Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale L.) as a Source of Biologically Active Compounds Supporting the Therapy of Co-Existing Diseases in Metabolic Syndrome

M Kania-Dobrowolska, J Baraniak - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, many people are struggling with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and atherosclerosis,
which are called the scourge of the 21st century. These illnesses coexist in metabolic …

New perspectives on the effect of dandelion, its food products and other preparations on the cardiovascular system and its diseases

B Olas - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have been the leading cause of death for over 20 years.
The main causative factors are believed to be high cholesterol, obesity, smoking, diabetes …

The bioaccessibility, bioavailability, bioactivity, and prebiotic effects of phenolic compounds from raw and solid-fermented mulberry leaves during in vitro digestion and …

Q Zhao, Z Wang, X Wang, X Yan, Q Guo, Y Yue… - Food Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
The bioaccessibility and bioactivity of phenolic compounds in mulberry leaves (MLs) relate
to the digestion process. This study was aimed at investigating the release of phenolic …

Improved flavonoid content in mulberry leaves by solid-state fermentation: Metabolic profile, activity, and mechanism

Q Zhao, X Yan, Y Yue, T Yue, Y Yuan - Innovative Food Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study was aimed at investigating the mechanisms of release and transformation of total
flavonoids (TFs) from mulberry leaves (MLs) by solid-state fermentation (SSF) via …

Updates and advances on pharmacological properties of Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz and its potential applications

Y Zhang, YF Hu, W Li, GY Xu, KR Wang, L Li, H Luo… - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
As a well-recognized dietary and medicinal plant, Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz
(TMHM) has been used for making wines, candies, energy drinks, and other functional …

[HTML][HTML] Medicinal Plant extracts against Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Associated with obesity: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets

J Gutiérrez-Cuevas, D López-Cifuentes… - Pharmaceuticals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Obesity has increasingly become a worldwide epidemic, as demonstrated by
epidemiological and clinical studies. Obesity may lead to the development of a broad …

The effects of Monascus purpureus fermentation on metabolic profile, α-glucosidase inhibitory action, and in vitro digestion of mulberry leaves flavonoids

B Wang, C Wang, Y Duan, C Liu, X Zhang, J Jia, Q Wu - LWT, 2023 - Elsevier
Mulberry leaves (MLs) were considered to have great hypoglycemic potential because of
their rich flavonoid compounds. To enhance the hypoglycaemic effect of MLs, we exploited …

The fading wild plant food–medicines in upper Chitral, NW Pakistan

M Abdul Aziz, Z Ullah, M Adnan, R Sõukand, A Pieroni - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
The subject of food–medicines (foods ingested in order to obtain a therapeutic activity or to
prevent diseases) is garnering increasing attention from both ethnobiologists and …

Modulation of Hepatic Functions by Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) Extract: Preclinical Study in Rats

LV Krepkova, AN Babenko, SV Lemyaseva, OL Saybel… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
The liver is important in detoxifying organisms from xenobiotics, supporting immune
functions, and metabolizing lipids and glucose. In addition, a growing number of drug …

Modulatory potential of Bacopa monnieri against aflatoxin B1 induced biochemical, molecular and histological alterations in rats

A Rathour, SS Gupte, D Gupta, S Singh… - Toxicology …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Oxidative injury is concerned with the pathogenesis of several liver injuries, including those
from acute liver failure to cirrhosis. This study was designed to explore the antioxidant …