Phytochemical content, health benefits, and toxicology of common edible flowers: a review (2000–2015)

B Lu, M Li, R Yin - Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Edible flowers contain numerous phytochemicals which contribute to their health benefits,
and consumption of edible flowers has increased significantly in recent years. While many …

Exploration of Osmanthus fragrans Lour.'s composition, nutraceutical functions and applications

L Wu, J Liu, W Huang, Y Wang, Q Chen, B Lu - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour. has been cultivated in China for over 2500
years. Due to the unique and strong fragrance, O. fragrans flowers have long been added …

Adsorption and corrosion inhibition of Osmanthus fragran leaves extract on carbon steel

L Li, X Zhang, J Lei, J He, S Zhang, F Pan - Corrosion Science, 2012 - Elsevier
The adsorption and corrosion inhibition of Osmanthus fragran leaves extract (OFLE) on C-
steel in hydrochloric acid was investigated by potentiodynamic polarisation, electrochemical …

Traditional herbal medicine in Far-west Nepal: a pharmacological appraisal

RM Kunwar, KP Shrestha, RW Bussmann - Journal of ethnobiology and …, 2010 - Springer
Background Plant species have long been used as principal ingredients of traditional
medicine in far-west Nepal. The medicinal plants with ethnomedicinal values are currently …

Polyphenolic extract from Rosa rugosa tea inhibits bacterial quorum sensing and biofilm formation

J Zhang, X Rui, L Wang, Y Guan, X Sun, M Dong - Food Control, 2014 - Elsevier
Quorum sensing (QS) is an intercellular signaling and gene regulatory mechanism, which is
implicated in bacterial pathogenicity and food spoilage. Therefore, blocking bacterial QS …

Antioxidant capacities and total phenolic contents of 30 flowers

GL Chen, SG Chen, Y Xiao, NL Fu - Industrial Crops and Products, 2018 - Elsevier
In order to find new sources of natural antioxidants, total phenolic content (TPC) and total
flavonoid content (TFC) of 30 flowers in their free, esterified and insoluble-bound forms were …

Formulation and characterisation of wheat bran oil-in-water nanoemulsions

S Rebolleda, MT Sanz, JM Benito, S Beltrán… - Food chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Wheat bran oil (WBO) has been reported to have an important content of bioactive
compounds, such as tocopherols, alkylresorcinols, steryl ferulates and other phenolic …

Traditional uses, phytochemical constituents and pharmacological properties of Osmanthus fragrans: A review

B Wang, F Luan, Y Bao, X Peng, Z Rao, Q Tang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Osmanthus fragrans Lour., is a medicinal plant
distributed widely in some Asian countries including Japan and Korea and southwestern …

DNA hypomethylation mediates flower opening and senescence in sweet osmanthus through auxin and ethylene responsive pathways

JJ Zou, X Cai, J Yang, X Zeng, DX Liu, S Huang… - Postharvest Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent studies have shown that DNA methylation is critical for fruit ripening and leaf
senescence, but its effect on flowering is unclear. This study investigated the dynamic …

Relationships of dietary flavonoid structure with its tyrosinase inhibitory activity and affinity

M Fan, H Ding, G Zhang, X Hu, D Gong - Lwt, 2019 - Elsevier
Flavonoids possess the inhibition ability against tyrosinase. Here, the effects of flavonoids
structure on inhibitory activity and binding affinity of tyrosinase were investigated. The results …