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Acacia tortilis, 488
Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI), 353
Actinomycetes bacteria, 142
Activator supplements, 28
Acute infantile diarrhea, 188
Adequate intakes (AIs), 519
Advanced glycation end products
(AGEs), 66
Aflatoxin, 520
Agaricus bisporus, 308
Aglycones, 495
Agricultural and food plants, 475
Alginic acid/alginate, 43
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP), 370
Alkaloids, 572
Allicin, 449
Allium cepa, 447, 450
Allium sativum, 447, 448, 460
Allyl mercaptan (AM), 458
Aloe species
active components, 340
ADI, 353
adverse symptoms, 340
Aloe ferox, 339
Aloe leaf morphology, 341, 342
Aloe vera, 339
analgesic activities, 369
antiaging effects, 366–368
antidiabetic activities, phytochemicals
flowers, 363
leaf extract, 361, 362
nanoparticles, 364
plant extracts, 364
root extract, 362
antihyperlipidemic activities, 365, 366
antiosteoporosis activities, 369, 370
antiseptic activities, 369
folk medicine, used, 339
laxative effects, 369
pharmacological activities, 339
pharmacotherapy, 354
anticancer activity, 357, 358
anti-dental caries activities, 355
anti-inflammatory activity, 359
antimicrobial activity, 354
antioxidant activity, 356
anti-ulcer activity, 357
immunomodulatory properties, 360
UTI, 356
phytochemicals and nutrients, 340
phytochemistry
alkaloids, 352
anthraquinones, 343, 350
anthrones, 351
BHT, 343
bianthraquinoids, 350
chromes, 351
compounds, 353
coumarins, 351
flavonoids, 352
phytoconstituents, 344–349
polysaccharides, 343
pyranes, 351
pyrones, 351
sterols, 352
plant disease management, 370, 371
toxicological profiling
adverse effect, 371, 372, 374, 375
carcinogenicity, 374
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