Recent Advances in Bioactive Compounds, Health Functions, and Safety Concerns of Onion (Allium cepa L.)

XX Zhao, FJ Lin, H Li, HB Li, DT Wu, F Geng… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Onion (Allium cepa L.) is a common vegetable, widely consumed all over the world. Onion
contains diverse phytochemicals, including organosulfur compounds, phenolic compounds …

Phytosterols and their derivatives: Structural diversity, distribution, metabolism, analysis, and health-promoting uses

RA Moreau, L Nyström, BD Whitaker… - Progress in Lipid …, 2018 - Elsevier
Phytosterols (plant sterols) occur in the cells of all plants. They are important structural
components that stabilize the biological membranes of plants. Sterols can occur in the “free” …

The insight and survey on medicinal properties and nutritive components of shallot

W Sun, MH Shahrajabian… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2019 - academicjournals.org
Shallot is a horticultural commodity belonging to spice vegetables. Shallot (Allium
ascalonicum L.) is a perennial crop which is grown as an annual for its cluster of small …

Allium vegetables: Traditional uses, phytoconstituents, and beneficial effects in inflammation and cancer

A Alam, A Al Arif Jahan, MS Bari… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The genus Allium comprises of at least 918 species; the majority grown for dietary and
medicinal purposes. This review describes the traditional uses, phytoconstituents, anti …

Allium vegetables for possible future of cancer treatment

Y Asemani, N Zamani, M Bayat… - Phytotherapy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Natural resources such as plants are an upright curing option in treating cancers and
reducing the side effects of current therapeutic modalities. Allium genus vegetables are of …

Reactive oxygen species generation, scavenging and signaling in plant defense responses

A Zaid, SH Wani - Bioactive molecules in plant defense: Signaling in …, 2019 - Springer
Plants grow in an environment of abiotic stresses such as drought, high light (HL) intensity,
heat, salinity, metal/metalloid, or a combination of these environmental stresses requires a …

Therapeutic Uses and Pharmacological Properties of Shallot (Allium ascalonicum): A Systematic Review

C Moldovan, O Frumuzachi, M Babotă, L Barros… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Shallot (Allium ascalonicum L.) is a traditional plant species used throughout
the world both for culinary purposes and as a folk remedy. To date (ie, April 2022), there is …

Chemical Constituents, Biological Activities, and Proposed Biosynthetic Pathways of Steroidal Saponins from Healthy Nutritious Vegetable—Allium

H Wang, Q Zheng, A Dong, J Wang, J Si - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Allium is a common functional vegetable with edible and medicinal value. Allium plants have
a special spicy taste, so they are often used as food and seasoning in people's diets. As a …

Alliums as Potential Antioxidants and Anticancer Agents

K Iwar, K Ochar, YA Seo, BK Ha, SH Kim - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The genus Allium plants, including onions, garlic, leeks, chives, and shallots, have long
been recognized for their potential health benefits, particularly in oxidative and cancer …

An ethnopharmacological, phytochemical, and pharmacological overview of onion (Allium cepa L.)

MM Elattar, RS Darwish, HM Hammoda… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Onion (Allium cepa L.) is one of the most widely
distributed species within the Allium genus of family Amaryllidaceae. Onion has been …