Relationship Among Essential Fatty Acids, Medical Herbs and Human Health
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Lipids".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 August 2025 | Viewed by 92
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is widely acknowledged that incorporating supplementary diets, such as essential fatty acids and a broad spectrum of medicinal herbs, offers numerous benefits to human health. There is growing evidence that bioactive fatty acids and medicinal herbs offer multiple biological benefits to human health. Medicinal herbs contain active compounds that determine their diverse prophylactic/therapeutic behavior against many human diseases. Medicinal herbs have become increasingly important due to their potential beneficial health effects related to their nutritional composition, such as the presence of vitamins, phenols, anthocyanins, flavonoids, and tannins. For example, Andrographis paniculata contains a diterpenoid called andrographolide, which is a major bioactive component that is responsible for a wide range of biological activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, and anti-cancer properties. Therefore, the primary objective of this Special Issue is to compile the most recent research on the dietary impact of both nutrients and non-nutrients containing bioactive compounds, including medicinal herbs on internal organ metabolism in the context of enhancing human health through genetic advancements. This Special Issue also welcomes submissions related to the latest discoveries regarding the effects of naturally occurring toxins in diet on internal organ metabolism in the context of improving human health through genetic interventions. Authors are encouraged to submit pertinent review articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and original research contributions for potential inclusion in this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Chandra Shekhar H. Pareek
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- internal organs (liver, kidneys, heart, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, urinary bladder, brain, lungs, etc.)
- bioactive nutrients (PUFAs, etc.)
- medicinal herbs (Andrographis paniculata, Silybum marianum curcuma longa, etc.)
- aflatoxins (AFB1)
- dietary effects
- lifestyle diseases (NAFLD/NASH, ALD)
- animal model (pigs, mouse, laboratory animals)
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