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Plant Source Foods
Published in Chuong Pham-Huy, Bruno Pham Huy, Food and Lifestyle in Health and Disease, 2022
Chuong Pham-Huy, Bruno Pham Huy
Strawberry (genus: Fragaria, cultivated variety: F. ananassa, wild variety: F. virginiana, family: Rosaceae) is native to Europe and is now cultivated worldwide. Its fruit is bright red on the exterior and white in interior with a sweet taste and an attractive aroma (79, 83). Botanically, strawberry is not a berry, but it is an aggregate fruit with many one-seeded achenes to form a large fleshy receptacle. Among the fruits, fresh strawberries are considered to have one of the highest contents of vitamin C (79–80, 83). Strawberries are also an excellent source of fibers, folate (vitamin B9), potassium and manganese. Iron, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin K, and vitamin E are present in moderate levels. Strawberries are very rich in antioxidants and phytochemicals, such as pelargonidin (a colored anthocyanin), ellagic acid (a polyphenol antioxidant), and ellagitannins and procyanidins (two flavonoids) (79–80, 83). As they are rich in antioxidants and vitamins, strawberries may prevent heart disease by lowering blood pressure and cholesterol profile and reducing inflammation and oxidative stress (79–80, 83). Strawberries can cause allergies like asthma and swelling of lips and face to some sensitive persons, especially young children. It is better to consume organic berries and wash them carefully before eating. Strawberries are usually consumed raw and fresh, but can be used as prepared foods (jams, jellies, desserts).
Ethnic Uses of Plant species Among Magar People in Nepal
Published in Mahendra Rai, Shandesh Bhattarai, Chistiane M. Feitosa, Wild Plants, 2020
Based on use frequency (UF), the most frequently used species of the study area were Taxus contorta (0.86), Juglans regia (0.78), Quercus semecarpifolia (0.76), Quercus lanata (0.76), Abies spectabilis (0.64), Lyonia ovalifolia (0.62), Quercus mespilifolioides (0.58), Berberis aristata (0.56), Cornus capitata (0.52), Fragaria nubicola (0.52), and Holboellia latifolia (0.52). The most frequently used medicinal species include Swertia chirayta (0.38), Paris polyphylla and Anemone vitifolia (0.34 each), Myriactis nepalensis (0.24), and Bergenia ciliata (0.22). Similarly, Cornus capitata and Polygonatum verticillatum (0.38 each), Holboellia latifolia (0.36), Fragaria nubicola (0.28), Arisaema griffithii (0.26), and Corylus ferox (0.24) were among the most frequently used food species.
Patagonian Berries
Published in José L. Martinez, Amner Muñoz-Acevedo, Mahendra Rai, Ethnobotany, 2019
Melina F. Chamorro, Ana Ladio, Soledad Molares
Potentilla chiloensis is a perennial plant with silk-like stolons (Fig. 4.1.3). The leaves are dark green to reddish, and from a distance can be confused with the fruit. The flowers are white with yellow stamens. The fruit is compound and formed by a fleshy receptacle which is oval in shape and 2 cm in length, on which the achenes are positioned. These highly perfumed wild strawberries are an attractive red colour (although there is also a white variety) with a pleasant, sweet flavour, all of which make them very appetising. Due to their morphological and organoleptic qualities, they were taken to Europe to be hybridised in order to obtain the variety now sold around the world, Fragaria x annanasa (Rapoport et al. 2005). Their fruiting season is summer.
Plants growing in Colombia as sources of active ingredients for sunscreens
Published in International Journal of Radiation Biology, 2021
Jorge Luis Fuentes, Diego Armando Villamizar Mantilla, Silvia Juliana Flores González, Luis Alberto Núñez, Elena E. Stashenko
Our data also support the observation that plants accumulate biologically active compounds by exposure to UVB radiation (Zhang and Björn 2009). It is well known that UVB rays are the main cause of solar radiation mutagenicity (Ikehata et al. 2013a). We showed that according to SPFin vitro data a high percentage (95%) of the promising extracts resulted in antigenotoxic against UVB (R = 0.71, p ≤ .0001) as previously had been shown by other authors who studied commercial sunscreens (Schuch et al. 2012). This indicates that plant extracts act like filters that absorb or refract the UVB-rays and reduce genotoxicity (Fuentes et al. 2017). This antigenotoxic action mode is very similar to that shown by desmutagens, a category of compounds that inactivate the mutagen before it damages the DNA (Kada and Shimoi 1987). Other plant species had shown similar antigenotoxicity action mechanisms. For example, flavonoids and anthocyanins from Araucaria angustifolia (Yamaguchi et al. 2009) and Fragaria ananassa (Giampieri et al. 2012), respectively, prevent the formation of CPD produced by the UV radiation.
Overview of Morin and Its Complementary Role as an Adjuvant for Anticancer Agents
Published in Nutrition and Cancer, 2021
Solaipriya Solairaja, Mohammad Qasim Andrabi, Nageswara Rao Dunna, Sivaramakrishnan Venkatabalasubramanian
The presence of MN in the below-mentioned sources can be classified based on their ubiquitous distribution in the family of Moraceae, Rosaceae, and Fagaceae. MN is a polyphenolic yellow flavonol compound present majorly in the branches of White mulberry (Morus alba L), Osage orange (Maclura pomifera), Apple guava (Psidium guajava) and Old Fustic (Maclura tinctoria) and Strawberry (Fragaria ananassa). MN is also found in seed weeds, almond hull (Prunus dulcis), figs (Chlorophora tinctoria), sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa), onions (Allium cepa), jack fruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) and red wine (Supplementary Figure 1). Additionally, MN is also an integral component of complementary and alternative medicine (Traditional Chinese Medicine and Indian system of herbal medicine) preparations (18, 23).
The antimicrobial activity of biogenic silver nanoparticles synthesized from extracts of Red and Green European pear cultivars
Published in Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, 2021
Sohail Simon, Nicole Remaliah Samantha Sibuyi, Adewale Oluwaseun Fadaka, Mervin Meyer, Abram Madimabe Madiehe, Marlene Geraldine du Preez
The current study explores the synthesis of AgNPs using the European pear or Pyrus communis L., This pear fruit is common in temperate zones worldwide, and has over 2000 variants [12,13]. The Packham’s Triumph (Green) and Forelle (Red) are among pear variants available in South Africa [14]. The red-skinned appearance of Forelle pears is due to the high amounts of anthocyanins [15]. Anthocyanins are flavonoids that are responsible for the various colours in flowers, vegetables and fruits. They have been shown to have a number of properties, which include antibacterial, antioxidant, and anticancer bioactivities [16]. Anthocyanin-rich fruits, such as blackberry (Rubus fruticosus L.), strawberry (Fragaria vesca L.) and raspberry (Rubus idaeus L.), have been used to synthesize AgNPs with an antimicrobial activity using green nanotechnology [17].