Nutraceuticals: Transformation of conventional foods into health promoters/disease preventers and safety considerations

M AlAli, M Alqubaisy, MN Aljaafari, AO AlAli, L Baqais… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nutraceuticals are essential food constituents that provide nutritional benefits as well as
medicinal effects. The benefits of these foods are due to the presence of active compounds …

Rosmarinus officinalis L. (rosemary) as therapeutic and prophylactic agent

JR De Oliveira, SEA Camargo… - Journal of biomedical …, 2019 - Springer
Rosmarinus officinalis L.(rosemary) is a medicinal plant native to the Mediterranean region
and cultivated around the world. Besides the therapeutic purpose, it is commonly used as a …

Spices for prevention and treatment of cancers

J Zheng, Y Zhou, Y Li, DP Xu, S Li, HB Li - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
Spices have been widely used as food flavorings and folk medicines for thousands of years.
Numerous studies have documented the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and …

Anticancer Effects of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) Extract and Rosemary Extract Polyphenols

J Moore, M Yousef, E Tsiani - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
Cancer cells display enhanced growth rates and a resistance to apoptosis. The ability of
cancer cells to evade homeostasis and proliferate uncontrollably while avoiding …

Plants as source of new therapies for endometriosis: a review of preclinical and clinical studies

GF Meresman, M Götte… - Human reproduction …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Given the disadvantages and limitations of current endometriosis therapy,
there is a progressive increase in studies focusing on plant-derived agents as a natural …

Rosmarinic acid: modes of action, medicinal values and health benefits

M Alagawany, ME Abd El-Hack, MR Farag… - Animal Health …, 2017 - cambridge.org
The supplementation of livestock rations with herbs containing bioactive components, such
as rosmarinic acid (RA), have shown promising results as a natural feed additive in …

Rosemary leaf powder improved growth performance, immune and antioxidant parameters, and crowding stress responses in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) …

M Yousefi, SM Hoseini, YA Vatnikov, EV Kulikov… - Aquaculture, 2019 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to investigate the beneficial effects of dietary rosemary leaf powder
(RLP) as growth promotor and immunostimulant on plasma immunity as well as stress …

Anticancer Activity of Rosmarinus officinalis L.: Mechanisms of Action and Therapeutic Potentials

A Allegra, A Tonacci, G Pioggia, C Musolino… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Alternative treatments for neoplastic diseases with new drugs are necessary because the
clinical effectiveness of chemotherapy is often reduced by collateral effects. Several natural …

The Mediterranean Diet as source of bioactive compounds with multi-targeting anti-cancer profile

A Maruca, R Catalano, D Bagetta, F Mesiti… - European journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Many bioactive agents have been extracted from plants or belong to functional foods and
have been considered in the treatment of serious and multifactorial diseases, such as …

Cytotoxic, genotoxic and antimicrobial activity of caffeic and rosmarinic acids and their lithium, sodium and potassium salts as potential anticancer compounds

M Matejczyk, R Świsłocka, A Golonko… - Advances in medical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose The aim of this study was to examine the cytotoxic, genotoxic, antioxidant and
antimicrobial activity of caffeic and rosmarinic acids and their salts with Li, Na and K with use …