Flavonoids for Therapeutic Applications

Flavonoids constitute a large group of plant phenolic metabolites with diverse structural compounds exhibiting multiple biological activities. Flavonoids have been used over centuries in folk medicine for tackling various human ailments and promoting the human health. With centuries old historical background, flavonoids still hold the valour to be captivated by researchers and clinicians for reframing the current medications to recuperate the equilibrium in human health. In this context, a vast range of biological activities of flavonoids has been documented by various research groups. These findings unwind the multi-targeting potential of flavonoids in various clinical conditions, which hints the ability of flavonoids to gratify the need of current treatment strategy mandating the handling of other complications accompanying a diseased condition. Moreover, the ubiquitous dietary sources of flavonoids underscore their innocuous nature as well as the likelihood to be used in clinical settings. This also enlightens that daily consumption of flavonoids from various dietary sources could act as better nutraceuticals for nourishing the health and assist the risk management of many complications. With this, a comprehensive overview on therapeutic applications of multipotent flavonoids has been provided in this chapter.