Biological Properties and Bioactive Components of Allium cepa L.: Focus on Potential Benefits in the Treatment of Obesity and Related Comorbidities

M Marrelli, V Amodeo, G Statti, F Conforti - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Common onion (Allium cepa L.) is one of the oldest cultivated plants, utilized worldwide as
both vegetable and flavouring. This species is known to contain sulphur amino acids …

Dietary plants, gut microbiota, and obesity: Effects and mechanisms

SY Cao, CN Zhao, XY Xu, GY Tang, H Corke… - Trends in Food Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Obesity is a leading contributor to numerous diseases, such as diabetes
mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, and cancers. Therefore, seeking effective and safe …

Effect of the herbal medicines in obesity and metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of clinical trials

M Payab, S Hasani‐Ranjbar, N Shahbal… - Phytotherapy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is a medical situation in which excess body fat has gathered because of imbalance
between energy intake and energy expenditure. In spite of the fact that the variety of studies …

Comprehensive Review on Phytochemicals, Pharmacological and Clinical Potentials of Gymnema sylvestre

F Khan, MMR Sarker, LC Ming, IN Mohamed… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Gymnema sylvestre is a plant included in Apocynaceae family and is located in many
regions of Asia, Africa and Australia. This plant is widely used as a traditional therapy for …

An updated review on food‐derived bioactive peptides: Focus on the regulatory requirements, safety, and bioavailability

PJ Patil, M Usman, C Zhang… - … Reviews in Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Food‐derived bioactive peptides (BAPs) are recently utilized as functional food raw
materials owing to their potential health benefits. Although there is a huge amount of …

Phytochemical and Therapeutic Potential of Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck: A Review

RJ Anmol, S Marium, FT Hiew… - Journal of evidence …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Citrus grandis or Citrus maxima, widely recognized as Pomelo is widely cultivated in many
countries because of their large amounts of functional, nutraceutical and biological activities …

Fubrick tea attenuates high-fat diet induced fat deposition and metabolic disorder by regulating gut microbiota and caffeine metabolism

N Jing, X Liu, M Jin, X Yang, X Hu, C Li, K Zhao - Food & function, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Fubrick tea aqueous extract (FTEs) has been reported to improve lipid metabolism and gut
microbiota communities in mice and humans. However, it is still unclear how FTEs prevents …

A comprehensive review of phytonutrients as a dietary therapy for obesity

SA Siddiqui, I Azmy Harahap, P Suthar, YS Wu… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Obesity is a complex medical condition mainly caused by eating habits, genetics, lifestyle,
and medicine. The present study deals with traditional diets like the Mediterranean diet …

Antiproliferative and apoptosis inducing effects of citral via p53 and ROS-induced mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis in human colorectal HCT116 and HT29 cell lines

BY Sheikh, MMR Sarker, MNA Kamarudin… - Biomedicine & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite various anticancer reports, antiproliferative and apoptosis inducing activity of citral
in HCT116 and HT29 cells have never been reported. This study aimed to evaluate the …

Bougainvillea glabra (choisy): A comprehensive review on botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicity

H Saleem, A Usman, MF Mahomoodally… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Bougainvillea glabra (Choisy).(Family:
Nyctinaginacea) is a valuable ornamental plant with culinary uses and also utilized in …