This new volume provides important information on potential applications and new developments in functional health foods and nutraceuticals. It looks at the health-promoting properties in functional foods and beverages as well as nutraceuticals. Some health issues that are considered in conjunction with these foods and nutraceuticals include oxidative stress, obesity, pharyngitis, low cognitive concentration, among others. Research topics include the antioxidant properties of certain products, the development of functional and medicinal beverages, nutraceuticals and functional foods for alternative therapies, and more.

Part 1: Health-Promoting Properties in Functional Foods and Beverages1. Anxiolytic and Concentration-Stimulating Properties of Valeriana and Passiflora: Chemical Composition and Antioxidant ActivityDaniela Ibarra-Flores, Gabriela Perez-Sanchez, Liz Elena Rodriguez-Romo, Anayelli Demeneghi-Rivero, Víctor Olvera-García, Paola I. Angulo-Bejarano, Victor Manuel Rodriguez-García, and Anaberta Cardador-Martinez2. Tremella fuciformis and Its Polysaccharides as an Alternative Therapy Against Oxidative StressRubén F. González-Laredo, Angelica Valdez-Villarreal, Nuria Elizabeth Rocha-Guzmán, Martha Rocío Moreno-Jiménez, and José Alberto Gallegos-Infante3. Natural Extracts and Compounds as Inhibitors of Amylase for Diabetes Treatment and PreventionCynthia Selene Vasquez-Ramos, Melany Guadalupe Garcia-Moreno, Daniel García-García, Gloria Alicia Martínez-Medina, Sujey Abigail Niño-Herrera, Hugo Luna-García, Sandra Paciós-Michelena, Anna Ilyina, E. Patricia Segura-Ceniceros, Mónica L. Chávez- González, Mayela Govea-Salas, José L. Martínez-Hernández, S. Yesenia Silva -Belmares, Radik A. Zaynullin, Raikhana V. Kunakova, Rodolfo Ramos-González, and Roberto Arredondo-Valdés4. The Implication of Rambutan, Ginseng, and Green Tea in Energy Drinks Through Their Genetic Characterization, Total Phenolics, and Antioxidant ActivityAxel Flores-Cuéllar, Octavio Torres-Hernández, Miriam Vázquez-Segoviano, Paola Isabel Angulo-Bejarano, and Víctor Olvera-García5. Innovation and Challenges in the Development of Functional and Medicinal BeveragesDayang Norulfairuz Abang Zaidel, Ida Idayu Muhamad, Zanariah Hashim, Yanti Maslina Mohd Jusoh, and Eraricar SallehPart 2: Nutraceuticals6. Herbal Antiobesity Products and Their Function in the Gut-Brain AxisNuria-Elizabeth Rocha-Guzmán,Paola Flores-Rodríguez,Guadalupe Montiel-Ramírez,Martha-Rocío Moreno-Jiménez,José Alberto Gallegos-Infante,Rubén-Francisco González-Laredo, and Carlos-Alonso Salas-Ramírez7. Plants as a Potential Source of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors for Nutraceutical Therapy Disease ManagementYesenia Estrada-Nieto, Daniel García-García, Alejandra I. Vargas-Segura, Roberto Arredondo-Valdés, Radik A. Zaynullin, Raikhana V. Kunakova, Mónica Chávez-González, Rodolfo Ramos-González, José L. Martínez-Hernández, Mayela Govea-Salas, Anna Ilyina, and E. Patricia Segura-Ceniceros8. Characterization of Heliopsis longipes and the Potential of Its Ethanolic Extract as an Adjuvant in the Treatment of PharyngitisMariela Correa-Delgado, Víctor Manuel Orozco-González, Ana Paola Aldama-Núñez, Víctor Olvera-García, and Víctor Manuel Rodríguez-García9. Antidiabetic Natural Products: Mechanisms of ActionErick P. Gutiérrez-Grijalva, Laura A. Contreras-Angulo, Marilyn S. Criollo-Mendoza, Sara Avilés-Gaxiola, and J. Basilio Heredia10. Ent-Kaurenes: Natural Agents with Potential for the Pharmaceutical IndustryCarlos Camacho-González, Francisco Fabián Razura-Carmona , Mayra Herrera-Martínez, Efigenia Montalvo-González, Sonia Sáyago-Ayerdi, and Jorge Alberto Sánchez-Burgos11. Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant, and Antitumoral Potential of Plants of the Asteraceae FamilyMiguel Ángel Alfaro-Jiménez, Alejandro Zugasti-Cruz, Sonia Yesenia Silva-Belmares , Juan Alberto Ascacio-Valdés, and Crystel Aleyvick Sierra-Rivera