Zdravstveni Aspekti Značaja Hrane

Abstract

Food covers inorganic and organic compounds, which build the human body and provide energy. In order to ensure the proper functioning of the organism, it is necessary to take all the nutrients in optimal quantities. It is especially important to use fruits, vegetables and cereals in the in nutrition, and their regular intake helps prevent diseases of the digestive tract, hypertension, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative and infectious diseases, osteoporosis and cancer.

Cultivation, Importance and Possibilites of Application of Medicinal Plants in Medicine

“…Angiosperms also include species that are intensively used in pharmacy and medicine. Whether it is crop production for food or medical purposes, optimal crop yields can only be obtained through agricultural production based on scientific principles (Jančić, 2004;Đukić et al, 2007;Šarčević-Todosijević et al, 2018;Šarčević-Todosijević and Vojvodić, 2020). Cultivation of medicinal plants is not significantly different from cultivation of any other crop.…”

“…(2018) collected and determined 32 plant species within 24 angiosperm families. All collected species show wide range of pharmacological activities and are used in phytotherapy (Šarčević-Todosijević et al, 2018;Šarčević-Todosijević et al, 2022a).…”

“…In the production of food on the planet level, the primary role belongs mainly to angiosperms, but this group of plants also includes species that are intensively used in pharmacy and medicine (Jančić, 2004;Šarčević-Todosijević et al, 2018). The cultivation of medicinal plants is no different from the cultivation of other crops, and in order to achieve optimal yields, optimal habitat conditions are necessary, as well as the timely application of agrotechnical measures.…”

“…Medicinal plants can be cultivated or collected from nature (Kovačević, 2004). The area of the Balkans is very rich in medicinal plant species, but due to favorable climatic conditions, they can also be successfully grown on plantations (Šarčević-Todosijević et al, 2018;Šarčević-Todosijević et al, 2022a).…”

“…Epidemiological studies indicate that the long-term use of plant polyphenols in the diet has a preventive effect on the occurrence of cancer, diabetes, inflammatory, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative diseases, as well as aging-associated diseases. In addition to antibacterial and antifungal properties, natural components of plants are an important source for developing new antiviral drugs due to their availability and low side effects (Beckman, 2000;Kovačević, 2004;Arts and Hollman, 2005;Đorđević et al, 2020;Šarčević-Todosijević et al, 2022b;Popović et al, 2018a;2018b;2019;2021).…”