Authors
Ravi Mahor
Abstract
Plant materials have medicinal effects due to the combination of subordinate products present in them, which are known as phytochemicals. These are the chemical compounds that are biologically active in nature found in the fruits, vegetables and grains. These compounds are not essential for body but they play a role in promoting the health and preventing from diseases. Phenolic acids, Saponins, Lignans, Stilbenes, Tannins, Alkaloids, Flavonoids, Terpenoids and Sterols are a few phytochemicals. These phytochemical compounds also have the properties of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity as an excessive production of oxidant in the organism develops the chronic diseases like, cardiovascular disease (CVD), different types of cancer etc. These antioxidant compounds weaken the level of oxidative pressure of living organisms. This review present different sources of phytochemicals that display a beneficial role in the treatment and preventionof the diseases. By their bioactive properties, it suppress and treat the different types of diseases. Keywords: Phytochemical, Antioxidant, Diseases.
Introduction
Longevity, youthfulness and health are the desires of every human. In living organism, the level of functional or metabolic efficiency comes under the health. Every single person has the capability to face mental, physical and social challenges. According to World Health Organization (WHO), health is described as ‘a state of complete mental, physical and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity’ (Venkatalakshmi, Vadivel, and Brindha, 2016).
For manufacturing the drugs and perfumery products, aromatic and medicinal plants are the vital origin. Their raw supplies are used for the production. The natural medicine that are derived from these plants are harmless than the synthetic substitutes used for therapeutic advantages and more inexpensive treatment.
Plants with a medicinal value play a vital part in healing and curing human diseases because of the biochemical constitutes, known as phytochemicals or phyto constitutes. Phyto chemical constitutes are found in leaves, vegetables, roots of the medicinal plants that work as the the nutrients and fibers form an integrated part of security structure against numerous infections and strain condition.
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