Nutraceutical and medicinal properties of native stingless bees honey and their contribution to human health

2022 ◽  
pp. 481-489
Author(s):  
Jesús F. Martínez-Puc ◽  
William Cetzal-Ix ◽  
Saikat Kumar Basu ◽  
Justo R. Enríquez-Nolasco ◽  
Miguel A. Magaña-Magaña
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Stingless Bees ◽  
Medicinal Properties

scholarly journals Medicinal and biological potential of pumpkin: an updated review

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 184-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mukesh Yadav ◽  
Shalini Jain ◽  
Radha Tomar ◽  
G. B. K. S. Prasad ◽  
Hariom Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Herbal Remedies ◽  
Edible Plants ◽  
Biological Potential ◽  
Medicinal Properties ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Medical Treatises ◽  
Oleic And Linoleic Acids

The use of herbal remedies individually or in combination with standard medicines has been used in various medical treatises for the cure of different diseases. Pumpkin is one of the well-known edible plants and has substantial medicinal properties due to the presence of unique natural edible substances. It contains several phyto-constituents belonging to the categories of alkaloids, flavonoids, and palmitic, oleic and linoleic acids. Various important medicinal properties including anti-diabetic, antioxidant, anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory and others have been well documented. The purpose of the present article is to discuss various medicinal and biological potentials of pumpkin that can impart further research developments with this plant for human health benefits.

scholarly journals Determination of the Chemical Volatile Compounds of a Chili Pepper Cultivar (Capsicum annuum) Grown in Eastern Côte d’Ivoire

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ohouo Régina Antoinette Don ◽  
Pascal Amédée Ahi ◽  
Faustin Aka Kabaran ◽  
Nahossé Ziao
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Volatile Compounds ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Capsicum Annuum ◽  
Chili Pepper ◽  
The World ◽  
Medicinal Properties ◽  
Pepper Cultivar

Chilli is widely used throughout the world and, in Côte d'Ivoire in particular, for his nutritional and medicinal properties. Indeed, peppers are good sources of vitamins, polyphenols, minerals and volatile compounds. This work allowed to determine the volatile compounds of a pepper cultivar (Capsicum annuum) grown in eastern Côte d'Ivoire. The analysis of the volatile compounds was made by gas chromatography coupled to the mass spectrophotometer (GC-MS). The results showed that the fresh fruits of the grown pepper cultivar contained a total of 37 compounds. Majority compounds identified in green fruits are thymol (24.60%), d-limonene (21.80%) and hexyl isovalerate (09.90%) while those identified in fresh red fruits are thymol (45.90%), hexyl isovalerate (14.90%) and linalool (05.50%). The identified compounds belong to different families of compounds: terpenes (monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes), alcohols, aldehydes, fatty acids, esters, ketones and hydrocarbons. The fresh red fruits are rich in thymol and green fruits in D-limonene. This study shows that this chili cultivar has very interesting properties that can contribute to human health. As a result, this pepper could be a good pharmacological source.

Review on few South Indian medicinal plants as antimicrobial agents

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (03) ◽  
pp. 4915
Author(s):  
Phani Kumari Uddandapu* ◽  
Venkateswar Rao, Y. ◽  
Chandrasekhara Naidu K.
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Antimicrobial Agents ◽  
Well Being ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Medicinal Properties ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Indian Medicinal Plants

The Plant kingdom is a storehouse of potential drugs. Plant derived medicines have made large contributions to human health and well-being. They play dual role in the development of new drugs. At first they act as a natural blueprint for the development of new drugs and secondly they can be used for the treatment of infectious diseases. Many evidences gathered from earlier studies which confirmed that the presence of variety of phytochemicals in plants contribute medicinal properties. In this present review, an attempt has been made to give an overview of few south Indian medicinal plants and their phytochemicals which are useful in the treatment of several infectious diseases.

scholarly journals Biochemistry, Medicinal Properties & Toxicity of Acacia Nilotica Fruits

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 01-06
Author(s):  
Kamal Omer Abdalla
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Immune Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Deficiency Syndrome ◽  
Acacia Nilotica ◽  
Bioactive Molecules ◽  
Human Diseases ◽  
Toxic Substances ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries ◽  
Medicinal Properties

Acacia nilotica tree is native to Africa, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent. Due to its wide medicinal properties & uses this plant attracted the attention of many scientists. Its fruits are rich in more than 16 classes of different bioactive molecules & elements very beneficial for human health. These molecules & elements include tannins, saponins, phytosterols, cyclitols, alkaloids, anticoagulant agents, regulatory molecules, amines, mucilage, fibers, gums, proteins, various classes of amino acids, carbohydrates, terpenses, crude fats, oils, fatty acids & minerals. The fruits are used to treat various human disorders including cancers, heart & liver diseases, diabetes mellitus, malaria, asthma, arrhythmias, acquired immune-deficiency syndrome, coronavirus disease 2019, spleen disorders, for weight loss, colds, congestion, coughs, diarrhea, dysentery, fever, gallbladder, hemorrhage, hemorrhoids, leucorrhea, ophthalmia, sclerosis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, skin eruptions smallpox and tuberculosis. Acacia nilotica fruits are very beneficial for human health, safe & effective to treat various human diseases if it is used in appropriate dose & period. It has been in use in Sudan & in other parts of Africa widely & safely for generations to treat various diseases without any reports of toxicity or adverse effects. Moreover, human body has efficient detoxification mechanisms to process and detoxify toxic substances and toxicity in human occurs only from known high toxic substances, overdose, regular and long period of using of herbs or medicines with known side effects. It is apparent that toxicity of acacia nilotica fruits comes from over dosage & longer than required duration of uses or regular consumption and the solvent/s as well. However, further works are needed by pharmaceutical industries to authentically formulate various components of the of acacia nilotica fruits to be used as medicines & supplements to enhance the therapy of several human diseases.

Can medicinal properties of watercress be relevant to human health? A systematic review based on preclinical study in vivo

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (25) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Mirna Clemente ◽  
MarilisDallarmi Miguel ◽  
KarinaBettega Felipe ◽  
GisleneMari Fujiwara ◽  
LuizClaudio Fernandes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Preclinical Study ◽  
Medicinal Properties

scholarly journals Nutrigenomics of Essential Oils and their Potential Domestic Use for Improving Health

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1400901
Author(s):  
José Antonio Cayuela Sánchez ◽  
Abdelaziz Elamrani
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Essential Oils ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Food Additives ◽  
Bioactive Components ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Genetic Mechanisms ◽  
Domestic Use ◽  
Medicinal Properties ◽  
Improve Health

The use of essential oils as industrial food additives is notorious, like their medicinal properties. However, their use in household food spicing is for now limited. In this work, we have made a review to reveal the nutrigenomic actions exerted by their bioactive components, to promote awareness of their modulating gene expression ability and the potential that this implies. Also considered is how essential oils can be used as flavoring and seasoning after cooking and before consumption, such as diet components which can improve human health. Genetic mechanisms involved in the medicinal properties of essential oils for food use are identified from literature. These genetic mechanisms reveal nutrigenomic actions. Reviews on the medicinal properties of essential oils have been particularly considered. A wide diversity of nutrigenomic effects from essential oils useful potentially for food spicing is reviewed. General ideas are discussed about essential oils and their properties, such as anti-inflammatory, analgesic, immunomodulatory, anticancer, hepatoprotective, hypolipidemic, anti-diabetic, antioxidant, bone-reparation, anti-depressant and mitigatory for Alzheimer's disease. The essential oils for food use are potentially promoting health agents, and, therefore, worth using as flavoring and condiments. Becoming aware of the modulating gene expression actions from essential oils is important for understanding their potential for use in household dishes as spices to improve health.

scholarly journals Flavonoids and Related Members of the Aromatic Polyketide Group in Human Health and Disease: Do They Really Work?

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (17) ◽  
pp. 3846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Tauchen ◽  
Lukáš Huml ◽  
Silvie Rimpelova ◽  
Michal Jurášek
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Water Solubility ◽  
Conclusive Evidence ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Aromatic Polyketides ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
Medicinal Properties ◽  
Drug Pipeline ◽  
Effective Drugs ◽  
Dietary Flavonoids

Some aromatic polyketides such as dietary flavonoids have gained reputation as miraculous molecules with preeminent beneficial effects on human health, for example, as antioxidants. However, there is little conclusive evidence that dietary flavonoids provide significant leads for developing more effective drugs, as the majority appears to be of negligible medicinal importance. Some aromatic polyketides of limited distribution have shown more interesting medicinal properties and additional research should be focused on them. Combretastatins, analogues of phenoxodiol, hepatoactive kavalactones, and silymarin are showing a considerable promise in the advanced phases of clinical trials for the treatment of various pathologies. If their limitations such as adverse side effects, poor water solubility, and oral inactivity are successfully eliminated, they might be prime candidates for the development of more effective and in some case safer drugs. This review highlights some of the newer compounds, where they are in the new drug pipeline and how researchers are searching for additional likely candidates.

Physico-chemical analysis of flowers and sloes of blackthorn – the shrub from which the name of the town of Tarnow originates

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 112-124
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Martowicz ◽  
Magdalena Kosiba
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Analysis ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Spectroscopic Methods ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Medicinal Properties ◽  
Atr Spectroscopy ◽  
The City ◽  
The Town

The study analyzed the shrub, from which the city of Tarnow probably derives its name. Flowers and fruits of sloes have been known for years for their medicinal properties. They are characterized by high pharmacological activity, due to the richness of biologically active compounds. Drinks, solution, and teas have long been used to alleviate many ailments. Thus, the physico-chemical analysis of blackthorn, both intenflowers (dried) and fruit (fresh and dried), was based on the content of components relevant to human health. Tarninówka tea, composed mainly of sloes, was also analyzed. The detailed objective was to examine the content of vitamin C and compare its amount in the infusion of dried sloe blossom, “compote”, in frozen fruit and “Tarninówka” tea. Additionally, in the flowers, fruits and “Tarninówka” tea also included anthocyanins, tannins and oxalates. The content of all analyzed factors is extremely important for the health of the consumer. However, anthocyanins and tannins have pro-health properties. Oxalates, however, are anti-nutrition, that is, they have a negative impact on human health. The latter was indicated in “Tarninówka” tea while checking whether the time and method of brewing tea can affect the final content of oxalate in the consumed beverage. The analyses used titrimetric methods (iodometry and Tillman’s method) as well as spectroscopic methods (UV VIS and FTIR-ATR spectroscopy).

scholarly journals Technology of caper (capparis spinosa) seed preparation for cultivation and cultural growth

2021 ◽  
Vol 244 ◽  
pp. 02022
Author(s):  
I. Asatov ◽  
A. Merganov ◽  
Z. Abdullaev
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Pest Control ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Holistic Care ◽  
Planting Dates ◽  
Physiological Properties ◽  
Capparis Spinosa ◽  
Medicinal Properties ◽  
Scientific Significance

This article discusses the importance of capers plant, its biological and, medicinal properties of the plant for human health, its chemical composition and important biological and physiological properties in preparing the seeds for planting for cultural cultivation, differences from other seeds, types of chemical stimulants and their concentrations scientific significance has been shown. There is information on planting times and planting depths, and, schemes and technologies for cultivating capers, and technologies for culturally holistic care of the cavernous plant is presented. Practical instructions are given for preparing the seed of capers for sowing, setting the planting dates, preparing the ground for planting and implementing pest control measures. The results of research in 2018-2019 in the implementation of these important technological measures are also described.

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