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AN OVERVIEW OF NUTRACEUTICALS: CURRENT SCENARIO

Sumeet Gupta1*, Devesh Chauhan1, Kritika Mehla1, Preeti Sood2 and Anroop Nair1
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M.M. College of Pharmacy, M. M. University, Mullana, Ambala, India Department of Education, SSA, Chandigarh, India

ABSTRACT: Using food products to promote health and cure disease is renowned. Currently, most of the drug molecules available in the formulations were anciently used in their crude form. Dr Stephen De Felice first coins the term nutraceutics in 1989 to provide medical or health benefits including the prevention and treatment of diseases. This review classified the large number of nutraceuticals available from various sources and its significance. Further, the regulatory status of nutraceuticals and latest trends in nutragenomics are discussed.

KEY WORDS: Nutraceutical, Dietary supplements, disease

received on 16-02-2010 modefied on 25-03-2010 accepted on 12-04-2010 available online 15-05-2010 www.jbclinpharm.com

INTRODUCTION

ince ancient period the mankind made medicines from the extracts of natural materials and has been used for various purposes. In 1989 Dr. Stephen coined the term Nutraceuticals which is combination of nutrition and pharmaceutical. Nutraceuticals have a come long way since a new trend in the care of companion animals emerged in the 1990s and the similar trends in the human sector as well. With the passage of the dietary supplement health and education act of 1994, the denition of nutraceuticals has been expanded to include vitamins, minerals, herbs and other botanicals, amino acids, and dietary substance for human use as a supplement diet (1). The term nutraceutical is not well accepted on global, regulatory systems while the dietary supplements are considered to be more prominent. Currently over 470 nutraceutical and functional food products are available with documented health benets (2). The success of traditional therapies is essentially due to the art of balancing the eect of one variety of food with other so that all complimented each
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other. Currently, the medical practitioners are considered as magic wand to cure disease. A recent study reports that 70% of patients typically consult a medical practitioner before or during the traditional therapy, indicates the disapproval of the natural therapy (3). However, the patients are much aware of the side eects, contraindications caused due to the chemical agents in short and long term therapy. Thus the interest to prevent medicine from every small disease came into trend and consequently led to new research on alternative therapies preferably with the help of nutritional approaches. This review gives highlights of some important facts regarding therapeutic use of nutraceuticals as the commercial and traditional remedies.
CONCEPTS OF NUTRACEUTICALS

In the pharmaceutical development process, it is a requirement to have clinical test results from animal tests and studies, for verication of the eects. On the other hand, in the case of nutrition, there was no verication method for foods in preventing diseases in the past. In recent years however, as food composition has been scientically proven to cause lifestyle-related diseases, and has become a social issue as gure 1.
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Figure 1: Concept of Nutraceuticals

General Grading and Marking Rules 1986 and 1988 (AG Mark) Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act 1986 Further, there is lack of clarity in classifying functional foods and Nutraceuticals. This causes confusion amongst the regulators. At times, the drug regulators are tempted to classify these products as drugs. This has resulted in trouble for genuine manufacturers. The revolutionary step to introduce Food Safety and Standards Act will replace the old PFA. The new act will take India on the path of new regulatory framework to make it capable of global competition(5). On the other hand in United States the Watershed legislation was passed in 1994 to regulate the manufacture and marketing of nutraceuticals. This law, known as the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA), reversed 45 years of increasing FDA regulation of health-related products(6). The passage of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 (FDAMA) made additional options available to the manufacturers of nutraceuticals. This legislation was the result of a reform eort that spanned nearly two decades. It brings about a balance in FDA regulations between approving therapeutic products so that they can benet patients and protecting public health by assuring that those products are safe and eective(7). In 1993, the Ministry of Health and Welfare in Japan established a policy of Foods for Specied Health Uses (FOSHU) by which health claims of some selected functional foods are legally permitted. In 2001, a new regulatory system, foods with health claims (FHC) with a foods with nutrient function claims (FNFC) system and newly established FOSHU was introduced. In addition, the Govt. changed the existing FOSHU, FNFC and other systems in 2005. Such changes include the new Subsystems of FOSHU such as Standardized FOSHU Qualied FOSHU Disease risk reduction claims for FOSHU(8)
CATEGORIES OF NUTRACEUTICALS(9)

REGULATORY ASPECTS OF NUTRACEUTICALS

The regulatory framework of nutraceuticals in India needs attention from the relevant authorities. Globally, the regulatory authorities are aware of changing needs of consumers and proactively protect consumers by amending existing laws to accommodate changes but in India old laws such as Prevention of Food adulteration Act, 1954, which regulates packaged foods, still exist for manufacturers. In addition, they need to abide by many other cumbersome laws such as: Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976, and the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977 (SWMA) Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding bottles and infant foods (regulation of production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1992 with Rules, 1993 (IMS) Edible Oils Packaging (Regulations) Order,1998 Fruit Products Order 1955 (FPO) Meat product Order 1973 Milk and Milk Products Order 1992 Vegetable Oils Products (Regulation) Order 1998 (VOP) Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and Atomic Energy(Control or irradiation of Food) Rules 1996 Consumer Protection Act 1986 and the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act, 2002 and Rules 1987 Environment Protection Act, 1986 and Rules 1986 Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Act, 1937 (as amended up to 1986) and 49

Nutraceuticals are non-specic biological therapies used to promote wellness, prevent malignant processes and control symptoms. They are categorized as follows

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1. Based on chemical constituents (a) Nutrients (10)

Substances with established nutritional functions, such as vitamins, minerals, amino acids and fatty acids. Common nutrients and their associated health benets shown in Table 1.
(b) Herbals (11)

contain vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, enzymes, organ tissues, gland extracts, or other dietary substances. They are available in dierent dosage forms, including tablets, capsules, liquids, powders, extracts, and concentrates (12). They could be categorized as shown in Table 3.
2. Traditional and Non- Traditional nutraceuticals

Herbs or botanical products as concentrates and extracts. Common herbs and their therapeutic relevance are shown in Table 2.
(c) Dietary Supplement

Dietary supplements are products administered through mouth that contain a dietary ingredient intended to add something to the foods you eat. Examples of dietary supplements are black cohosh for menopausal symptoms, ginkgo biloba for memory loss, and glucosamine/chondroitin for arthritis. They also serves specic functions such as sports nutrition, weight-loss supplements and meal replacements. Supplement ingredients may
Table 1: List of nutrients and their relevance
Nutrients 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Vitamin A Vitamin E Vitamin K Vitamin C Vitamin B1 Vitamin B2 Vitamin B3 Vitamin B6 Folic acid Calcium Iron Magnesium Phosphorous Chromium Cobalt Copper Iodine

Wide variety of nutraceutical foods are available in the market which falls in the category of traditional foods and non traditional foods.
(a) Traditional Nutraceuticals

Under the category of traditional Nutraceuticals comes food in which no change to the food are made; It is simply natural, whole foods with new information about their potential health qualities. There has been no change to the actual foods, other than the way the consumer perceives them.

Health benet Antioxidant, essential, for growth and development and in the treatment of certain skin disorders. Antioxidant, helps form blood cells, muscles, lung and nerve tissue, boosts the immune system. Essential for blood clotting. Antioxidant, for healthy bones, gums, teeth and skin, in wound healing, prevent common cold and attenuate its symptoms. Helps to convert food in to energy, essential in neurologic functions. Helps in energy production and other chemical processes in the body, helps maintain healthy eyes, skin and nerve function. Helps to convert food in to energy and maintain proper brain function. Produce the genetic material of cells, formation of RBCs, maintenance of central nervous system and synthesize amino acids and metabolism of fats, protein and carbohydrates. Produce the genetic materials of cells, in pregnancy for preventing birth defects, RBCs formation, protects against heart disease. Bones and teeth and maintaining bone strength important in nerve, muscle and glandular functions. Energy production, carry and transfer oxygen to tissues. Healthy nerve and muscle function and bone formation, may help prevent premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Strong bones and teeth, helps in formation of genetic material, energy production and storage. With insulin helps to convert carbohydrates and fats into energy. Essential component of vitamin B12, but ingested cobalt is metabolized in vivo to form the B12 coenzymes. Essential for hemoglobin and collagen production, healthy functioning of the heart, energy production, absorption of iron from digestive tract. Essential for proper functioning of the thyroid.

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Table 2: Herbals used and their therapeutic relevance

Herbals (Botanical source) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Aloe vera gel (Aloe vera L. N.L. Burm.) Chamomile (Matricaria recutita L.) Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea L.) Ephedra (Ephedra sinica Stapf.) Evening primrose oil (Oenothera biennis L.) Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium L.) Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Ginger (Zingiber ofcinale Rosc.) Ginseng (Panax ginseng) Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba L.) Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.) Horehound (Marrubium vulgare L.) Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.) Melissa (Melissa ofcinalis L.) Plantago seed (Plantago arenaria Waldst) St. Johns wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) Valerian (Valeriana ofcinalis L.) Willow bark (Salix alba L.) Therapeutic activity Dilates capillaries, anti-inammatory, emollient, wound healing properties. Anti-inammatory, spasmolytic, antimicrobial, wound Healing. Immunostimulant, treatment of cold and u symptoms. Bronchodilator, vasoconstrictor, reduces bronchial Edema. Dietary supplement of linoleic acid, treatment of atopic eczema. Treatment of headache, fever and menstrual problem, severity and duration of migraine headaches. Antibacterial, antifungal, antithrombotic, hypotensive anti-inammatory. Carminative, antiemetic, cholagogue, positive inotropic. Adaptogen. Vasodilation, increased peripheral blood ow, Treatment of post thrombotic syndrome. Antimicrobial, astringent, antihemorrhagic, treatment of mucosal inammation, dyspepsia, gastritis. Expectorant, antitussive, choleretic. Expectorant, secretolytic, treatment of peptic ulcer. Topical antibacterial and antiviral. Cathartic. Anxiolytic, anti-inammatory, antidepressant, monoamine oxidase inhibitor. Spasmolytic, mild sedative, sleep aid. Anti-inammatory, analgesic, antipyretic, astringent, treatment of rheumatic and arthritic.

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.

Table 3: Various categories of Dietary Supplements

Dietary supplements 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Ketogenic diets Minimally rened grains Phytoestrogens Several species of edible mushrooms Glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin sulfate Peptides/Hydrolysates Dairy foods Signicance Comprised of foods with high fat and low protein and carbohydrate content, have been reported to improve seizure control. However, these diets are widely acknowledged to be unpalatable(13 ). Cereals and grains fortied with calcium may reduce the incidence of diabetes(14) and prevents gastrointestinal cancers(15). Found in soya our and linseeds and have been documented to enhance oestrogens levels when hormonal levels are low. This action may prevent against both hot ushes and breast cancer(16). Tonnage, Lentinus, Pleurotus, Auricularia, Flammulina, Tremella, Hericium and Grifola have varying degrees of immunomodulatory, lipid lowering and antitumor without any signicant toxicity. They are effective and safer to alleviate symptoms of osteoarthritis(17). Found in casein and whey protein and have A.C.E.inhibitor activity(18). Buckwheat proteins used as our reduces cholesterol, hypertension; improve constipation and obesity by acting similar to dietary bers and interrupting the in-vivo metabolism(19). Containing friendly or probiotic bacteria claimed to promote gut health. Bio yoghurts containing Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bidobacteria lead the sector(20).

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Many fruits, vegetables, grains, sh, dairy and meat products contain several natural components that deliver benets beyond basic nutrition, such as lycopene in tomatoes, omega-3 fatty acids in salmon or saponins in soy. Even tea and chocolate have been noted in some studies to contain health-beneting attributes. Tomatoes and salmon are two types of food that researchers have found to contain benets beyond basic nutrition - in this case, lycopene and omega-3 fatty acids, respectively.
3. Based on Diseases
TYPES OF DISEASES

(2) Nontraditional Nutraceuticals

They are the outcome from agricultural breeding or added nutrients and/or ingredients such as orange juice fortied with calcium, cereals with added vitamins or minerals and our with added folic acid are nontraditional nutraceutical. Agricultural scientists successfully have come up with the techniques to boost the nutritional content of certain crops. Research currently is being conducted to improve the nutritional quality of many other crops (21).

NUTRACEUTICALS USED Anti-oxidants, Dietary bres, Omega-3 poly unsaturated fatty acids, Vitamins, minerals for prevention and treatment of CVD.

Cardiovascular diseases

Polyphenol(in grape) prevent and control arterial diseases(22) Flavonoids (in onion, vegetables, grapes, red wine, apples, and cherries) block the ACE and strengthen the tiny capillaries that carry oxygen and essential nutrients to all cells(23). Ethyl esters of n-3 fatty acids may be benecial in diabetic patients(24).

Diabetes

Docosahexaenoic acid modulates insulin resistance and is also vital for neurovisual development(25). Lipoic acid, an antioxidant, for treatment of diabetic neuropathy(26). Dietary bers from psyllium have been used for glucose control in diabetic patients and to reduce lipid levels in hyperlipidemia(27). Herbal stimulants, such as ephedrine, caffeine, ma huang-guarana, chitosan and green tea help in body weight loss(28). Buckwheat seed proteins acting similar to natural bers present in food(29).

Obesity

5-hydroxytryptophan and green tea extract may promote weight loss, while the former decreases appetite, the later increases the energy expenditure(30) A blend of glucomannan, chitosan, fenugreek, G sylvestre, and vitamin C in the dietary supplement signicantly reduced body weight (31). Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), capsaicin, Momordica Charantia (MC) possesses potential anti obese properties(32). Flavonoids which block the enzymes that produce estrogen reduce of estrogen-induced cancers(33). To prevent prostate/breast cancer a broad range of phyto-pharmaceuticals with a claimed hormonal activity, called phyto-estrogens is recommended (34). Soyfoods source of isoavones, curcumin from curry and soya isoavones possess cancer chemopreventive properties(35).

Cancer

Lycopene concentrates in the skin, testes, adrenal and prostate where it protects against cancer(36) Saponins (found in peas, soybeans, some herbs, spinach, tomatoes, potatoes, alfalfa and clover) contain antitumor and antimutagenic activities(37). Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) which is a polyphenol of turmeric possesses anticarcinogenic, antioxidative and anti-inammatory properties(38). Top of Form Beet roots, cucumber fruits, spinach leaves, and turmeric rhizomes, were reported to possess anti tumor activity(39). Gamma linolenic acid (found in green leafy vegetables, nuts, vegetable oils i.e.-evening primrose oil, blackcurrant seed oil, and hemp seed oil, and from spirulina, cyanobacteria) are used for treating problems with inammation and auto-immune diseases(40). Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate are used against osteoarthritis and regulate gene expression and synthesis of NO and PGE2 (41). Cats claw has 17 alkaloids, along with glycosides, tannins, avonoids, sterol fractions, and other compounds and work as potent anti-inammatory agent(42).

Anti-inammatory activities

Allergy Alzheimers disease Parkinsons disease

Quercet (found in Onions, red wine and green tea) reduce the inammation that results from hay fever, bursitis, gout, arthritis, and asthma(43). -carotene, curcumin, lutein, lycopene, turmerin etc may exert positive effects on specic diseases by neutralizing the negative effects oxidative stress mitochondrial dysfunction, and various forms of neural degeneration(44) Vitamin E in food may be protective against Parkinsons disease(45). Creatine modies Parkinsons disease features as measured by a decline in the clinical signs(46).

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TYPES OF DISEASES NUTRACEUTICALS USED Lutein (found in mangoes, corn, sweet potatoes, carrots, squash, tomatoes and dark, leafy greens such as kale, collards and bok choy) also known as helenien is used for the treatment of visual disorders. Zeaxanthin(found in corn, egg yolks and green vegetables and fruits, such as Broccoli, green beans, green peas, brussel sprouts, cabbage, kale, collard greens, Spinach, lettuce, kiwi and honeydew) used in traditional Chinese Medicine mainly for the treatment of Visual Disorders. Glucosamine (GLN) and chondroitin sulfate (CS) alleviate symptoms of O.A.(47).

Vision improving agents

Osteoarthritis

RESEARCH IN NUTRAGENOMIC

Genome science and technology is combined together to nd new concept of food with a new function to prevent diseases, which is now termed as Nutraceuticals, further the genome technique called Nutrigenomics (nourishment genome science) was created. Nutrigenomics contains the three omics disciplines gene, protein, and metabolite proling (transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics) as applied to the eld of nutrition and health. Nutrigenomics forms the scientic basis for developing nutrition adapted to the needs of consumer groups, to be healthy, at risk, or diseased. The term nutrigenetics was rst dened by RO Brennan in 1975 in his book Nutrigenetics. New Concepts for Relieving Hypoglycemia. Nutrigenomics is newly developed methodology combined with multiple genomic techniques and molecular biology technologies. Nutrigenomics is a technology involved in various academic elds as shown below, for scientic analysis of the relationship between food and food ingredients and health care and disease prevention (48) . A study on yeast showed that increasing the activity of a single gene, SIR2 could extend their life span. An analogous gene, SIRT1 was located in humans. Polyphenol such as Quercetin found in apples and tea, and Resveratrol (found in grape and red wine) were found to increase SRT1 activity in
Figure 2: Relation between Nutragenomic and other branches of life sciences (50).

a laboratory screening. Interestingly, Resveratrol was found to increase SRT1 activity 13-fold (49). In terms of chronic diseases, particularly relevant are the eects of dietary cholesterol and fatty acids on gene expression. Dietary cholesterol exerts a profound inhibitory eect on the transcription of the gene for -hydroxy--methyl-glutaryl (HMG)CoA reductase.
NUTRACEUTICAL SCENARIO IN INDIA

The Indian nutraceutical industry has great prospects. Over the last decade a wide range of products have been available, giving an insight into the tremendous growth. On one hand a booming economy has resulted in overall increase in disposable income of population. Added to this unhealthy, eating habits coupled with sedentary lifestyle have led to increase incidence of diet and its related health issues. On the other hand, there is a growing awareness on the importance of nutrition and diet for long term good health. These have contributed to a favorable market conditions for Nutraceutical industry in India. India has a lot of advantages like qualied human resources, world class R & D facilities and varied raw material-aspects that give our country a leading edge. The Indian Nutritional market is estimated to be USD 1 Billion. While the global market is growing at a CAGR of 7%, the Indian market has been growing much faster at a CAGR of 18% for the last three years, driven by Functional food and beverages categories. However the latent market in India is two to four times the current market size and is between USD 2 to USD 4 billion with almost 148 million potential customers. In USD 1 billion market size functional food having 54% market share followed by 32% market share of Dietary supplement and 14% share of Functional beverages. The Indian nutraceutical market is dominated primarily by pharmaceuticals and FMCG companies with very few pure play nutraceutical companies. Some major

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companies Marketing Nutraceuticals in India are GlaxoSmithKline consumer healthcare, Dabur India, Cadila Health care, EID Parrys, Zandu Pharmaceuticals, Himalaya herbal Healthcare, Amway, Sami labs, Elder pharmaceuticals and Ranbaxy (51).

CONCLUSION
Many nutraceuticals, functional foods and naturally occurring compounds that have been investigated and reported in various studies revealed that these products are extremely active, have profound eect on cell metabolism and often have little adverse eect. It is natural that peoples focus is shifting to a positive approach for prevention of diseases to stay healthy. Nutraceuticals is scientic area generated all over the world. In many cases nutraceuticals oer an advantage over the synthetic drugs under development by the pharmaceuticals industry. It is novel pharmacological activity that are become interesting in their possible clinical use and thus helping in prevention and therapeutic in several diseases. Most of the pharmaceuticals companies often lack motivation to pursue these diculties in obtaining the patents. It is hope that government agencies and research centers will give support for further research in nutraceuticals.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT

There are no conicts of interest.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The authors are thankful to managing committee for providing the facilities and moral support.

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