Quince (Cydonia oblonga)—Morphology, Taxonomy, Composition and Health Benefits

Hussain, Syed Zameer; Naseer, Bazila; Qadri, Tahiya; Fatima, Tabasum; Bhat, Tashooq Ahmad

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-75502-7_4

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“…Polysaccharides of quince fruit inhibited the activity of tyrosine phosphatase (IC50 = 2.07 μg/mL), indicating its capability to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity [ 80 ]. Moreover, quince is used in sore throat, cough, pneumonia, and lung disease [ 2 , 7 , 37 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 ]. The antimicrobial potential of quince leaf extract was also tested by Benzarti et al (2018), who tested the activity against eight pathogenic bacteria using the disc diffusion method.…”

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Potential Therapeutic Properties of the Leaf of Cydonia Oblonga Mill. Based on Mineral and Organic Profiles

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Lopes

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Leaf extract of Cydonia Oblonga Mill. is interesting for further exploration of the potential of its substrates for therapeutic supplements. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were conducted on samples of green (October), yellow (November), and brown (December) quince leaves collected in the region of Pinhel, Portugal. Mineral analysis determined the measurements of the levels of several macro- and micro-elements. Organic analysis assessed the moisture content, total phenolic content (TPC), vitamin E, and fatty acid (FA) profiles. Mineral analysis was based on ICP-MS techniques, while the profiles of vitamin E and FA relied on HPLC-DAD-FLD and GC-FID techniques, respectively. Moisture content was determined through infrared hygrometry and TPC was determined by spectrophotometric methods. Regarding the mineral content, calcium, magnesium, and iron were the most abundant minerals. Concerning organic analysis, all leaf samples showed similar moisture content, while the TPC of gallic acid equivalents (GAE) and total vitamin E content, the most predominant of which was the α-tocopherol isomer, showed significant variations between green-brown and yellow leaves. FA composition in all leaf samples exhibited higher contents of SFA and PUFA than MUFA, with a predominance of palmitic and linolenic acids. Organic and inorganic analysis of quince leaves allow for the prediction of adequate physiological properties, mainly cardiovascular, pulmonary, and immunological defenses, which with our preliminary in silico studies suggest an excellent supplement to complementary therapy, including drastic pandemic situations.

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Potential Therapeutic Properties of the Leaf of Cydonia Oblonga Mill. Based on Mineral and Organic Profiles

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Oliveira

Lopes

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Plants

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“…The quince is the only member of the genus Cydonia , which belongs to the Rosaceae family, subfamily Maloideae, and tribe Pireas. [ 11 , 30 ]. Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Spermatophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Dicotyledonae Subclass: Caryophyllidae Order: Rosales Tribe: Pireas Subfamily: Maloideae Family: Rosaceae Genus: Cydonia .…”

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Cardiovascular Effects of Cydonia oblonga Miller (Quince)

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Vaseghi

Esmaeilian

et al. 2022

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Cydonia oblonga Miller (quince) is a monotypic genus in the Rosaceae family which used to treat or prevent many medical conditions such as diabetes, cancer, infections, and ulcer. This review will summarize the current state of knowledge available on botany, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of this plant with a focus on its effect on some cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes, blood pressure, lipid profile, and body weight. Databases of Google Scholar, Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and SID were searched systematically for English published articles with no date limitation. There were no human studies found, and all of the studies were conducted on animals or in vitro models. Reviewing of all 12 included articles showed that different types of quince extract have positive effects on cardiovascular-related factors such as blood pressure, diabetes, glucose metabolism, lipid profile, ROS, body weight, liver dysfunction, and thrombosis. An antihypertensive effect of quince showed to be a magnitude that is comparable to captopril and the lipid-lowering effect of quince showed to be a magnitude that is comparable to simvastatin. However, two studies evaluated the effect of quince fruit extract on insulin levels; one of them reported no positive effect, and the other one reported a significant positive effect. It can be concluded that different parts of quince including leaf, seed, and fruit could be used for improving cardiovascular-related factors including blood pressure, glucose metabolism and diabetes, obesity, and lipid-adjusting purposes. Quince was also found to have strong anti-inflammatory and antioxidant capacity. This study paves the way for further studies on the cardiovascular effect of quince consumption as a beneficial nutraceutical in humans.

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