Table 4: Source and Immune activity of different nutraceutical ingredients.
Name of Nutraceutical ingredient
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Natural recourse
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Immune activity |
Mechanism of Booster immune system |
Multi-Vitamin |
· Meat, Poultry, Fish and Beans · Carrots, Sweet potatoes, Spinach, Kale · Meat, Poultry, Fish · Nuts, Seeds, Vegetable oils
|
-Anti viral activity -Anti Microbial -Retinal and Cardiovascular -Auto-immune Diseases
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- Enhancement the Surrogate markers - Increase in CD4+ T cell percentages, Natural killer cell activity |
Curcumin |
Indian Haldi |
Hepatitis viruses, Influenza viruses
|
By interference of viral replication machinery or Suppression of cellular signaling pathways essential for viral replication |
Vitamin C |
Kiwi fruit, Citrus fruit, Strawberries, Red bell peppers |
|
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Vitamin D |
Fortified dairy products, Fatty fish, Exposure in Sunlight, Oranges |
Boosts mucosal defenses |
Immunomodulation |
Garlic |
Garlic root |
Viral activity anticancerogenic, Anti-inflammatory |
Produce alliin a |