Nutraceutical Properties in Flowers

2022 ◽  
pp. 1036-1054
Author(s):  
Mamta Bohra ◽  
Amit Visen
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Mineral Elements ◽  
Rich Source ◽  
Nutritional Values ◽  
Edible Purpose ◽  
Health Products ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Nutraceutical Properties

Flowers are associated with human life since time immemorial. Beside aesthetic beauty, several flowers are used for edible purpose viz., rose, marigold, calendula, hibiscus, hollyhock, carnation, chrysanthemum, nasturtium, lotus, cosmos and pansies etc. These flowers have medicinal as well as nutritional values and are rich source of vitamins, antioxidants and mineral elements. The flowers are enriched with various pigments viz., chlorophyll, flavonoids, xanthophylls, carotenoids, betalains and anthocyanin that are generally used in coloring food, beverage, and textile and paper industries. Edible flowers have anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antimicrobial and antimutagenic properties too. The flowers are used as vegetables and other purpose since time immemorial, however, flowers for supplementary health products is comparatively a new concept and therefore needs further research to utilize flowers as nutraceuticals.

AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY HERBAL FOR HEALTH AND DISEASES: SILYBUM MARIANUM (MILK THISTLE)

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (37) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Pırıl Ayris GÜRSİLİ ◽  
Burcu YEŞİLKAYA
Keyword(s):  
Bioactive Compounds ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Human Life ◽  
The Body ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Natural Form ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

Aim: Life has changed very fast during last 10 years. The adaptation of sedentary life, changes of eating habbits and other negative environmental factors consisted of reactive oxygen species in the human body and causing immunity to weaken. The prevelance of chronic dieases are increased caused by this reason. To take precautions against increasing diseases and to stop their progress, too much medication usage has been observed. People who don’t want to use medicine, started to use natural herbal products. Herbals are essentials for life and diseases. Herbals have different and comlex compounds which can be a cure for a diease. It has been possible to benefit the body mechanism and diseases with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic effects. Thistle is one of the major herbal that is used for both as a cure and a nutrient. Its nutritional value and the bioactive compounds are important for a human life. Method: Current studies reviewed to explain thistles with its nutritional value, bioactive compounds and effects on diseases. Result: The thistle has important role as a component of medicines and also the natural form itself has a huge nutritional value for health. Consclusion: thistle have a beneficial effect on human body to be treated naturally, and its benefits are focused on noncommunicable diseases. Treatment of most chronic diseases, they had the advantages to stop their healing, protection and progression against diseases. Many studies have had positive effects. however, more studies should be done.

scholarly journals Pharmacological Uses and Health Benefits of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) in Traditional Asian and Ancient Chinese Medicine, and Modern Practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 309-319
Author(s):  
Mohamad Hesam SHAHRAJABIAN ◽  
Wenli SUN ◽  
Qi CHENG
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Soft Drink ◽  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
Modern China ◽  
Ginger Extract ◽  
Nutritional Values ◽  
Anti Oxidant ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) has been used as a spice and a medicine for over 200 years in traditional Chinese medicine. Ginger is an important plant with several medicinal and nutritional values used in Asian and Chinese tradition medicine. Ginger and its general compounds such as Fe, Mg, Ca, vitamin C, flavonoids, phenolic compounds (gingerdiol, gingerol, gingerdione and shogaols), sesquiterpenes, paradols has long been used as an herbal medicine to treat various symptoms including vomiting, pain, cold symptoms and it has been shown to have anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, anti-tumor activities, anti-pyretic, anti-platelet, anti-tumourigenic, anti-hyperglycaemic, antioxidant anti-diabetic, anti-clotting and analgesic properties, cardiotonic, cytotoxic. It has been widely used for arthritis, cramps, sprains, sore throats, rheumatism, muscular aches, pains, vomiting, constipation, indigestion, hypertension, dementia, fever and infectious diseases. Ginger leaves have also been used for food flavouring and Asian traditional medicine especially in China. Ginger oil also used as food flavouring agent in soft drink, as spices in bakery products, in confectionary items, pickles, sauces and as a preservatives. Ginger is available in three forms, namely fresh root ginger, preserved ginger and dried ginger. The pharmacological activities of ginger were mainly attributed to its active phytocompounds 6-gingerol, 6-shogaol, zingerone beside other phenolics and flavonoids. Gingerol and shogaol in particular, is known to have anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. In both traditional Chinese medicine, and modern China, Ginger is used in about half of all herbal prescriptions. Traditional medicinal plants are often cheaper, locally available and easily consumable raw and as simple medicinal preparations. The obtained findings suggest potential of ginger extract as an additive in the food and pharmaceutical industries.

Modification of Palm Oil for Anti-Inflammatory Nutraceutical Properties

Lipids ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 581-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zaida Zainal ◽  
Andrea J. Longman ◽  
Samantha Hurst ◽  
Katrina Duggan ◽  
Clare E. Hughes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Nutraceutical Properties

scholarly journals Anti-inflammatory and Anti-oxidant Activity of Hidrox® in Rotenone-Induced Parkinson’s Disease in Mice

Antioxidants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalba Siracusa ◽  
Maria Scuto ◽  
Roberta Fusco ◽  
Angela Trovato ◽  
Maria Laura Ontario ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Progressive Increase ◽  
Behavioral Alterations ◽  
Anti Oxidant ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Main Component

Background: In developed countries, the extension of human life is increasingly accompanied by a progressive increase in neurodegenerative diseases, most of which do not yet have effective therapy but only symptomatic treatments. In recent years, plant polyphenols have aroused considerable interest in the scientific community. The mechanisms currently hypothesized for the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) are neuroinflammation, oxidative stress and apoptosis. Hydroxytyrosol (HT), the main component of Hidrox® (HD), has been shown to have some of the highest free radical evacuation and anti-inflammatory activities. Here we wanted to study the role of HD on the neurobiological and behavioral alterations induced by rotenone. Methods: A study was conducted in which mice received HD (10 mg/kg, i.p.) concomitantly with rotenone (5 mg/kg, o.s.) for 28 days. Results: Locomotor activity, catalepsy, histological damage and several characteristic markers of the PD, such as the dopamine transporter (DAT) content, tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and accumulation of α-synuclein, have been evaluated. Moreover, we observed the effects of HD on oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, apoptosis and inflammasomes. Taken together, the results obtained highlight HD’s ability to reduce the loss of dopaminergic neurons and the damage associated with it by counteracting the three main mechanisms of PD pathogenesis. Conclusion: HD is subject to fewer regulations than traditional drugs to improve patients’ brain health and could represent a promising nutraceutical choice to prevent PD.

scholarly journals Phytochemicals in avocado peel and their potential uses

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-149
Author(s):  
Sadiye Akan
Keyword(s):  
Country Of Origin ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Rich Source ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Phytochemical Compounds ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Growing Conditions

A large amount of avocado is produced every year, and processing of avocado re-sults in the production of large quantities of peel, which is usually disposed as waste without any further application. Avocado peel is a rich source of diverse phy-tochemicals known as he-alth-promoting compounds, and these compounds can be used to produce high eco-nomic value products. How-ever, the amount and com-position of phenolic com-pounds vary regarding dif-ferent factors, such as level of ripening and maturation, growing conditions and the country of origin. Phenolics within avocado peel have been reported to exhibit an-tioxidant, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects, and associated with exten-sive health benefits. Thus, it is of great importance to recover these compounds from the peel for usage in food and health industries. This review focuses on the phytochemical compounds together with main factors influencing their types and amounts in avocado peel, and the possible utilisation of this by-product in the food, pharmaceutical and some other industries.

scholarly journals Some of the Immunogenetics Aspects of Aging

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-30
Author(s):  
Bushra N. Al Hadra
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Autoimmune Diseases ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Major Gene ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Cell Repertoire ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

Summary The human life span could be influenced by the combined effect of environment, lifestyle, and genetic factors. Twin and family studies suggest that our genes control up to 25% of the lifespan. The aging immune system undergoes age-associated changes at multiple levels, resulting in a gradual loss of its ability to protect the organism against infections, low vaccine responses, and an increased probability of developing autoimmune diseases and malignancies. The highly polymorphic HLA complex is one of the major gene candidates associated with aging due to its crucial role in developing adaptive immunity and protecting the organism. Most of the data available have so far demonstrated a positive association with healthy aging for HLA alleles/haplotypes as protective against malignancies, autoimmune diseases, and conferring better control and response to infections. One of aging’s main manifestations is the chronic, low-grade inflammatory state observed in older people, caused by an imbalance between pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. In general, it is has been agreed that longevity is related to anti-inflammatory genotype profiles. With advanced age, changes also occur in the B cell repertoire, which significantly affects the humoral immunity and leads to inadequate responses to infections and vaccines in the elderly. New genetic biomarkers associated with aging are being explored and discovered, contributing to a better understanding of the molecular processes underlying the immune dysfunction related to aging and developing strategies for rejuvenating the immune system based on immune-risk phenotypes.

Olive oil cake extract stabilizes the physiological condition of lipopolysaccharide-challenged piglets by reducing oxidative stress and inflammatory responses and modulating the ileal microbiome

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Zhao-Xi Deng ◽  
Mao-Long He ◽  
Jose J. Pastor ◽  
Gemma Tedo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Olive Oil ◽  
Physiological Condition ◽  
Inflammatory Responses ◽  
Rich Source ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

Olives are a rich source of compounds with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities.

scholarly journals Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Essential Oil from Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr. from Guatemala

Medicines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Max Samuel Mérida-Reyes ◽  
Manuel Alejandro Muñoz-Wug ◽  
Bessie Evelyn Oliva-Hernández ◽  
Isabel Cristina Gaitán-Fernández ◽  
Daniel Luiz Reis Simas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Health Products ◽  
Leaf Oil ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Pimenta Dioica ◽  
Main Component ◽  
Wet Forests

Background:Pimenta dioica is a native tree of Central America, Southern Mexico, and the Caribbean used in traditional medicine. It grows in wet forests in the Guatemalan departments of Petén and Izabal. Since the plant is not being economically exploited in Guatemala, this study was aimed at determining the composition of the essential oil of P. dioica leaves and fruits and the antibacterial activity of the leaves in order to evaluate its possible use in health products. The essential oils of fruits and leaves are used as rubefacient, anti-inflammatory, carminative, antioxidant, and antiflatulent in different countries. Methods: Fruits and leaves of P. dioica from Izabal Department were collected in April 2014 and extracted by hydrodistillation method. The oils were analyzed by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Results: Yields of 1.02 ± 0.11% for dried leaves and 1.51 ± 0.26% for fruits were obtained. Eugenol was the main component (65.9–71.4%). The leaf oil showed growth inhibition against two Gram-positive and two Gram-negative bacteria. Conclusions: The authors consider that the tree’s leaves can be evaluated as a source of ingredients for antiseptic products, and that it is important to evaluate other types of properties such as anti-inflammatory activity.

scholarly journals Study of polyphenols, antioxidant capacity and minerals for the valorisation of ancient apple cultivars from Northeast Italy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raffaella Preti ◽  
Anna Maria Tarola
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Capacity ◽  
Total Phenolic Content ◽  
Phenolic Content ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Mineral Elements ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Apple Peel ◽  
Commercial Cultivars ◽  
Apple Cultivars ◽  
Nutraceutical Properties

Abstract Nutritional properties and quality of apple fruits can be related to presence of secondary metabolite contents such as phytochemicals and mineral elements. In this paper, eight polyphenols, four major minerals (Na, K, Mg, Ca), total phenolic content and antioxidant capacity were determined in fourteen ancient apple cultivars grown in Friuli Venezia Giulia (Northeast Italy) to highlight their nutraceutical properties. Both apple peel and pulp were examined separately and results were compared to those of six widespread commercial cultivars using principal component analysis. Ancient apples had much higher content in healthful compounds with respect to commercial varieties, particularly in the peel. Ancient cultivars showed a superior antioxidant capacity in peel (3- to 9- fold) and in pulp (2- to 5-fold) compared to commercial cultivars, with a good correlation with total phenolic content (R = 0.83 in peel and 0.69 in pulp). The polyphenols that mostly characterized the ancient apples pulp were catechins and flavonols. Regarding macro elements, K and Mg content were higher in ancient cultivars, while Na and Ca showed no significant differences. In the perspective of a sustainable economic and social development of local agricultural realities, these results contribute to the valorisation of ancient local apple cultivars as invaluable reservoir of genetic biodiversity to be promoted as functional food or exploited in breeding novel apple hybrids with high nutraceutical properties and better resistance to parasites.

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