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- Title
Prevention is better than cure: Nutrition and the adaptogen concept.
- Abstract
The article discusses adaptogen concept in nutrition with review of a medicinal food plant, the Asiatic pennywort. It states that the Asiatic pennywort is small creeper herb found in India, Thailand, and Sri Lanka where it has been used in medicinal systems. The herb is know for it wound healing properties but research has shown that it exhibits many distinct benefits and therefore has been given the title adaptogen; it exerts a harmonizing and restorative effect on human health system.
- Subjects
BACKACHE prevention; MEDICINAL plants; NUTRITION; NUTRITION policy; NUTRITIONAL requirements
- Publication
BackCare Journal, 2012, p18
- ISSN
0144-3798
- Publication type
Article