<p>The book is a unique compilation of information on<br />sources on traditional wisdom as well as modern<br />medicinal scientific literature collected from various<br />primary sources such as peer‑reviewed journals.<br />The diverse areas of fenugreek, such as traditional<br />wisdom, chemistry, nutritional, medicinal, food<br />preparations and formulations, and regulatory status,<br />are addressed in the book through individual chapters<br />written by highly experienced academic and industrial<br />professionals.<br /><br />The books follow an evidence‑based approach with<br />extensive citations and reference lists at the end of<br />each chapter, which can be valuable for obtaining<br />more information on a specific topic of interest. Thus,<br />the book has comprehensive documentation on the<br />fenugreek‑specific scientific research since the last<br />fenugreek‑specific was published in 2002. The book<br />indeed will encourage new areas of research and<br />health applications for fenugreek or fenugreek‑based<br />products.<br />Rajagopala S.<br />Department of Kaumarabhritya, All India Institute of Ayurveda,<br />New Delhi, India</p>
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Dilip Ghosh, PhD, FACN is an international speaker, facilitator and author and professionally associated with SOHO-Flordis International (SFI), Australia; Honorary Ambassador, Global Harmonization Initiative (GHI), University of Western Sydney. With more than 20 years of experience in both pharmaceutical and food-nutrition industries, he is one of the pioneer researchers in the evaluation of the health claim opportunities of potential functional food ingredients and complementary medicines through an evaluation of the current scientific evidence base and related claims, and provides commentary on gaps in science including potential requirements for research such as human studies.
Dr. Prasad Thakurdesai, Ph.D., is associated with Indus Biotech Private Limited, Pune, India. He has 30 years of professional experience in academia and industry. He has contributed more than 100 international journal publications, 60 conference presentations, one book, 2 book chapters, 11 magazine articles, 8 awards, with the supervision to 4 PhD and 32 MPharm students in areas of pharmacology, toxicology, nutraceuticals, and complementary medicines.