An Overview of Herbal Nutraceuticals, Their Extraction, Formulation, Therapeutic Effects and Potential Toxicity

Herbal nutraceuticals are foods derived from plants and/or their derivatives, such as oils, roots, seeds, berries, or flowers, that support wellness and combat acute chronic ailments induced by unhealthful dietary habits. The current review enlists various traditional well unexplored herbs including angelica, burnet, caraway, laurel, parsley, yarrow, zedoary, which rich sources of bioactive components, aloesin, angelicin, trans-anethole, cholesteric-7-en-3?-ol. further compares some the extraction purification techniques, namely, Soxhlet extraction, ultrasound assisted microwave supercritical fluid accelerated solvent hydro-distillation ultra-high-pressure enzyme pulsed electric field bio affinity chromatography, cell membrane ligand fishing. can be purchased in varied formulations, capsules, pills, powders, liquids, gels. Some formulations currently available on market discussed here. Further, significance herbal prevention cure diseases, diabetes, obesity, dementia, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia; immunomodulators antimicrobial agents has been discussed. Noteworthy, inappropriate use these lead to hepatotoxicity, pulmonary toxicity, cytotoxicity, carcinogenicity, nephrotoxicity, hematotoxicity, cardiac toxicity. Hence, this concludes with a discussion regulatory aspects undertaken government agencies order minimize adverse effects associated nutraceuticals.