The word “Botanicals” means nutritional supplements originated from plants which could have various positive effects upon our organism’s health. From a legislative point of view they are still in review, because of the European Union’s lack of centralized procedures for theirs release onto the market. Nowadays, Italy is working with other European Countries in order to realize a list of common plants that could be used in nutritional supplements. The use of these products concerns the field of natural treatments, which aim to prevent and treat pathological consequences born from lack of balance from a physiological, chemical and environmental point of view. Specifically, this thesis analyses “Botanicals” categories with the following physiological effects: to maintain memory and cognitive performance, to maintain an healthy body weight and tonic for mental and physical fatigue. For some of these plants in the scientific literature there are studies both in vivo and in vitro which demonstrate effects already claimed by traditional use, that is not however always admitted as a proof of these products’ therapeutic efficacy.
Il termine “Botanicals” indica gli integratori alimentari di origine vegetale che possono avere diversi effetti benefici sulla salute dell’organismo. Dal punto di vista legislativo sono ancora in revisione (da un punto di vista regolatorio) data la mancanza di procedure centralizzate a livello europeo per la loro immissione in commercio. Ad oggi l’Italia sta collaborando con altri Paesi europei per elaborare una lista di piante comuni da poter utilizzare negli integratori alimentari. L’utilizzo di questi integratori rientra nel campo della medicina naturale, che si occupa di prevenire e curare le conseguenze patologiche derivate da squilibri fisiologici, chimici e di natura ambientale. Nello specifico, la presente tesi analizza le categorie di “Botanicals” finalizzate ai seguenti effetti fisiologici: mantenimento di memoria e funzioni cognitive, equilibrio del peso corporeo e tonicità mentale e fisica. Per alcune di queste piante nella letteratura scientifica esistono studi in vivo e in vitro che dimostrano gli effetti già vantati nella tradizione d’uso, che non sempre però è ammessa come prova dell’efficacia terapeutica di questi preparati.
"Botanicals", equilibrio del peso corporeo e patologie dell'invecchiamento
REGNANTE COLAUTTI, ILARIA MARIA
2013/2014
Abstract
The word “Botanicals” means nutritional supplements originated from plants which could have various positive effects upon our organism’s health. From a legislative point of view they are still in review, because of the European Union’s lack of centralized procedures for theirs release onto the market. Nowadays, Italy is working with other European Countries in order to realize a list of common plants that could be used in nutritional supplements. The use of these products concerns the field of natural treatments, which aim to prevent and treat pathological consequences born from lack of balance from a physiological, chemical and environmental point of view. Specifically, this thesis analyses “Botanicals” categories with the following physiological effects: to maintain memory and cognitive performance, to maintain an healthy body weight and tonic for mental and physical fatigue. For some of these plants in the scientific literature there are studies both in vivo and in vitro which demonstrate effects already claimed by traditional use, that is not however always admitted as a proof of these products’ therapeutic efficacy.È consentito all'utente scaricare e condividere i documenti disponibili a testo pieno in UNITESI UNIPV nel rispetto della licenza Creative Commons del tipo CC BY NC ND.
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14239/24490