Phytochemicals, Medicinal and Food Applications of Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus): An Updated Review

In recent decades, functional foods with ingredients comprising probiotics, prebiotics and postbiotics have been gaining a lot of attention from scientists. Probiotics and postbiotics are usually applied in pharmaceutical formulations and/or commercial food-based products. These bioactive agents can be associated with host eukaryotic cells and have a key role in maintaining and restoring host health. The review describes the concept of postbiotics, their quality control and potential applications in pharmaceutical formulations and commercial food-based products for health promotion, prevention of disease and complementary treatment. Despite the effectiveness of probiotic products, researchers have introduced the concept of postbiotic to optimize their beneficial effects as well as to meet the needs of consumers to provide a safe product. The finding of recent studies suggests that postbiotics might be appropriate alternative agents for live probiotic cells and can be applied in medical, veterinary and food practice to prevent and to treat some diseases, promote animal health status and develop functional foods. Presently scientific literature confirms that postbiotics, as potential alternative agents, may have superiority in terms of safety relative to their parent live cells, and due to their unique characteristics in terms of clinical, technological and economical aspects, can be applied as promising tools in the drug and food industry for developing health benefits, and therapeutic aims.

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The Plausible role of Indian Traditional Medicine in combating Corona Virus (SARS-CoV 2): a mini-review

Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology ◽

10.2174/1389201021666200807111359 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

Author(s):

Adithya J ◽

Bhagyalakshmi Nair ◽

Aishwarya S ◽

Lekshmi R. Nath

Keyword(s):

Specific Treatment ◽

Ocimum Sanctum ◽

Drug Candidate ◽

Asparagus Racemosus ◽

Traditional System ◽

Traditional Medicines ◽

Contagious Nature ◽

Community Transmission ◽

Novel Virus

: SARS-CoV 2 is a novel virus strain of Coronavirus, reported in China in late December 2019. Its highly contagious nature in humans has prompted WHO to designate the ongoing pandemic as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. At this moment, there is no specific treatment and the therapeutic strategies to deal with the infection are only supportive, and prevention aimed at reducing community transmission. A permanent solution for the pandemic, which has brought the world economy to the edge of collapse, is the need of the hour. This situation has brought intense research in traditional systems of medicine. Indian Traditional System, Ayurveda has a clear concept of the cause and treatment of pandemics. Through this review, information on the potential antiviral traditional medicines along with their immunomodulatory pathways is discussed. We have covered the seven most important Indian traditional plants with antiviral properties :Withaniasomnifera (L.) Dunal(family: Solanaceae),Tinosporacordifolia(Thunb.)Miers (family:Menispermaceae),Phyllanthusemblica L.(family:Euphorbiaceae),Asparagus racemosus L.(family:Liliaceae), Glycyrrhizaglabra L.(family:Fabaceae), Ocimum sanctum L.(family:Lamiaceae) and Azadirachta indica A.Juss(family:Meliaceae)in this review. An attempt is also made to bring into limelight the importance of dietary polyphenol, Quercetin which is a potential drug candidate in the making against the SARS-CoV2 virus.

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Persian herbal medicine in functional dyspepsia: a systematic review article.

Current Drug Discovery Technologies ◽

10.2174/1570163817666200611132831 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

Author(s):

Maryam Azimi ◽

Mohammad Javad Zahedi

Keyword(s):

Clinical Trials ◽

Herbal Medicine ◽

Functional Dyspepsia ◽

Nigella Sativa ◽

Curcuma Longa ◽

Crocus Sativus ◽

Herbal Remedies ◽

Asparagus Racemosus ◽

Gastric Accommodation ◽

Cynara Scolymus

Introduction: According to Rome IV, functional dyspepsia is diagnosed with presence of dyspepsia in the absence of organic or metabolic causes. FD caused by several factors such as impaired gastric accommodation and hypersensitivity to gastric distention. Several studies have reported effectiveness of herbal medicine on FD. This article, thus, reviews Persian herbal medicine in FD. Method: Electronic databases including Pubmed, Scopus, Cochrain, Embase, Web of science and Ovid were searched so as to find clinical articles related to dyspepsia and herbal medicine by July 2019. Our search strategies were traditional medicine, complementary and alternative medicine, herb, plant, and dyspepsia. We excluded all articles except Persian clinical trials. Results: We found 34 clinical trials with 15 herbs and 4 compound herbal remedies like Asparagus racemosus, Brassica oleracea, Cynara scolymus, Ocimum basilicum, Mentha longifolia, Mentha pulegium, Mentha piperata, Pimpinella anisum, Nigella sativa, Mastic gum, Curcuma longa, Pistatio atlantica, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Solanum tuberosum and Zingiber officinale and compound remedies of Rosa damascene & Crocus sativus, Trachyspermum copticom & Apium graveolence, Carum carvi & Mentha pipperata, Gingiber officinalis & Cynara scolymus are effective in functional dyspepsia. Conclusion: Many people use herbal and traditional remedies for treatment of disorders such as gastrointestinal disordersو , especially in Asian countries. Several studies reported the efficacy of herbal medicine in functional dyspepsia. Although their mechanisms are not fully understood, it seems they can modulate GI motility and improve symptoms of FD.

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Proteins from Seafood Processing Discards: Recovery and their Food Applications

10.21748/am20.142 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

V Venugopal

Keyword(s):

Food Applications ◽

Seafood Processing

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Assessing functional properties of rapeseed protein concentrate versus isolate for food applications

Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies ◽

10.1016/j.ifset.2021.102636 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 68 ◽

pp. 102636

Author(s):

Wanqing Jia ◽

Elvira Rodriguez-Alonso ◽

Marine Bianeis ◽

Julia K. Keppler ◽

Atze Jan van der Goot

Keyword(s):

Functional Properties ◽

Protein Concentrate ◽

Rapeseed Protein ◽

Food Applications

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Environmentally Friendly Techniques and Their Comparison in the Extraction of Natural Antioxidants from Green Tea, Rosemary, Clove, and Oregano

Molecules ◽

10.3390/molecules26071869 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (7) ◽

pp. 1869

Author(s):

Mariel Calderón-Oliver ◽

Edith Ponce-Alquicira

Keyword(s):

Green Tea ◽

Electric Fields ◽

Antioxidant Activities ◽

Environmentally Friendly ◽

Natural Antioxidants ◽

Deep Eutectic Solvents ◽

Extraction Methods ◽

Extraction Techniques ◽

Health Trends ◽

Food Applications

Many current food and health trends demand the use of more ecological, sustainable, and environmentally friendly techniques for the extraction of bioactive compounds, including antioxidants. However, extraction yields and final antioxidant activities vary between sources and are highly influenced by the given extraction method and nature and ratio of the employed solvent, especially for total polyphenols, flavonoids, and anthocyanins, which are well recognized as natural antioxidants with food applications. This review focused on the most common extraction techniques and potential antioxidant activity in the food industry for various natural antioxidant sources, such as green tea, rosemary, clove, and oregano. Green extraction techniques have been proven to be far more efficient, environmentally friendly, and economical. In general, these techniques include the use of microwaves, ultrasound, high hydrostatic pressure, pulsed electric fields, enzymes, and deep eutectic solvents, among others. These extraction methods are described here, including their advantages, disadvantages, and applications.

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Formulation and additive manufacturing of polysaccharide-surfactant hybrid gels as gelatin analogues in food applications.

Food Hydrocolloids ◽

10.1016/j.foodhyd.2021.106881 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 106881

Author(s):

Thomas Fenton ◽

Azarmidokht Gholamipour-Shirazi ◽

Kilian Daffner ◽

Tom Mills ◽

Eddie Pelan

Keyword(s):

Additive Manufacturing ◽

Hybrid Gels ◽

Food Applications

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