Bioavailability of Pomegranate Polyphenols

Health Effects

• Cardiovascular I: Protection against Cardiovascular Diseases
• Cardiovascular II: Protection Against Stroke
• Cancer I: Anticancer Potential of Pomegranate
• Cancer II: Molecular Mechanisms of Chemoprevention of Cancer by Pomegranate
• Cancer III: Pomegranate and Prostate Cancer Chemoprevention
• Estrogen Studies I: Estrogenic Compounds and Lack of Estrogenic Effects In Vitro
• Estrogen Studies II: Absence of Significant Estrogenic Effects in the Postmenopausal Population
• Antimicrobial Activities of Pomegranate

Commercialization

• Commercialization of Pomegranates: Fresh Fruit, Beverages, and Botanical Extracts
• Plant Growth and Improvement
• Pomegranates: A Botanical Perspective
• Postharvest Biology and Technology of Pomegranates

Index