Health Benefits of Plant-Derived Bioactive Secondary Metabolites as Dietary Constituents

Plants are one of the most important sources of human nutrition and they also act as store house of important pharmaceuticals. Plant-derived bioactive compounds have long been used to treat diseases in traditional medicine. Plant biotechnology provides a blooming opportunity for improving the bioactive compounds in our food. This coupled with the emergence of concepts like nutritional therapy and phytotherapy makes us curious about understanding the health benefits of the bioactive compounds in our food.