DIETARY ANTIOXIDANTS TO PROP UP VIGOUR & VITALITY: AN OVERVIEW
Journal Title: Journal of Drug Discovery and Therapeutics - Year 2013, Vol 1, Issue 7
Abstract
One of the important objectives of modern health care, in addition to prevention of diseases, is the development of active treatments that control illnesses with minimum side effects to the body. Ayurvedic medicines, the ancient medicinal system of India, have been both preventive and active pharmacological treatment areas of long-standing expertise. As a rule, treatments in Ayurveda have been designed to be harmless while still offering broad regulating effects for the body. Ayurveda identified a large number of plant components to be used in diet for the prevention of delayed development of degenerative disorders. They include some of the commonly used spices viz. pepper, ginger, cardamom, turmeric, coriander, fenugreek, etc. The Materia Medica includes bot naturally occurring and artificially produced salts, as a partial substitute for common salt. Health promoting and spices which are classified pharmacologically as rejuvenating, nourishing, invigorating, cleansing, woundhealing, etc. are employed as food additives. Antioxidants are moieties that protect the cells against the effects of free radicals which are generated when body breaks down food, or by environmental stress. When we talk about benefits of antioxidants, the amount taken is not so important. The number of different antioxidants absorbed by our body - that is the key! We need to consume a variety of different antioxidants. This is a crucial point which we must remember while looking at antioxidant supplements. Vitamin E is one vitamin antioxidants that serve to protect damage to the body’s cells from free radicals. Its function is to reduce the risk of blood clots, blood coagulant, and preventing blockage of blood vessels, strengthens capillary walls of blood vessels, increase the formation of RBCs, reduce blood sugar levels, improve insulin work, and increase muscle strength and stamina. In addition, vitamin E can affect the hormones, prevent nerve degeneration of vision, preventing damage to nerve cells, increase sexual arousal, as well as maintain and strengthen the immune WBCs. Vitamin E is also known as ‘virility vitamin’, because it plays an important role for human fertility. Because it's a good idea to take a variety of antioxidants that should be consumed, a general suggestion from health care specialists is to eat 5 to 9 (or more) servings of fruits and vegetables each day. Colorful plant foods such as purple, dark green, yellow, orange, blue, and red ones are better for you than barely-green lettuce. Plants of different colors contain different antioxidants. Reactive oxygen species (ROS), also known as free radicals, are produced as part of the metabolic processes necessary for life. These are required or various functions like cell growth and energy production. But conversely their increased concentrations and non-removal from of the body can lead to abnormalities like neurodegerative disorders and cancer. Anti oxidants detoxify these free radicals and help in their removal from the body. By neutralising these ROS, antioxidants also slow down the aging process. Common antioxidants include vitamin C and E. Free radicals damage cells, and play a prominent role in the life threatening diseases. Antioxidants found in natural products help fighting free radicals. In this manuscript, role of various antioxidants in scavenging free radicals and providing resistance power to the body is delineated precisely.
Authors and Affiliations
Bina Rani*| Department of Engineering Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Poornima College Engineering, Sitapura, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Itishri Bhati| Department of Environmental Science, St Wilfred’s PG College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Nidhi Gauba Dhawan| Amity Institute of Environmental Sciences, Amity University, Noida, UP, Rajnee| Department of Physiology, Sardar Patel Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, Surabhi Sharma| Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Satyanand Tyagi| President & Founder, Tyagi Pharmacy Association (TPA) & Scientific Writer (Pharmacy), New Delhi, India., Raaz K Maheshwari| Department of Chemistry, Sh Baldev Ram Mirdha Govt (PG) College, Nagaur, Rajasthan
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