Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) berries, seeds, leaves, and essential oils: New undiscovered sources of natural compounds with promising health benefits

F Giampieri, D Cianciosi… - Food Frontiers, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) is a typical plant of the coasts of Mediterranean area, which
grows spontaneously as a shrub or a small tree. Myrtle berries, leaves, seeds, and essential …

Antioxidant Activity of Myrtus communis L. and Myrtus nivellei Batt. & Trab. Extracts: A Brief Review

A Hennia, MG Miguel, S Nemmiche - Medicines, 2018 - mdpi.com
Myrtus communis L.(myrtle) and Myrtus nivellei Batt. & Trab.(Saharan myrtle) have been
used in folk medicine for alleviating some ailments. M. communis is largely distributed in the …

Traditional uses of Iraqi medicinal plants (part 2)

AE Al-Snafi - International Journal of Biological and Pharmaceutical …, 2021 - ijbpsa.com
As a result of accumulated experience from the past generations, today, all the world's
cultures have an extensive knowledge of herbal medicine. In recent years, ethno medicinal …

The therapeutic value of Myrtus communis L.: an updated review

AE Al-Snafi, JO Teibo, HM Shaheen, OA Akinfe… - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Myrtus communis L.(Family: Myrtaceae) is naturally found in the western part of
Asia, Southern Europe, and North Africa. It has been reportedly applied in pharmaceutical …

A review of the biological effects of Myrtus communis

MM Dabbaghi, MS Fadaei… - Physiological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The World Health Organization stated that 1.6 million deaths worldwide were
caused by contact with chemicals and toxins in 2019. In the same year, the Centers for …

Evaluation of the protective effect of Myrtus communis in scopolamine-induced Alzheimer model through cholinergic receptors

A Aykac, D Ozbeyli, M Uncu, B Ertaş, O Kılınc, A Şen… - Gene, 2019 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder causing common health
problem with increasing age. Evidences show that the key symptoms of AD are mainly …

Recent studies on berry bioactives and their health-promoting roles

B Vahapoglu, E Erskine, B Gultekin Subasi… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Along with the increased knowledge about the positive health effects of food bioactives, the
eating habits of many individuals have changed to obtain higher nutritional benefits from …

Review of the health effects of berries and their phytochemicals on the digestive and immune systems

C Govers, M Berkel Kasikci, AA van der Sluis… - Nutrition …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Berries are generally considered beneficial to health. This health-promoting potential has
mainly been ascribed to berries' phytochemical and vitamin content, and little attention has …

Ethanol Extract of Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) Berries as a Remedy for Streptozotocin-Induced Oxidative Stress in Rats

AG Aggul, GM Demir, M Gulaboglu - Applied Biochemistry and …, 2022 - Springer
Streptozotocin (STZ) is an antitumor antibiotic indicating in the treatment of metastatic islet
cell carcinoma of the pancreas. It is also used as a tool to create experimental diabetes …

Protective effect of chamomile (Matricaria recutita L.) decoction extract against alcohol-induced injury in rat gastric mucosa

MA Jabri, N Aissani, H Tounsi, M Sakly, L Marzouki… - Pathophysiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Matricaria recutita L.(Asteraceae), German chamomile, has been
widely used in the traditional Tunisian medicine because of having the powerful health …