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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
Pistachio (Figure 5.5) consumption (range 25–84 g/day) may be beneficial to ameliorate lipid profile and attenuate inflammatory markers and blood pressure in obese individuals. Moreover, pistachio consumption may improve glucose metabolism, vascular function, and systemic hemodynamics (163).
Food Allergy
Published in Pudupakkam K Vedanthan, Harold S Nelson, Shripad N Agashe, PA Mahesh, Rohit Katial, Textbook of Allergy for the Clinician, 2021
Neha T Agnihotri, Jialing Jiang, Christopher M Warren, Ruchi S Gupta
A 2 year-old Caucasian female, referred by her primary care physician, presents to the allergy clinic with symptoms of a rash on her face and vomiting after eating cake, brownies, pizza and peanut butter cookies at a birthday party two weeks ago. She has a medical history of eczema, currently well controlled with over the counter hydrocortisone cream. A month prior to her visit, she had pistachio ice cream which resulted in rashes on her face. An antihistamine was administered and symptoms subsided. She has previously consumed peanut containing foods with no history of an allergic reaction. She has never consumed pistachio before, but has had hazelnut and walnut with no history of reactions. Currently, she regularly eats wheat, eggs, soy, and milk with no complaints.
Medicinal Plants of Central Asia
Published in Raymond Cooper, Jeffrey John Deakin, Natural Products of Silk Road Plants, 2020
Farukh S. Sharopov, William N. Setzer
Pistacia vera L. (Anacardiaceae) (Fistashka nastoyashaya (Russian), Pista (Tajik)) is originally from the Middle East and Central Asia but is now cultivated in other desert regions such as Australia and southwestern United States. Traditionally, the leaf decoction of P. vera is used externally as an anesthetic and anti-itch treatment; the kernels are taken internally to treat coughs, nausea, and liver diseases (Karomatov and Salomova, 2017). Extracts of P. vera kernels have yielded long-chain phenols (cardanols) (Saitta et al., 2009) and benzoic acid derivatives (protocatechuic acid, gallic acid, and 4 hydroxybenzoic acid) (Saitta et al., 2014). The outer shells of the nuts contain several phenolic acids (anacardic acids, merulinic acids) (Yalpani and Tyman, 1983). The oleoresin of P. vera has yielded several triterpenoids (masticadienonate, masticadienolate, isomasticadienonate, 3-epi-masticadienolate acids, Figure 4.12) (Caputo et al., 1978).
Loading Pistacia atlantica essential oil in solid lipid nanoparticles and its effect on apoptosis of breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231
Published in Pharmaceutical Development and Technology, 2022
Mojde Dousti, Soyar Sari, Mostafa Saffari, Hamidreza Kelidari, Kofi Asare-Addo, Ali Nokhodchi
One of the reasons behind the incraese in the use of herbal medicines is the belief that they have lover toxicities (Kazemi et al. 2012). The Pistacia atlantica, is divided into three subspecies: mutica, kurdica, and cabulica (Amiri et al. 2016). The proapoptotic and antiproliferative effects of Pistacia atlantica on cancerous cells have been demonstrated in several investigations (Rezaei et al. 2011; 2012a, 2012b). It is speculated that the protective effects of plant bioactives arise from their flavonoids and phenolic compounds, with the latter imbued with excellent antioxidant properties (Dai and Mumper 2010). It has been reported that Pistacia atlantica has the potential to serve as a natural anticancer agent (Rezaei et al. 2012). Notwithstanding the advantages mentioned above, using the EO includes some downsides viz instability, evaporation and decomposition under certain environmental and chemical conditions (Pérez‐de‐Luque and Rubiales 2009). A strategy for solving this issue is the nanoencapsulation of ingredients using nanocarriers that are employed to encapsulate substances or bioactive molecules (Maryam et al. 2015). These nanocarriers can enhance the antimicrobial potential of bioactive compounds, e.g. EOs, by raising cellular interactions between nanoparticles and the microorganisms as a result of their very small size which increases cellular uptake (Wu et al. 2012).
Nanoliposomes encapsulation of enriched phenolic fraction from pistachio hulls and its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-melanogenic activities
Published in Journal of Microencapsulation, 2020
Ehsan Oskoueian, Ehsan Karimi, Reza Noura, Mahdi Ebrahimi, Negin Shafaei, Ensiyeh Karimi
Pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) is a member of the Anacardiaceae family which distributed in the Western of Asia such as Iran, Syria, Turkey. Iran ranks as the world’s biggest pistachio producer followed by USA and Turkey, respectively. According to the data published by the Iranian Ministry of Agriculture, the pistachio cultivated area in Iran reached up to 457,000 hectares in 2017. There are 45 pistachio cultivars are grown in Iran (http://pri.ir); however, the majority of cultivated areas belong to the four commercial pistachio cultivars named as Owhadi, Kalehghoochi, Ahmad Aghaei, and Akbari. The annual production of dried pistachio nut is reached up to ∼300,000 tons, and thus, it is considered as one of the principal agricultural commodities in Iran (Goli et al.2005). The hulls are the main by-product of the pistachio processing plant and its annual production in Iran reached up to 168,750 Tons in the fresh form. Among these cultivars, the Owhadi with 98,000 hectares is known as the major cultivar grown in Khorasan Razavi, Kerman and Semnan provinces.
Pistacia atlantica Desf. roots extract: LC-ESI-MS Analysis, antioxidant activity and gastroprotective effect on experimentally-induced ultrastructural gastric ulcers in mice
Published in Ultrastructural Pathology, 2021
Marwa Ben Hmed, Hichem Alimi, Fatma Guesmi, Feriel Elatrech, Nacim Zouari, Yassine Chtourou, Ridha Ben Salem, Ghayth Rigane, Slim Cherif
Gastric mucosal disruption is considered to be a result of an acidic hypersecretion induced by unhealthy diet or stress factors.1 Gastric ulcer mainly occurs as a result of disharmony between offensive (Helicobacter pylori, gastric acid, and pepsin) and defensive (bicarbonate ions, mucin, prostaglandins, and nitric oxide) factors.2 Heavy consumption of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and hereditary predisposition are examples of the risk factors that increase the likelihood of gastric ulcer formation.3 Moreover, tobacco smoking, prostaglandins age-related decline, and alcohol intake are considered risk factors for gastric ulcer development.4 The typical symptoms of gastric ulcer are episodes of distress, epigastric pain with burning sensation, and pain during empty stomach or after eating.5 The most common drugs used to minimize ulcer symptoms are H2-receptrors antagonists, proton pumps inhibitors, and antacids. Such drugs, however, demonstrate adverse effects.6 Recently, there has been increasing demand for phytomedicines; and, indeed, some medicinal herbs have been proven to have antiulcer activity.7 This being the case, our laboratory gives special interest to the therapeutic potential of the Anacardiaceae family. The genus Pistacia belongs to the Anacardiaceae, a cosmopolitan family that comprises about 70 genera and over 600 species.8 In Tunisia Pistacia atlantica Desf. (Atlas Pistachio) has been traditionally used as a treatment for ophthalmic, stomatitis, and digestive tract diseases. It was previously noted that Pistacia atlantica leaves normalized biochemical parameters and lipid peroxidation markers.9