Aloe vera (L.) Webb.: Natural Sources of Antioxidants – A Review

M Hęś, K Dziedzic, D Górecka… - Plant Foods for Human …, 2019 - Springer
Many studies have proved that bioactive components of Aloe vera have an anti-inflammatory
effect and support lipid and carbohydrate metabolism, helping to maintain normal sugar and …

Aloe Genus Plants: From Farm to Food Applications and Phytopharmacotherapy

B Salehi, S Albayrak, H Antolak, D Kręgiel… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Aloe genus plants, distributed in Old World, are widely known and have been used for
centuries as topical and oral therapeutic agents due to their health, beauty, medicinal, and …

Aloe vera gel: An update on its use as a functional edible coating to preserve fruits and vegetables

I Nicolau-Lapeña, P Colàs-Medà, I Alegre… - Progress in Organic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aloe vera L. is a common succulent plant that has been used for centuries regarding their
healing properties and health benefits. Nowadays, scientific investigations on its gel have …

Aloe vera: A contemporary overview on scope and prospects in food preservation and packaging

S Kumar, S Kalita, A Das, P Kumar, S Singh… - Progress in Organic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastage of perishable foods is an enormous challenge in the food sector, and it requires
effective mitigation strategies. Aloe vera is one of the oldest remedies for numerous human …

In vitro antioxidant activity of Ficus carica L. latex from 18 different cultivars

M Shahinuzzaman, Z Yaakob, FH Anuar, P Akhtar… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
As synthetic antioxidants that are widely used in foods are known to cause detrimental
health effects, studies on natural additives as potential antioxidants are becoming …

Ethnomedicinal plants used to treat human ailments in the prehistoric place of Harla and Dengego valleys, eastern Ethiopia

A Belayneh, NF Bussa - Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, 2014 - Springer
Background Traditional medicines remained as the most affordable and easily accessible
source of treatment in the primary health care system among diverse communities in …

African natural products with potential antioxidants and hepatoprotectives properties: a review

B Lawal, OK Shittu, FI Oibiokpa, EB Berinyuy… - Clinical …, 2017 - Springer
Free radicals are highly reactive molecules generated during oxidation reactions which in
turn initiate chain reactions resulting to cellular damage. There is substantial evidence …

Functional studies of plant latex as a rich source of bioactive compounds: focus on proteins and alkaloids

J Gracz-Bernaciak, O Mazur, R Nawrot - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Latex, a sticky emulsion produced by specialized cells called laticifers, is a crucial part of a
plant's defense system against herbivory and pathogens. It consists of a broad spectrum of …

The genus Aloe: Phytochemistry and therapeutic uses including treatments for gastrointestinal conditions and chronic inflammation

IE Cock - Novel natural products: therapeutic effects in pain …, 2015 - Springer
Plants of the genus Aloe have perhaps the longest recorded history of medicinal usage and
are amongst the most widely used plants for traditional medicinal purposes worldwide. Aloe …

Antibacterial activities of anthraquinones: structure–activity relationships and action mechanisms

T Qun, T Zhou, J Hao, C Wang, K Zhang, J Xu… - RSC Medicinal …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
With the increasing prevalence of untreatable infections caused by antibiotic-resistant
bacteria, the discovery of new drugs from natural products has become a hot research topic …