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Phytonutrient and Phytotherapy for Improving Health

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Advancing scientific research and increasing knowledge on medicine and food nutrition has dramatically changed the concepts about food, medicine, and healthcare and brought in a revolution on them in past decades. Strong recommendations by nutrition or clinical professionals to consume nutraceuticals and phytonutrients have become progressively popular. Alternative therapeutics based on nutrace AU: In the abstract please check the sentence starting “Alternative therapeutics …” for completeness. The author discusses phytonutrients and phytotherapy as well as the health benefits of phytonutrients and phytotherapy. Herbs and multiple component herbal formulations are described as well as their aesthetic benefits.

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Zhao, J. (2012). Phytonutrient and Phytotherapy for Improving Health. In: Prendergast, P., Shiffman, M. (eds) Aesthetic Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20113-4_6

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