The biochemistry and medical significance of the flavonoids

BH Havsteen - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2002 - Elsevier
Flavonoids are plant pigments that are synthesised from phenylalanine, generally display
marvelous colors known from flower petals, mostly emit brilliant fluorescence when they are …

Functional properties of honey, propolis, and royal jelly

M Viuda‐Martos, Y Ruiz‐Navajas… - Journal of food …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Honey, propolis, and royal jelly, products originating in the beehive, are attractive
ingredients for healthy foods. Honey has been used since ancient times as part of traditional …

Binary and ternary doping of nitrogen, boron, and phosphorus into carbon for enhancing electrochemical oxygen reduction activity

CH Choi, SH Park, SI Woo - ACS nano, 2012 - ACS Publications
N-doped carbon, a promising alternative to Pt catalyst for oxygen reduction reactions
(ORRs) in acidic media, is modified in order to increase its catalytic activity through the …

The plant kingdom as a source of anti‐ulcer remedies

F Borrelli, AA Izzo - Phytotherapy research: An international …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Phytogenic agents have traditionally been used by herbalists and indigenous healers for the
prevention and treatment of peptic ulcer. This article reviews the anti‐acid/anti‐peptic, gastro …

Flavonoids with gastroprotective activity

KS de Lira Mota, GEN Dias, MEF Pinto, Â Luiz-Ferreira… - Molecules, 2009 - mdpi.com
Peptic ulcers are a common disorder of the entire gastrointestinal tract that occurs mainly in
the stomach and the proximal duodenum. This disease is multifactorial and its treatment …

Evidence for protective and antioxidant properties of rutin, a natural flavone, against ethanol induced gastric lesions

C La Casa, I Villegas, CA De La Lastra… - Journal of …, 2000 - Elsevier
This study was designed to determine the ulcer-protecting effects of rutin, a natural flavone,
against gastric lesions induced by 50% ethanol, the experimental model related to lesion …

Role of phenolic compounds in peptic ulcer: An overview

S Sumbul, MA Ahmad, A Mohd… - Journal of pharmacy and …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Peptic ulcer is the most common gastrointestinal tract (GIT) disorder in clinical practice,
which affects approximately 5-10% of the people during their life. The use of herbal drugs for …

Dietary advanced lipid oxidation endproducts are risk factors to human health

J Kanner - Molecular nutrition & food research, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Lipid oxidation in foods is one of the major degradative processes responsible for losses in
food quality. The oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids results in significant generation of …

Spices as functional foods

M Viuda-Martos, Y Ruiz-Navajas… - Critical reviews in …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Spices and aromatic herbs have been used since antiquity as preservatives, colorants, and
flavor enhancers. Spices, which have long been the basis of traditional medicine in many …

Quercetin, a flavonoid antioxidant, prevents and protects against ethanol-induced oxidative stress in mouse liver

MF Molina, I Sanchez-Reus, I Iglesias… - Biological and …, 2003 - jstage.jst.go.jp
MATERIALS AND METHODS Animals Male Swiss mice aged 7—12 weeks were used in all
experiments and were housed under controlled environmental conditions (12h light/12h …