Beschreibung:
The nutritional and medicinal value of metals, such as zinc, calcium, and iron, has been known in traditional medicine for a long time. Other metals, such as silver and gold, may also have therapeutic and health benefits. Ancient medicines have long incorporated their use in the treatment of diseases, and they have also more recently been explored
Concept, Definition, and Need for Metallonutraceuticals. Roles of Metals in Metabolism. Ethnopharmacology and Ethnomedicine of Metals. Characterization of Metallonutraceuticals. Characterization Bioavailability and Drug Interactions of Metallonutraceuticals. Therapeutic Applications of Nanometals. Metallonanotherapeutics for Neurodegenerative Diseases. Nanometals and Complexes in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy. Application of Metals in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Metalloenzymes: Relevance in Biological Systems and Potential Applications. Application of Nanosilver in Nutraceuticals. Regulatory Pathways and Intellectual Property Rights for Metallonutraceuticals. Gold Nanoparticles: A Promising Nanometallic Drug Delivery System with Many Therapeutic Applications. Index.