Objectives: This review aims to systematically summarize turmeric’s botanical traits, traditional medicinal applications, phytochemical components and their biological activities, and to integrate botanical, phytochemical, molecular and clinica...
The consumption and commercial exploitation of Allanblackia (Clusiaceae) seed oils is of current interest. The favorable physicochemical characteristics of Allanblackia oil (solid at room temperature; high stearic acid content) lend food products tha...
Chrysanthemum indicum L. (C. indicum), a perennial herb widely distributed across East Asia, has long been utilised in traditional medicine and as a functional food ingredient. Contemporary research has revealed a chemically diverse phytochemical pro...
Polyscias fruticosa (L.) Harms is consumed as food and used traditionally in Southeast Asia, but reproducible ingredient development requires the alignment of raw material identity, chemical specification, processing, exposure, safety, and claims. Th...
Moringa oleifera Lam. (M. oleifera) has been called the “miracle tree” due to its attributes for therapy in various diseases. However, M. oleifera studies on the male reproductive system have been limited. The aim of this study was a phytochemical sc...
Five Salsola species have been studied as sources of bioactive compounds using a comprehensive, untargeted metabolomic and bioactivity assessment. Plant material was extracted using ethyl acetate (EA), water, and methanol (MeOH). S. ruthenica exhibit...
Oxalis corniculata L. (O. corniculata) has attracted increasing attention as a natural source of antioxidants with diverse pharmacological potential. Phytochemical studies have identified a diverse spectrum of metabolites, dominated by flavonoids, po...
Moringa oleifera, often referred to as the “miracle tree”, has gained widespread recognition for its exceptional nutritional profile and broad pharmacological potential. This review provides a comprehensive synthesis of the plant’s...
Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. (chayote), a neglected and underutilized Cucurbitaceae crop widely cultivated across tropical and subtropical regions, has drawn growing interest as a source of health-promoting food components. This review critically synthe...
Semi-natural grasslands support biodiversity, but their capacity to combine conservation with beef production remains insufficiently quantified. This case study compared a sown ley and a permanent semi-natural grassland in Lithuania during the 2019&n...
Canistel (Pouteria campechiana (Kunth) Baehni) is a tropical evergreen fruit tree native to Mesoamerica, with expanding cultivation in southern China and other tropical regions. This review provides a comprehensive and critical synthesis of current k...
Brassica rapa L. subsp. chinensis (pak choi) is an important leafy vegetable with increasing global relevance as a source of biologically active phytochemicals. Despite extensive research on individual compounds, a comprehensive and integrative under...
Plant of the genus Zingiber (Zingiberaceae) have primarily distributed in subtropical and tropical Asia, South America and Africa. The species of this genus have been widely used as food and in folk with a long history for treating various diseases....
Identifying the interactions of functional, biotic, and abiotic factors that define plant–insect communities has long been a goal of community ecologists. Metabolomics approaches facilitate a broader understanding of how phytochemistry mediates the f...
The popularity of fruits vinegar (FsV) has been increased recently as a healthy drink wealthy in bioactive compounds that provide several beneficial properties. This review was designed in the frame of valorization of fruits vinegar as a by-product w...
Dextran hydrolysis by dextranases is applied in the sugar industry and the medical sector, but it also has a high potential for use in structural analysis of dextrans. However, dextranases are produced by several organisms and thus differ in their pr...
Curcuma longa L. (turmeric) is an economically and medicinally important species widely utilized as a spice, traditional medicine, and source of bioactive compounds. Although research and commercial exploitation have predominantly focused on the rhiz...
Gymnadenia conopsea R. Br. is a traditional Tibetan medicinal plant that grows at altitudes above 3000 m, which is used to treat neurasthenia, asthma, coughs, and chronic hepatitis. However, a comprehensive configuration of the chemical profile of th...
Rosa roxburghii Tratt., commonly known as Cili, is an emerging functional fruit native to southwestern China, characterized by extraordinarily high vitamin C content, robust superoxide dismutase activity, and a rich diversity of bioactive compounds....
Moslae Herba (MH) can be used for both medicine and food and has a long history of medicine. MH has the effects of sweating and relieving the exterior, removing dampness and harmonizing, and is mainly used for colds caused by damp heat in summer. It...
Cestrum parqui L’Herit. (Solanaceae family) is a species of forest shrub, self-incompatible and specialized in pollination, widespread in the subtropical area of the planet, and now widely distributed also in the Mediterranean area. The constit...
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a popular fruit worldwide due to its refreshing taste and its high water content (92% of its weight). According to the phytochemistry of the plant, carbohydrates, saponins, glycosides, steroids, alkaloids, polyphenol...
Astragali radix (AR) is one of the most widely used traditional Chinese herbal medicines. Modern pharmacological studies and clinical practices indicate that AR possesses various biological functions, including potent immunomodulation, antioxidant, a...
Colchicine, a strong antimitotic drug produced by the crocus Colchicum autumnale, induces polyploidy by interfering with spindle formation during mitosis, making it a crucial tool in plant breeding. In this review, we give a comprehensive overview of...
Huajuhong (Exocarpium Citri Grandis, ECG) is derived from Citrus grandis “Tomentosa” or Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck and has long been used for respiratory health care. Growing interest in natural functional ingredients has drawn increasing...
Objective: The roots of Aucklandia costus are traditionally used as medicine and as the main source of A. costus essential oil, with versatile applications in a lot of fields, which has led to the overexploitation of this medicinal plant resource. To...
Mee (Madhuca longifolia (Koenig) J.F. Macb. var. longifolia) is a salient economic tree spread throughout the subtropical region of the Indian subcontinent. Its seed constituents have distinctive chemical properties and thus extracted fat have distin...
Multidrug-resistant bacterial infections mediated by metallo-β-lactamases (MβLs) have grown into an emergent health threat, and development of novel antimicrobials is an ideal strategy to combat the infections. Herein, a novel vancomycin de...
Coriandrum sativum (C. sativum), belonging to the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family, is widely recognized for its uses in culinary and traditional medicine. C. sativum contains various phytochemicals such as polyphenols, vitamins, and many phytosterols,...
Bryophytes are one of the main resources for bird nest construction; however, studies are limited and have been oriented to preliminary species lists. We evaluated for the first time in Ecuador the changes in the richness and composition of bryophyte...
“Dragon’s blood” is the name given to a deep red resin obtained from a variety of plant sources. The resin extracted from stems of Dracaena cochinchinensis is one such source of “dragon’s blood”. It has a reputation for facilitating blood circulation...
Opuntia ficus-indica var. Colorada fruit is an important source of indicaxanthin, a betalain with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuromodulatory potential, proven in both in vitro and in vivo models. Other betalains and phenolic compounds with b...
Over 70,000 people die of bacterial infections worldwide annually. Antibiotics have been liberally used to treat these diseases and, consequently, antibiotic resistance and drug ineffectiveness has been generated. In this environment, new anti-bacter...
Traditionally, Brassica species are widely used in traditional medicine, human food, and animal feed. Recently, special attention has been dedicated to Brassica seeds as source of health-promoting phytochemicals. This review provides a summary of rec...
Zingiber officinale Roscoe is an herbal plant native to Asia that can be found in all tropical countries. It is used in folk medicine, food, and cosmetics. A chemical characterization and some agronomic experiments have been carried out on Z. officin...
Common wheat (Triticum aestivum), one of the world’s most consumed cereal grains, is known for its uses in baking and cooking in addition to its medicinal uses. As this plant’s medical benefits are enormous and scattered, this narrative r...
Quercus species have been widely used in traditional medicine, and recently, researchers’ attention has focused on galls of the genus Quercus as a source of health-promoting phytochemicals. This review presents a summary of the most recent find...
Illicium verum Hook. F., also known as star anise, is one of the most important plants of the genus Anise in the family Magnoliaceae. I. verum not only has the functions of warming Yang, dispersing cold, regulating Qi and relieving pain but can also...
Beta-sitosterol (BS) is a phytosterol, widely distributed throughout the plant kingdom and known to be involved in the stabilization of cell membranes. To compile the sources, physical and chemical properties, spectral and chromatographic analytical...
Lonicera japonica Thunb. (honeysuckle), a traditional herb with “food-medicine homology” status in Chinese medicine, is valued for its antipyretic and detoxifying properties. This review systematically summarizes its chemical composition&...
Lycium barbarum (L. barbarum), commonly known as goji berry, is a functional food recognised for its diverse phytochemical composition and health benefits, particularly in metabolic health and disease prevention. This review explores its phytochemist...
The inhibition of α-glucosidase is a clinical strategy for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and many natural plant ingredients have been reported to be effective in alleviating hyperglycemia by inhibiting α-glucosidase. In this study...
Phytohormones are natural chemical messengers that play critical roles in the regulation of plant growth and development as well as responses to biotic and abiotic stress factors, maintaining plant homeostasis, and allowing adaptation to environmenta...
In this study, four new lignan glucosides, named difengpiosides A–D (1–4), were isolated from the stem barks of Illicium difengpi, together with seven known compounds 5–11. Their structures were identified on the basis of spectroscopic analyses (1D a...
The dried bulbs of Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus (AMB) are called “薤白” in China and are mainly distributed in Asia. The plant species included in the 2020 Edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (ChP) are Allium macrostemon Bunge...
Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim. (Rutaceae) is a popular food additive and traditional Chinese herbal medicine commonly named HuaJiao in China. This plant is widely distributed in Asian countries. The aim of this paper is to provide a systematic review o...
Bitter phytochemicals, including alkaloids, terpenoids, and bitter glycosides, are abundant in medicinal food plants and exhibit well-documented anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic, and other bioactivities relevant to human health. However, the inherent...
Plant chemical diversity constitutes an essential dimension of biodiversity, arising from interactions among genetic background, biosynthetic regulation, the environment, ontogeny, ecology, and evolutionary history. Although the term chemotype is wid...
Native to southeastern Australia, Acacia dealbata (silver wattle) has a rich history of Aboriginal traditional use and modern applications in the perfumery and cosmetic industries. Despite its widespread availability and potential as a source of bioa...
Ficus is one of the largest genera in the plant kingdom that belongs to the Moraceae family. This review aimed to summarize the medicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacological actions of two major species from this genus, namely Ficus benghalensi...
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