Veronica Plants—Drifting from Farm to Traditional Healing, Food Application, and Phytopharmacology

Salehi, Bahare; Shivaprasad Shetty, Mangalpady; V. Anil Kumar, Nanjangud; Živković, Jelena; Calina, Daniela; Oana Docea, Anca; Emamzadeh-Yazdi, Simin; Sibel Kılıç, Ceyda; Goloshvili, Tamar; Nicola, Silvana; Pignata, Giuseppe; Sharopov, Farukh; del Mar Contreras, María; C. Cho, William; Martins, Natália; Sharifi-Rad, Javad

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Veronica Plants—Drifting from Farm to Traditional Healing, Food Application, and Phytopharmacology

Bahare Salehi

Mangalpady Shivaprasad Shetty

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Nanjangud V. Anil Kumar

Jelena Živković

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Daniela Calina

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Anca Oana Docea

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Simin Emamzadeh-Yazdi

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María del Mar Contreras

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William C. Cho

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Natália Martins

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Javad Sharifi-Rad

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Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam 44340847, Iran

Department of Chemistry, NMAM Institute of Technology, Karkala 574110, India

Department of Chemistry, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, India

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Institute for Medicinal Plants Research “Dr. Josif Pančić”, Tadeuša Košćuška 1, Belgrade 11000, Serbia

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Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova 200349, Romania

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Department of Toxicology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova 200349, Romania

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Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria, Gauteng 0002, South Africa

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Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University, Ankara 06100, Turkey

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Department of Plant Physiology and Genetic Resources, Institute of Botany, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia

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Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin, I-10095 Grugliasco, Italy

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Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Avicenna Tajik State Medical University, Rudaki 139, Dushanbe 734003, Tajikistan

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Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain

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Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China

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Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal

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Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), University of Porto–Portugal, 4200-135 Porto, Portugal

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Zabol Medicinal Plants Research Center, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol 61615-585, Iran

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Molecules 2019, 24(13), 2454; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24132454

Received: 15 May 2019 / Revised: 28 June 2019 / Accepted: 30 June 2019 / Published: 4 July 2019

(This article belongs to the Collection Phenolic Compounds from Plants: Chemistry, Analysis and Biological Activity)

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The Veronica genus, with more than 200 species, belongs to the Plantaginaceae family and is distributed over most of the Northern Hemisphere and in many parts of Southern Hemisphere. These plants are traditionally used in medicine for wound healing, in the treatment of rheumatism, and in different human diseases. This paper reviews the chemical composition of some valuable Veronica species, the possibilities Veronica extracts have in food preservation and as food ingredients, and their functional properties. Veronica species represent a valuable source of biological active secondary metabolites, including iridoid glycosides and phenolic compounds. In particular, due to presence of these phytochemicals, Veronica species exhibit a wide spectrum of biological activities, including antimicrobial and antioxidant. In fact, some studies suggest that some Veronica extracts can inhibit foodborne pathogens, such as Listeria monocytogenes, but only a few of them were performed in food systems. Moreover, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and other bioactivities were reported in vitro and in vivo. The bioactivity of Veronica plants was demonstrated, but further studies in food systems and in humans are required. View Full-Text

Keywords: Veronica plants; speedwell; iridoids; phenolic compounds; natural preservatives

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Salehi, B.; Shivaprasad Shetty, M.; V. Anil Kumar, N.; Živković, J.; Calina, D.; Oana Docea, A.; Emamzadeh-Yazdi, S.; Sibel Kılıç, C.; Goloshvili, T.; Nicola, S.; Pignata, G.; Sharopov, F.; del Mar Contreras, M.; C. Cho, W.; Martins, N.; Sharifi-Rad, J. Veronica Plants—Drifting from Farm to Traditional Healing, Food Application, and Phytopharmacology. Molecules 2019, 24, 2454. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24132454

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Salehi B, Shivaprasad Shetty M, V. Anil Kumar N, Živković J, Calina D, Oana Docea A, Emamzadeh-Yazdi S, Sibel Kılıç C, Goloshvili T, Nicola S, Pignata G, Sharopov F, del Mar Contreras M, C. Cho W, Martins N, Sharifi-Rad J. Veronica Plants—Drifting from Farm to Traditional Healing, Food Application, and Phytopharmacology. Molecules. 2019; 24(13):2454. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24132454

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Salehi, Bahare, Mangalpady Shivaprasad Shetty, Nanjangud V. Anil Kumar, Jelena Živković, Daniela Calina, Anca Oana Docea, Simin Emamzadeh-Yazdi, Ceyda Sibel Kılıç, Tamar Goloshvili, Silvana Nicola, Giuseppe Pignata, Farukh Sharopov, María del Mar Contreras, William C. Cho, Natália Martins, and Javad Sharifi-Rad. 2019. "Veronica Plants—Drifting from Farm to Traditional Healing, Food Application, and Phytopharmacology" Molecules 24, no. 13: 2454. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24132454

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