TY - JOUR
T1 - Bioactive compounds and health benefits of edible Rumex species-A review
AU - Mishra, Abhay Prakash
AU - Sharifi-Rad, Mehdi
AU - Shariati, Mohammad Ali
AU - Mabkhot, Yahia N.
AU - Al-Showiman, Salim S.
AU - Rauf, Abdur
AU - Salehi, Bahare
AU - Župunski, Milan
AU - Sharifi-Rad, Majid
AU - Gusain, Poonam
AU - Sharifi-Rad, Javad
AU - Suleria, Hafiz Ansar Rasul
AU - Iriti, Marcello
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 by the C.M.B. Association.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Medicinal and food plants as well as their bioactive fractions have been used by diverse human cultures since ancient times. These plants provide multiple health benefits because of the presence of a plethora of phytochemicals including phenylpropanoids, isoprenoids, alkaloids, sulphated compounds, peptides and polysaccharides that are responsible for various biological activities such as anticancer, antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial, anti-dysenteric, anti-inflammatory, antiulcer, anti-hypertensive and anticoagulant properties. The genus Rumex includes edible and medicinal herbs belonging to buckwheat (Polygonaceae) family, consisting of about 200 species rich in phenylpropanoids and anthraquinones. Some Rumex species have exhibited health-promoting effects and have been used as traditional foods and herbal remedies, though a limited information has been documented on their specific biological properties. Therefore, this survey aimed at reviewing the Rumex species with documented biological activity, focusing on preclinical evidences on their efficacy and safety.
AB - Medicinal and food plants as well as their bioactive fractions have been used by diverse human cultures since ancient times. These plants provide multiple health benefits because of the presence of a plethora of phytochemicals including phenylpropanoids, isoprenoids, alkaloids, sulphated compounds, peptides and polysaccharides that are responsible for various biological activities such as anticancer, antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial, anti-dysenteric, anti-inflammatory, antiulcer, anti-hypertensive and anticoagulant properties. The genus Rumex includes edible and medicinal herbs belonging to buckwheat (Polygonaceae) family, consisting of about 200 species rich in phenylpropanoids and anthraquinones. Some Rumex species have exhibited health-promoting effects and have been used as traditional foods and herbal remedies, though a limited information has been documented on their specific biological properties. Therefore, this survey aimed at reviewing the Rumex species with documented biological activity, focusing on preclinical evidences on their efficacy and safety.
KW - Buckwheat
KW - Functional foods
KW - Herbal remedies
KW - Nutraceuticals
KW - Polygonaceae
KW - Traditional foods
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85049971239
U2 - 10.14715/cmb/2018.64.8.5
DO - 10.14715/cmb/2018.64.8.5
M3 - Artículo de revisión
C2 - 29981688
AN - SCOPUS:85049971239
SN - 0145-5680
VL - 64
SP - 27
EP - 34
JO - Cellular and Molecular Biology
JF - Cellular and Molecular Biology
IS - 8
ER -
