Phytosterols and cardiovascular health

Marangoni, Franca; Poli, Andrea

doi:10.1016/j.phrs.2010.01.001

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“…Phytosterols have received particular attention because of their capability to lower serum cholesterol levels in humans (Marangoni and Poli 2010), resulting in significantly reduced risk of heart disease. Predominant sterols in bamboo shoots have been identified as β-sitosterol, campesterol, and stigmasterol Lachance and He 1998).…”

Section: Phytosterolsmentioning

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Nutritional Properties of Bamboo Shoots: Potential and Prospects for Utilization as a Health Food

Chongtham¹,

Bisht²,

Haorongbam³

2011

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

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Bamboo is intricately associated with humans from times immemorial. Popularly known for their industrial uses, a lesser known fact of bamboos is the usage of its young shoots as a food that can be consumed fresh, fermented, or canned. The juvenile shoots are not only delicious but are rich in nutrient components, mainly proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, and fiber and are low in fat and sugars. In addition, they contain phytosterols and a high amount of fiber that can be labeled as nutraceuticals or natural medicines that are attracting the attention of health advocates and scientists alike. The shoots are free from residual toxicity and grow without the application of fertilizers. Modern research has revealed that bamboo shoots have a number of health benefits: improving appetite and digestion, weight loss, and curing cardiovascular diseases and cancer. The shoots are reported to have anticancer, antibacterial, and antiviral activity. Shoots have antioxidant capacity due to the presence of phenolic compounds. The increasing trends of health consciousness among consumers have stimulated the field of functional foods and bamboo shoots can be one of them. Bamboo fiber is now a common ingredient in breakfast cereals, fruit juices, bakery and meat products, sauces, shredded cheeses, cookies, pastas, snacks, frozen desserts, and many other food products. This review emphasizes the health benefits of bamboo shoots and their potential for utilization as a health food.

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Section: Phytosterolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nutritional Properties of Bamboo Shoots: Potential and Prospects for Utilization as a Health Food

Chongtham¹,

Bisht²,

Haorongbam³

2011

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

249

120

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“…Steroids are anticancerous, antiinflammatory, antiatherosclerotic, and antiobese, and pain relieving. They also act as hypoglycemic, hypocholesterolemic, analgesic and hormones in humans [67][68][69]. The phytochemical analysis of both O. indicum and M. pachycarpa showed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, cardiac glycosides, saponins, phytosterol, taninns and triterpenoids.…”

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Phytochemical and TLC Profiling of Oroxylum indicum and Milletia pachycarpa

M¹,

J²

2015

Saha, J Plant Biochem Physiol

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The humans have used medicinal plants for healthcare since the time immemorial. The systematic phytochemical analysis of traditionally used medicinal plants is needed to establish their use as medicine. Oroxylum indicum and Milletia pachycarpa have been used in India and China to treat various health related disorders. Therefore it was decided to undertake phytochemical and Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) profiling of different extracts of Oroxylum indicum and Milletia pachycarpa using standard procedures. The dried powder of stem bark of Oroxylum indicum and root bark of Milletia pachycarpa was sequentially extracted in chloroform, ethanol and water. The dried extract of each plant was phytochemically analyzed for the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, cardiac glycosides, phytosterols, saponins, tannins steroids and phlobatannins. Each extract from both plants was processed for TLC profiling on silica gel using various solvent combinations as mobile phase. The phytochemical analysis showed the presence of alkaloids in chloroform and ethanol extracts, whereas alkaloids were absent in aqueous extract of both Oroxylum indicum and Milletia pachycarpa. The flavonoids were observed in all extracts of both plants. However, cardiac glycosides were absent in the aqueous extract of Milletia pachycarpa. The saponins were detected in all the extracts of both plants except the chloroform extract of Oroxylum indicum. The tannins could not be detected in the aqueous extract of M. pachycarpa. The phlobatannins were absent in all extracts of both plants. Steroids exhibiting a wide variety of biological activity [8]. Almost every part of this tree possesses medicinal properties and has been used in several traditional Ayurvedic and folk medicines [18]. O. Indicum has been reported to possess several medicinal properties including analgesic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antioxidant [19][20][21][22][23]. Therefore, an attempt has been made to study the phytochemical constituents of Milletia pachycarpa and Oroxylum indicum. Materials and Methods Preparation of the extractThe non-infected stem bark of O. indicum was collected from Champhai whereas root bark of Milletia pachycarpa was collected from Kolasib district of Mizoram, India during the dry season in the month of January. The identification of plant was done by the Department of Horticulture and Aromatic and Medicinal Plants, Mizoram University, Aizawl, India. The barks of both plants was washed thoroughly with clean water and allowed to shade dry at room temperature in the dark in clean and hygienic conditions. The dried barks of both plants were separately powdered using an electrical grinder at room temperature. The powdered bark of O. indicum stem or root bark of M. pachycarpa was sequentially extracted with petroleum ether, chloroform, ethanol and distilled water according to increase in polarity using a Soxhlet apparatus until the solvents became colourless [24]. The liquid extracts were concentrated by evaporating their liquid contents using ...

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“…PS are natural components of human diets (Weihrauch and Gardner, 1978;Phillips et al, 2005). An average daily intake of PS from natural sources is estimated between 150 and 440mg in Western countries (Ostlund, 2002;Jimenez-Escrig et al, 2006) Need of fortification: Phytosterols has been known for its cholesterol lowering action since 1950s (Russel et al, 2002;Demonty et al, 2006;Ortega et al, 2006;Acuff et al, 2007;Earnest et al 2007;Marangoni and Poli, 2010;Rocette et al, 2010). ß-sitosterol had been used as a supplement and as a drug to lower serum cholesterol for a long time.…”

Section: Inhibition Of Cholesterol Cbsorption In Intestinementioning

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Plant sterols for human health- A review

Jain

Bathla

2015

JANS

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Abstract:The aim of the article was to review phytosterols as functional food and its significance in lowering cholesterol as well as its specific effect on human health. Phytosterols has been known for its cholesterol lowering action long time back but the uprising of phytosterols in form of functional foods gained the interest once again. Fatty food matrix provides optimal solubility but fortification of phytosterols with other food matrices like low fat fermented milk, bread, juice are showing positive results. A dose of 2 g/day of either steryl or stanyl esters has been prescribed for an optimum effect which has been confirmed by FDA and EC. A number of studies have documented the safety and the efficiency of phytosterols. But there is still a big question mark on the use of it because of their adverse effect on body in form of Phytosterol oxidation products (POPs). It needs further investigation to elucidate effect of POPs within body.

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Phytosterols and cardiovascular health

Cited by 254 publications

References 50 publications

Nutritional Properties of Bamboo Shoots: Potential and Prospects for Utilization as a Health Food

Nutritional Properties of Bamboo Shoots: Potential and Prospects for Utilization as a Health Food

Phytochemical and TLC Profiling of Oroxylum indicum and Milletia pachycarpa

Plant sterols for human health- A review

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