Arctigenin (AR) and its glycoside, arctiin, are two major active ingredients of Arctium lappa L
(A lappa), a popular medicinal herb and health supplement frequently used in Asia. In the …

Nutmeg is a valued kitchen spice that has been used for centuries all over the world. In
addition to its use in flavoring foods and beverages, nutmeg has been used in traditional …

Abstract Traditional East Asian medicine not only serves as a potential source of drug
discovery, but also plays an important role in the healthcare systems of Korea, China, and …

This research assessed the influence of pickling, fermentation, germination, and tea brewing
on lignan content of a variety of food highly consumed in Malaysia. Lignans have been …

Objective: Dibenzylbutyrolactone lignans represent a unique group of plant secondary
metabolites with increasing significance in medicine. This review summarizes their structural …

Nowadays due to the concern with the environmental impact of analytical techniques and in
order to reduce the ecological footprint there is a tendency to use more efficient and faster …

The molecular constituents of Cirsium brachycephalum fruits were identified, quantified and
isolated for the first time. The lignan glycoside tracheloside was the main compound, which …

Identification, quantification and isolation of lignans (Lig-s: arctiin, arctigenin and
matairesinol) and sesquilignans (SLig-s: lappaol A, isolappaol A, lappaol C and isolappaol …

Arctigenin is a bioactive dibenzylbutyrolactone-type lignan exhibiting various
pharmacological activities. The neuroprotective effects of arctigenin were demonstrated to …

Dibenzylbutyrolactone-type lignan glycosides (tracheloside and carthamoside), their
aglycones (trachelogenin and carthamogenin) and feruloyl-serotonin isomers were …