Origbemisoye Babawande Olaitan

By Timilehin David Oluwajuyitan, Oseni Kadiri, Babawande Adeboye Origbemisoye, Oladapo Fisoye Fagbohun, Ruth Nkemjika Ukejeh, Oyekemi Popoola and Babatunde Olawoye

The increasing population of the world, emergence, and prominence of diseases coupled with side effects of drugs has led to the search of non-toxic, healthy foods products. Cereal grains are a stable food consumed by a large population of the world, containing an array of nutritional and bioactive compounds such as dietary fiber, protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals, β-glucan, lignans, phytosterol, phenolics among others. These compounds proffer beyond basic nutritional needs as they also provide health benefits on consumption such asantioxidants, antidiabetics, antihypertension, antihyperlipidemic/anti-cholesterol, antimicrobial and anticancer with no side effects. Cereal grains canbe processed into divers of food products, singly or as multigrain food products in other to increases the bioavailability of its nutrients or bioactive compounds. Its by-products can further be used to enriched human diets or serve as animal feeds. Hence, this review addresses the needs for more processing, value additions and consumption of cereal grain as a vehicle to improved healthy livings.

Part of the book: Cereal Grains

By Bamidele Sekinat Olayem, Origbemisoye Babawande Olaitan and Akinbode Badiu Akinola

There has been a growing interest in research focused on enhancing immune function, given its crucial role in maintaining human health and preventing illnesses. While antibiotics are commonly employed in clinical settings to treat and prevent various diseases, their synthetic nature often leads to undesirable side effects. Since the beginning of time, medicinal plants have been employed in healthcare. Global research has been done to confirm their efficacy, and some of the results have sparked the development of plant-based medications; also, plant-based diets have emerged as leading contenders in the field of chronic disease prevention. They offer affordability, natural origins, and easy accessibility. One key reason for their effectiveness is their Immunomodulatory effect, whereby they stimulate immune cells and influence the development of immune molecules. This comprehensive review aims to explore the potential of medicinal plant as well as plant-based foods while examining their medicinal properties and their utilization in preventing and managing disease through their chemicals, biochemical components, and pharmacological approaches.

Part of the book: Medicinal Plants