TY - JOUR
T1 - Vicia plants—A comprehensive review on chemical composition and phytopharmacology
AU - Salehi, Bahare
AU - Abu-Reidah, Ibrahim M.
AU - Sharopov, Farukh
AU - Karazhan, Natallia
AU - Sharifi-Rad, Javad
AU - Akram, Muhammad
AU - Daniyal, Muhammad
AU - Khan, Fahad Said
AU - Abbaass, Wafa
AU - Zainab, Rida
AU - Carbone, Katya
AU - Fahmy, Nouran M.
AU - Al-Sayed, Eman
AU - El-Shazly, Mohamed
AU - Lucarini, Massimo
AU - Durazzo, Alessandra
AU - Santini, Antonello
AU - Martorell, Miquel
AU - Pezzani, Raffaele
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd
PY - 2021/2
Y1 - 2021/2
N2 - The plants belonging to the genus Vicia are of great interest as a source of many bioactive compounds and micronutrients. A snapshot of their cultivation, habitat, main components, from which essential oils can be obtained, is given. The traditional medicinal uses of Vicia plants are also reported, as well as the wide spectrum of the main biological activities attributed to Vicia plants is discussed regarding potential health beneficial properties, in particular anti-Parkinson, anticholinesterase, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, antimicrobial, cytotoxic, antioxidant, antiinflammatory and antinociceptive, antidiabetic, antihemolytic, anticoagulant, estrogenic, diuretic, antihypoxic activities.
AB - The plants belonging to the genus Vicia are of great interest as a source of many bioactive compounds and micronutrients. A snapshot of their cultivation, habitat, main components, from which essential oils can be obtained, is given. The traditional medicinal uses of Vicia plants are also reported, as well as the wide spectrum of the main biological activities attributed to Vicia plants is discussed regarding potential health beneficial properties, in particular anti-Parkinson, anticholinesterase, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, antimicrobial, cytotoxic, antioxidant, antiinflammatory and antinociceptive, antidiabetic, antihemolytic, anticoagulant, estrogenic, diuretic, antihypoxic activities.
KW - bean
KW - biological activity
KW - genus Vicia
KW - traditional use
KW - vetch
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85091034916
U2 - 10.1002/ptr.6863
DO - 10.1002/ptr.6863
M3 - Artículo de revisión
C2 - 32930444
AN - SCOPUS:85091034916
SN - 0951-418X
VL - 35
SP - 790
EP - 809
JO - Phytotherapy Research
JF - Phytotherapy Research
IS - 2
ER -