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Amaranthus spp. was found a few centuries back as a highly auspicious plant species that might yield significant unsaturated fat, protein, and several other beneficial ingredients. Since that day, studies have mainly centered on different Amaranthus spp. Various journals with fundamental characteristics, including biological, pharmacological, technical, compositional, botanical along with health impacts have been published. This in-depth analysis focuses on constituents, anti-oxidant qualities, uses, and processing of amaranth. In addition to macro-components, the composition also contains vitamins, tocopherols, polyphenols, phytates, squalene, and other significant ingredients. Humankind has long been aware of the advantages plants have for supporting health. Amaranth is currently generating more scientific and commercial concern. This is because of its beneficial biological traits, diverse nutraceutical activity, and extensive phytoconstituents. Amaranth is a pseudo cereal plant that combines the qualities of a food and a health-improving commodity into one plant. This article addresses the most important biological and pharmacological activity of amaranth, in addition to its chemical makeup, status as a dietary ingredient, and effectiveness of its supplementation. The favorable biological features of amaranth formulations discussed in this work may serve as a catalyst for additional, deep scientific study in this area as well as for the advancement of new methods utilizing this pseudo cereal in the cosmetic & food sectors.

Ginger and its beneficial role have been known for centuries but the anti-inflammatory properties and its active constituents in osteoarthritis gain attention. Ginger and its certain active constituents possess similar properties with synthetic drugs such as non-steroidal-anti-inflammatory drugs. Ginger is involved in inhibition of prostaglandin and leukotrienes by suppressing the stimulation of cyclooxygenase 1, cyclooxygenase 2, and 5-lipooxygenase. Ginger also plays a vital role in inhibition of several genes involved in the initiation of inflammatory response. These include cytokines, chemokines, and enzyme-encoding genes. Ginger possesses anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and analgesic properties with the lack of gastrointestinal and renal side effects. The safe dosage of ginger is up to 2–2.5 g per kg body weight without any toxicity. Further studies on human trials are needed to confirm the therapeutic role of ginger in osteoarthritis. This review cleared that ginger have great bioactive profile and these active compounds have health beneficial agents in clinical aspects. This review provides an up-to-date knowledge regarding the effectiveness of the intake and application of ginger in the pain relief of osteoarthritis and improved the knee function.

In most of the countries around the world, the ever increase in food processing industries around the world is producing various types of by-products including peel, bran, pomace, refused pulp, shells, hull, husk, pods, seeds. With increasing activity in health-promoting functional foods, increase in the demand for natural bioactive moieties and new areas of research are on the way. Many by-products have been explored for health endorsing properties however, maize bran cell walls (MBCWs) and their various components (non-starch polysaccharides) are of chief importance. In this review, efforts are focused to illustrate the functional and nutraceutical importance of maize bran cell walls. Maize bran cell wall is made up of non-starch polysaccharide materials including arabinoxylans, heteroxylans, and hemicellulose. It holds various bioactive compounds such as ferulic acid, diferulic acid, and p-coumaric acid, having enormous nutraceutical properties, like antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, antiaging, cardioprotective, prebiotic and antiviral effects. These bioactive compounds are protecting against various disorders, like hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, cancer, neurodegenerative, cardiovascular, and thrombosis diseases. Furthermore, extraction, functional and nutraceutical properties, possible uses, and industrial applications of MBCW are the limelight of this article.