The impact of functional food on the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases

Globally, diseases of the lung are one of the main causes of death, and conventional therapies are often ineffective in dealing with this serious medical and sociological problem. Since ancient times, medicinal plants have been used in the treatment of respiratory tract diseases. Such plants show an...

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Autores principales: Widelska Gabriela, Kasprzak-Drozd Kamila, Wojtunik-Kulesza Karolina, Krajewska Anna, Oniszczuk Anna
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:281f218129194ff6964c7ce1b991d54d2021-12-05T14:11:06ZThe impact of functional food on the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases2300-667610.2478/cipms-2020-0037https://doaj.org/article/281f218129194ff6964c7ce1b991d54d2020-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/cipms-2020-0037https://doaj.org/toc/2300-6676Globally, diseases of the lung are one of the main causes of death, and conventional therapies are often ineffective in dealing with this serious medical and sociological problem. Since ancient times, medicinal plants have been used in the treatment of respiratory tract diseases. Such plants show antitussive, muscle relaxing, bronchi dilation or cillary movement effects. Their usefulness has been confirmed by modern and current research. A medicinal plant that is also a functional food can open new areas in the prevention and treatment of respiratory tract diseases. In this review, information about the influence of functional food on preventing and treating asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) and high-altitude sickness are presented.Widelska GabrielaKasprzak-Drozd KamilaWojtunik-Kulesza KarolinaKrajewska AnnaOniszczuk AnnaSciendoarticlefunctional foodasthmarespiratory diseasesantioxidantshigh altitude mountain sicknessMedicineRENCurrent Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Vol 33, Iss 4, Pp 228-232 (2020)
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topic functional food
asthma
respiratory diseases
antioxidants
high altitude mountain sickness
Medicine
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spellingShingle functional food
asthma
respiratory diseases
antioxidants
high altitude mountain sickness
Medicine
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Widelska Gabriela
Kasprzak-Drozd Kamila
Wojtunik-Kulesza Karolina
Krajewska Anna
Oniszczuk Anna
The impact of functional food on the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases
description Globally, diseases of the lung are one of the main causes of death, and conventional therapies are often ineffective in dealing with this serious medical and sociological problem. Since ancient times, medicinal plants have been used in the treatment of respiratory tract diseases. Such plants show antitussive, muscle relaxing, bronchi dilation or cillary movement effects. Their usefulness has been confirmed by modern and current research. A medicinal plant that is also a functional food can open new areas in the prevention and treatment of respiratory tract diseases. In this review, information about the influence of functional food on preventing and treating asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) and high-altitude sickness are presented.
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author Widelska Gabriela
Kasprzak-Drozd Kamila
Wojtunik-Kulesza Karolina
Krajewska Anna
Oniszczuk Anna
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Kasprzak-Drozd Kamila
Wojtunik-Kulesza Karolina
Krajewska Anna
Oniszczuk Anna
author_sort Widelska Gabriela
title The impact of functional food on the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases
title_short The impact of functional food on the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases
title_full The impact of functional food on the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases
title_fullStr The impact of functional food on the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases
title_full_unstemmed The impact of functional food on the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases
title_sort impact of functional food on the prevention and treatment of respiratory diseases
publisher Sciendo
publishDate 2020
url https://doaj.org/article/281f218129194ff6964c7ce1b991d54d
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