Extraction of Bioactive and Nutraceuticals from Plants and Their Application

Natural bioactive compounds are a useful source of molecules for the development of nutraceuticals, food additives, and functional foods because they contain a wide variety of diverse structural and functional properties. Although extracting them for use in biological and/or phytochemical investigations presents some particular challenges, plant-derived bioactive and nutraceutical compounds are now the subject of a lot of studies since they offer a variety of biological properties and therapeutic benefits. In order to cut costs related to their synthesis and separation, the process of extracting active phytochemicals is also carefully taken into account. Despite the fact that natural bioactive compounds and functional foods have been used as traditional medicines to treat chronic diseases for decades, recent scientific studies emphasize the health advantages of functional meals and reveal the underlying processes that underlie their activities. To cure and prevent inflammatory and oxidative diseases, phytochemicals perform essential bioactive roles. Plant-derived bioactive compounds that don’t cause oxidative damage and interact with the immune system might lessen inflammation. The capacity to bind to poisons or carcinogens that impact the digestive system exists in many bioactive compounds. This chapter’s goal is to present, summarize, and assess the many approaches utilized to extract bioactive and nutritional components from plants, besides their most recent applications.