Chinese yam (Dioscorea): Nutritional value, beneficial effects, and food and pharmaceutical applications

Y Li, S Ji, T Xu, Y Zhong, M Xu, Y Liu, M Li… - Trends in Food Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Currently, balanced diet and healthy foods are attracting increasing attention
due to their great health-beneficial effects. The tuber of Dioscorea (yam) is both edible and …

[HTML][HTML] The Dioscorea Genus (Yam)—An Appraisal of Nutritional and Therapeutic Potentials

JE Obidiegwu, JB Lyons, CA Chilaka - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
The quest for a food secure and safe world has led to continuous effort toward improvements
of global food and health systems. While the developed countries seem to have these …

Roots and tuber crops as functional foods: a review on phytochemical constituents and their potential health benefits

A Chandrasekara… - International journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Starchy roots and tuber crops play a pivotal role in the human diet. There are number of
roots and tubers which make an extensive biodiversity even within the same geographical …

A review: Anti diabetic medicinal plants used for diabetes mellitus

G Arumugam, P Manjula, N Paari - Journal of Acute Disease, 2013 - Elsevier
Aim of the present study is evaluated various medicinal plants used for antidiabetic activity.
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common non-communicable diseases globally. It is the …

[图书][B] Medicinal plants of Asia and the Pacific

C Wiart - 2006 - taylorfrancis.com
Drawing on the author's extensive personal experience, Medicinal Plants of Asia and the
Pacific provides comprehensive coverage of the medicinal plants of the region. Describing …

Medicinal plants with potential antidiabetic activity-A review of ten years of herbal medicine research (1990-2000)

M Bnouham, A Ziyyat, H Mekhfi, A Tahri… - International Journal of …, 2006 - karger.com
Medical plants play an important role in the management of diabetes mellitus especially in
developing countries where resources are meager. This review presents the profiles of …

Diversity of the neglected and underutilized crop species of importance in Benin

A Dansi, R Vodouhè, P Azokpota… - The scientific world …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Many of the plant species that are cultivated for food across the world are neglected and
underutilized. To assess their diversity in Benin and identify the priority species and …

[PDF][PDF] Diabetes and medicinal plants-A review

GB Kavishankar, N Lakshmidevi… - Int J Pharm …, 2011 - pharmacistschools.org
Diabetes mellitus (DM), both insulin-dependent DM (IDDM) and non-insulindependent DM
(NIDDM) is a common and serious metabolic disorder throughout the world. Traditional plant …

Ethnobotanical survey for potential anti-malarial plants in south-western Nigeria

IP Dike, OO Obembe, FE Adebiyi - Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2012 - Elsevier
AIM OF STUDY: The ethnobotanical study surveyed the different types of medicinal plants
used for the treatment of malaria in the south-western region of Nigeria. MATERIALS AND …

Medicinal plants with multiple effects on diabetes mellitus and its complications: a systematic review

Z Nazarian-Samani, RDE Sewell, Z Lorigooini… - Current diabetes …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This systematic review describes evidence concerning
medicinal plants that, in addition to exerting hypoglycemic effects, decrease accompanying …