Strawberry Tree Fruits and Leaves (Arbutus unedo L.) as Raw Material for Sustainable Functional Food Processing: A Review

A Bebek Markovinović, I Brčić Karačonji, K Jurica… - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
The strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) is a Mediterranean plant known for the traditional use
of its fruits and leaves due to their health benefits. Thus, it has been used for years in folk …

The trend in established analytical techniques in the investigation of physicochemical properties and various constituents of honey: A review

G Manickavasagam, M Saaid, R Osman - Food Analytical Methods, 2022 - Springer
Honey is a natural food produced by honeybees and contained approximately 200 distinct
chemical compounds. The chemical compositions are dependent on the floral and …

In Vivo Anti-Alzheimer and Antioxidant Properties of Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) Honey from Southern Spain

JM Romero-Márquez, MD Navarro-Hortal, FJ Orantes… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is growing evidence that Alzheimer's disease (AD) can be prevented by reducing risk
factors involved in its pathophysiology. Food-derived bioactive molecules can help in the …

Amyloid β-but not Tau-induced neurotoxicity is suppressed by Manuka honey via HSP-16.2 and SKN-1/Nrf2 pathways in an in vivo model of Alzheimer's disease

MD Navarro-Hortal, JM Romero-Márquez… - Food & Function, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Alzheimer's is a chronic degenerative disease of the central nervous system considered the
leading cause of dementia in the world. It is characterized by two etiopathological events …

New biological and chemical insights into optimization of chamomile extracts by using artificial neural network (ANN) model

A Cvetanović Kljakić, M Radosavljević, G Zengin… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chamomile is one of the most consumed medicinal plants worldwide. Various chamomile
preparations are widely used in various branches of both traditional and modern pharmacy …

The Sardinian bitter honey: from ancient healing use to recent findings

I Floris, M Pusceddu, A Satta - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sardinian bitter honey, obtained from the autumnal flowering of the strawberry tree (Arbutus
unedo L.), has an old fame and tradition in popular use, especially as a medicine. Its …

Integrated metabolomic and transcriptomic analysis reveals the effect of artificial shading on reducing the bitter taste of bamboo shoots

Y Huang, H Xun, G Yi, T Li, X Yao, F Tang - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bamboo shoot is a delicious and nutritious forest vegetable. It has been found that bamboo
shoots collected from low-light environments have a less bitter taste. The molecular …

Cytotoxic activity of strawberry tree (L.) honey, its extract, and homogentisic acid on CAL 27, HepG2, and Caco-2 cell lines

A Jurič, AH Turković, IB Karačonji, S Prđun… - Archives of Industrial …, 2022 - sciendo.com
Strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) honey (STH), also known as “bitter honey”, is a traditional
medicine widely used in the Mediterranean area. Regardless of geographical origin, it …

LC-ESI/LTQ-Orbitrap-MS Based Metabolomics in Evaluation of Bitter Taste of Arbutus unedo Honey

P Montoro, G D'Urso, A Kowalczyk, CIG Tuberoso - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Strawberry tree honey is a high-value honey from the Mediterranean area and it is
characterised by a typical bitter taste. To possibly identify the secondary metabolites …

Protective Effects of Arbutus unedo L. Honey in the Alleviation of Irinotecan-Induced Cytogenetic Damage in Human Lymphocytes—An In Vitro Study

A Jurič, I Brčić Karačonji, U Gašić… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) honey (STH) has been used since ancient times as a folk
medicine remedy, especially in certain Mediterranean countries. This honey, rich in phenolic …