| Nutraceutical Chemistry |
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| Group Leader |
Dr. Dhan Prakash, Sci 'F' |
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Contact |
Work
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91-522-2205831-35
Ext. 287 |
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91-522-2351430 |
| Email |
dprakash_in@yahoo.com |
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Group works on
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- Phytochemical, antioxidant and nutraceutical evaluation
of under-utilized plants, weeds, waste from agriculture /
herbal drug industries and medicinal plants etc.
- Development of nutraceuticals / functional foods fortified
with phytochemicals for general health care
system, in particular for pregnant / expectant and lactating
mothers, women, growing children, diabetics and
geriatrics etc.
- Scientific validation through modern tools of the
tailored nutraceuticals/functional foods to assure their quality
to provide safe and efficacious products leading to 'Super
foods'.
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Objectives
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Identification and process development
for the isolation of phytochemicals promising potential
for use in nutraceuticals, functional foods and as
antioxidant.
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Development of technology package for
nutraceuticals/functional foods for health care system.
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Scientific validation of medicinal
plants, nutraceutical and functional foods for their
quality, safety and efficacy.
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Achievements
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Expertise Offered
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- Methodology for the isolation and identification of phytochemicals
with promising potential to develop health care products.
- Technology package for industrial production of
nutraceutical/functional
foods to achieve optimum health status of nerves, heart,
eyes, liver, muscles, digestive system and skin etc. Nutraceutical
products for diabetics, hypertension, antioxidant, reduce
cholesterol, antiaging, pregnant women, lactating mothers,
growing children, nerve and heart tonic etc.
- Contract service for the identification and isolation of
phytochemicals, antioxidants and development of value added
specifically designed nutraceutical and functional foods
and their scientific validation.
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Products generated
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Nutraceuticals and Functional foods developed
and registered with their trade names are:
Nutra-Preg 16 (for 1-6 months pregnant women)
Nutra-Preg 79 (7-9 months pregnant women)
Nutra-Lact (Lactating mothers)
Nutra-Wom GH (General health of women)
Nutra-Immune
(Immunomodulator)
Nutra-Card (Cardiovascular health)
Nutra-Pan-Ton (Pancreatic tonic for Diabetics)
Nutra-Speech (Speech disorder)
Nutra-Osteo (Phytoestrogen rich product to ameliorate
menopausal symptom)
Nutra-Diab: A Herbal Health Supplement for Diabetics is
a specific combination of safe non-toxic natural herbal
complementary therapy that may help to control of blood/urine
sugar levels, reduce oxidative stress and diabetic
complications possible by minimizing free radical damage and
may improve associated disorders.
Nutra-Antiox: A ellagic acid, and ellagitannins,
polyphenol rich antioxidant product with strong free radical
scavenging activity better than BHT, BHA, quercetin and tea
leaves derived from agri-wastes or under utilized natural
sources.
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List of Patents:
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- P. Pushpangadan and Dhan Prakash
Custom made herbal health promotive formulation for
females/expectant mothers (US Patent No. 6881425 dated April
19, 2005)
- P. Pushpangadan and Dhan Prakash
A custom made herbal health protective nutraceutical for
females/expectant mothers (PCT No. IN01/00151)
- P. Pushpangadan and Dhan Prakash
A process for the preparation of custom made herbal health
protective nutraceuticals for females/expectant mothers (CSIR No.
NF 384/2001, New Delhi Patent No. 895/Del/2001, India).
- P. Pushpangadan and Dhan Prakash
Herbal health protective and promotive nutraceuticals for
diabetics (PCT, IPMD No. 985-NF/168/02).
- P. Pushpangadan and Dhan Prakash
A process for the preparation of herbal health protective and
promotive nutraceuticals for diabetics (Indian, IPMD No.
985-NF/168/02).
- P. Pushpangadan and Dhan Prakash
Herbal health protective and promotive nutraceutical
formulation for diabetics and a process for preparing the same
(USA, US Application No. 10,108,095)
- Dhan Prakash, Monika Bajpai and S. K. Tewari
Polyphenols of Nutraceutical Importance with Strong Antioxidant
Potency derived from Acacia nilotica and Process for the
Preparation of the same (USA, PCT and India; IPMD No. 0207 NF
2005, CSIR).
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Patents: 7
Registered trade name: 15
Publications: 85
Popular articles: 25
Books: 1
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