Current concepts and prospects of mulberry fruits for nutraceutical and medicinal benefits
| Autor: | Paulami Dam, Hironmay Sarkar, Abdul Sadat, Kinkar Biswas, Rittick Mondal, Ahmet Kati, Anil Bhuimali, Danieli Fernanda Buccini, Debjoy Bhattacharjya, Amit Kumar Mandal, Trishanjan Biswas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
030109 nutrition & dietetics biology Traditional medicine fungi 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification 040401 food science Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Hepatic Diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0404 agricultural biotechnology Nutraceutical Phytochemical Bombyx mori Food Science |
| Zdroj: | Current Opinion in Food Science. 40:121-135 |
| ISSN: | 2214-7993 |
| Popis: | Mulberry (Morus sp.) cultivated worldwide in diverse agro-ecological conditions is recognized as the fodder of silkworms (Bombyx mori). In China, mulberry fruits have been used as traditional medicine and food for several years including in Asia and Africa. The mulberry fruits contain many bioactive phytochemicals possessing high antioxidant properties. These components have direct or indirect effects on diabetes, inflammation, tumor, hepatic diseases, immunomodulation, hyperlipidemia, neural damage, and chronic diseases either synergistically or in the pure form. This mini-review provides a critical overview of the phytochemical foundation of mulberry fruits and their bioactivities which aids in amendment of mulberry into pharmaceuticals for its widespread use. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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