Scientific basis for the industrialization of traditionally used plants of the Rosaceae family

Abstract

Plants have been traditionally used for the treatment of different types of illness, due to biomolecules with recognised benefits. Rosaceae family is used in traditional Galician medicine. The following plants Agrimonia eupatoria, Crataegus monogyna, Filipendula ulmaria, Geum urbanum, Potentilla erecta and Rosa canina are usually found in treatments. The aim of this study is to perform an ethnobotanical review about the bioactive compounds of these plants and their different bioactivities, both studied in vitro and in vivo. The nature of the bioactive compounds is varied, highlighting the presence of different phenolic compounds, such as phenolic acids, flavonoids or tannins. Understanding the beneficial effects of the administration of the whole plant or target tissues from A. eupatoria, C. monogyna, F. ulmaria, G. urbanum, P. erecta and R. canina as well as those from their individual compounds could lead to the development of new drugs based on the use of natural ingredients.

Rapid characterization of hypanthium and seed in wild and cultivated rosehip: application of Raman microscopy combined with multivariate analysis

“…All the aforementioned conditions, together with biochemical traits, may affect the quantitative variation of pigments in rose fruits [3,7] because of their effects on carotenoids biosynthesis. Taking into account the various growing locations of the rosehips collected, it could be assumed that the different abiotic factors influenced carotenoids biosynthesis in most of the cultivated rosehips (7, and 8, 10 HC) as well as in wild rosehips (3,4,5,6 HW), compared to all other locations (indicated by the positive loading of PC1 and PC2). According to the literature, no differences in β-carotene content were observed between some wild and cultivated rosehip [56].…”

“…The rosehip of this species has many beneficial effects, such as anti-diarrhoeic, astringent, healing, depurative, diuretic and venotonic, and it is mainly used as infused, tinctured or consumed as syrup or dragees. On the other hand, the seeds are a rich source of polyunsaturated fatty acids and were used in folk medicine in wound-healing and skin disease treatments [4]. Rosehips and/or petals can be used in gastronomy (e.g.…”

“…salads, confiture, honey, herbal tea, vine, liqueur, etc. ), food industry (marmalade, jam products, probiotic beverages, fruit yogurts and soup production) and cosmetic industry (rosewater, anti-ageing oil, anti-acne and pigmentation-reducing formulations) [4,5,6].…”

Status and Challenges of Plant-Anticancer Compounds in Cancer Treatment

“…The ever-growing interest in the search of new therapeutic compounds against cancer has pushed researchers to look for innovative sources of anticancer compounds in natural sources, including plants [31]. Traditionally, plants have been used in all cultures for healing diverse diseases and improve well-being [32,33]. Further research demonstrated that traditional-used plants contain bioactive compounds, which administered in sufficient doses, have positive effects on health.…”

Black-box modelling, bi-objective optimization and ASPEN batch simulation of phenolic compound extraction from Nauclea latifolia root

“…Most of extracts from the plant material are good sources of phenolic compounds and utilized for healing pathological problems (Alcântara et al, 2019;Garcia-Oliveira et al, 2020;García-Cruz et al, 2017). Consumption of plant materials such as fruits and vegetables contribute to the prevention of many ailments owing to the presence of some phenolics in the plant materials (Septembre-Malaterre et al, 2018).…”