Nutraceuticals in Immune Disorders

Immune disorders in animals and humans may occur due to derangements in the body immune system in responses to various substances such as allergens, infections, chronic immune deficiency diseases, autoimmune diseases, and disruption in the immune system due to various other conditions. Modem medicine has been in use for long to treat different types of immune disorders. Many of these in fact have unintended side effects, although may be effective in treating diseases or alleviating the associated symptoms. Nutraceuticals are in use in traditional medicine throughout the world for centuries despite emergence of modem medicine. Nowadays, there is an increased tendency to look into nutraceuticals for the treatment of various diseases and conditions in humans and animals due to their efficacy in treating diseases and the fact that they cause no unintended side effects. This chapter briefly highlights on the use of nutraceuticals in immune disorders.