Mediterranean wild edible plants: Weeds or “new functional crops”?

C Ceccanti, M Landi, S Benvenuti, A Pardossi, L Guidi - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
The Mediterranean basin is a biodiversity hotspot of wild edible species, and their
therapeutic and culinary uses have long been documented. Owing to the growing demand …

A systematic review on the antimicrobial properties of Mediterranean wild edible plants: We still know too little about them, but what we do know makes persistent …

G Cappelli, F Mariani - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Introduction: Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is estimated to be the cause of a major
number of deaths by 2050 if we do not find strategies to slow down the rise of drug …

Evaluation of the anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and cytotoxic potential of Cardamine amara L.(Brassicaceae): A comprehensive biochemical, toxicological, and in …

A Basit, S Ahmad, KR Khan, HY Aati, AE Sherif… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Cardamine amara L.(Brassicaceae) is an important edible plant with
ethnomedicinal significance. This study aimed at evaluating the phytochemical composition …

The uprisal of a lost endemic edible species, Micromeria cymuligera: Comprehensive elucidation of its biological activities and phytochemical composition

MA Yilmaz, O Cakir, G Zengin, E Izol, L Behcet - Food Bioscience, 2024 - Elsevier
Bioactive plant species are gaining scientific importance daily. New natural goods with
added value are encouraged by the link between health, modern and traditional lifestyles …

Combination of phenolic profiles, pharmacological properties and in silico studies to provide new insights on Silene salsuginea from Turkey

G Zengin, MJ Rodrigues, HH Abdallah… - … biology and chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
The genus Silene is renowned in Turkey for its traditional use as food and medicine.
Currently, there are 138 species of Silene in Turkey, amongst which have been several …

Biological, chemical and toxicological perspectives on aerial and roots of Filago germanica (L.) huds: Functional approaches for novel phyto-pharmaceuticals

H Saleem, TT Htar, R Naidu, NS Nawawi… - Food and chemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
We investigated into the effects of methanol and dichloromethane extracts from aerial and
roots of Filago germanica (L.) Huds (Astearaceae) on key enzymes (cholinesterases, α …

Potential Serotonin 5-HT2A Receptor Agonist of Psychoactive Components of Silene undulata Aiton: LC-MS/MS, ADMET, and Molecular Docking Studies

MB Alhawarri, S Olimat - Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 2025 - benthamdirect.com
Background Silene undulata is historically used for inducing vivid and prophetic lucid
dreams, but limited information exists on its phytochemical composition and potential …

Effect of in vitro gastrointestinal digestion on the total phenolic contents and antioxidant activity of wild Mediterranean edible plant extracts

S Gonçalves, E Moreira, PB Andrade… - … Food Research and …, 2019 - Springer
The recent interest in wild edible plants is associated with their health benefits, which are
mainly due to their richness in antioxidant compounds, particularly phenolics. Nevertheless …

Silene uniflora Extracts for Strawberry Postharvest Protection

L Buzón-Durán, E Sánchez-Hernández… - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Halophytes are gaining considerable attention due to their applications in saline agriculture,
phytoremediation, medicine, and secondary metabolite production. This study investigated …

Identifying phenolics by UPLC–MS/MS in some Prangos Lindl. species and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities

A Onder, N Gülmez, MY Baran, A Kuruuzum-Uz… - … of Pharmaceutical and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder associated with biochemical, physiological,
and pathological changes in the liver and characterized by some deficiencies in insulin …