1- Department of Pharmaceutics, CMR College of Pharmacy, Hyderabad, India.
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Background: Nutraceuticals are known as pharmaceutically formulated goods with both nutritional and therapeutic benefits. Such a product is intended to boost physical well-being, combat daily struggles such as stress, lengthen life, and so on. Due to their increased popularity, attention is being placed on herbs used as food and medicinal. Nutraceuticals have become more popular than medications and health supplements among both patients and healthcare professionals as a result of dynamic activity. Because of their alleged safety, nutritional supplements have attracted a lot of attention. Nutraceuticals are foods or dietary ingredients that offer health benefits, such as the capacity to cure or prevent disease. These nutraceuticals help combat some of the most significant health concerns of the 21st century, such as obesity, diabetes, oligoarthritis, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and elevated cholesterol.
Objectives: This review study provides a brief introduction on nutraceutical products and their uses in our daily life.
Methods: The required literature for the framing of the article was collected from various online sources, research papers, and also various journals.
Results: Because they eliminate side effects and contain natural dietary supplements, etc. nutraceuticals offer an edge over pharmaceuticals. Nutraceuticals are categorized into three main groups based on their natural source, chemical makeup, and form: Nutrients, herbal remedies, dietary supplements, and so on. Dietary supplements and natural/herbal goods were the industry categories that grew the fastest.
Conclusion: The present review article focused on providing recent developments in market value and the future of nutraceuticals.
Type of Study:
Review article |
Subject:
Pharmaceutics