Nutritional importance of carotenoids and their effect on liver health: A review

LI Elvira-Torales, J García-Alonso, MJ Periago-Castón - Antioxidants, 2019 - mdpi.com
The consumption of carotenoids has beneficial effects on health, reducing the risk of certain
forms of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and macular degeneration, among others. The …

Anticancer Potential and Other Pharmacological Properties of Prunus armeniaca L.: An Updated Overview

D Kitic, B Miladinovic, M Randjelovic, A Szopa… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Prunus armeniaca L.(Rosaceae)-syn. Amygdalus armeniaca (L.) Dumort., Armeniaca
armeniaca (L.) Huth, Armeniaca vulgaris Lam is commonly known as the apricot tree. The …

Evaluation of the constituent compounds, antioxidant, anticancer, and antimicrobial potential of Prangos ferulacea plant extract and its effect on Listeria …

S Jalil Sarghaleh, B Alizadeh Behbahani… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Prangos ferulacea plant is very popular in Iran due to its unique properties in treating
diseases and its special flavor. To check the characteristics of this plant, first, its extract was …

The protective role of antioxidants in the defence against ROS/RNS‐mediated environmental pollution

B Poljšak, R Fink - Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Overproduction of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species can result from exposure to
environmental pollutants, such as ionising and nonionising radiation, ultraviolet radiation …

[HTML][HTML] Medicinal plants with hepatoprotective activity in Iranian folk medicine

M Asadi-Samani, N Kafash-Farkhad, N Azimi… - Asian Pacific Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
There are a number of medicinal combinations in the Iranian traditional medicine which are
commonly used as tonic for liver. In this review, we have introduced some medicinal plants …

Current status of herbal medicines in chronic liver disease therapy: the biological effects, molecular targets and future prospects

M Hong, S Li, HY Tan, N Wang, SW Tsao… - International journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Chronic liver dysfunction or injury is a serious health problem worldwide. Chronic liver
disease involves a wide range of liver pathologies that include fatty liver, hepatitis, fibrosis …

Stone fruit as biofactories of phytochemicals with potential roles in human nutrition and health

MV Lara, C Bonghi, F Famiani, G Vizzotto… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Phytochemicals or secondary metabolites present in fruit are key components contributing to
sensory attributes like aroma, taste, and color. In addition, these compounds improve human …

Insights into research on phytochemistry and biological activities of Prunus armeniaca L.(apricot)

I Erdogan-Orhan, M Kartal - Food research international, 2011 - Elsevier
Prunus armeniaca L.(Rosaceae) is an important medicinal edible plant species commonly
known as “apricot”. Apricot is one of the most delicious and commercially traded fruits in the …

Apricots: Biochemistry and functional properties

F Fratianni, MN Ombra, A d'Acierno, L Cipriano… - Current Opinion in Food …, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Apricots are rich in polyphenols, carotenoids and ascorbic acid.•Apricot and its by-
products could potentially be useful as complementary support for treatment of different …

[HTML][HTML] Carotenoids and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

B Yilmaz, K Sahin, H Bilen, IH Bahcecioglu… - … surgery and nutrition, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a growing health problem around the world,
especially in developed countries. NAFLD includes all cases of fatty liver disease from …