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Volume 9 Number 1 January 2023

From Natural Compounds to Disease Treatment and Control: A Review of Nutraceuticals Vegetable Crops and their Roles in Disease Control


Authors: Abiola Grace Femi-Adepoju ; Adeyinka Olufemi Adepoju ; Alhassan Jalloh ; Abdul Rahman Faiyah Bah
Pages: 1-9
DOI: doi.org/10.32861/sr.91.1.9
Abstract
In recent times, conventional medicine has become less accessible to more people either due to affordability or lack of well-equipped health facilities. Foods, and vegetables inclusive contain naturally occurring prophylactics and therapeutics with different means of preparation and accessibility but not enough reports are available on them to educate especially the poor masses on how to turn normal foods into potential drugs to save them a lot of time and money. Malnutrition and starvation with associated health problems have become a global threat and there is a need to review and create more awareness on possible access to naturally grown foods that are loaded with biologically potential active nutrients. Nutraceuticals are a group of biochemicals that are found in food substances and provide potential physiological benefits. This group of compounds presents little or no side effects due to their natural ability compared to synthetic products. This topic is aimed to investigate the various active nutraceuticals that are obtainable in vegetable crop plants. It will also expound on the disease prevention and health benefits as well as the enhancement of the overall human wellness potentials provided by vegetable crops and nutraceuticals.