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Oct 29, 2021 · Medicinal plants, especially the endemic and edible plants in certain locales, are particularly important for the development of new drugs due to their ability to produce compounds with antioxidant and antimicrobial activities and their importance in human health .
- Catalina Voaides, Nicoleta Radu, Elena Birza, Narcisa Babeanu
- 10.3390/plants10112344
- 2021
- Plants (Basel). 2021 Nov; 10(11): 2344.
Jun 30, 2024 · The medlar plant has a long history of use in gastronomy and healthcare. Medlar waste is used to extract hazardous heavy metals from contaminated water. The nutritional value of M. germanica fruits comes from their composition of carbohydrates, carotenoids, amino acids, organic acids, proteins, vitamins, fatty acids, and vital components.
Mar 14, 2024 · Due to its richness in biochemical constituents such as flavonoids, phenols, proteins, vitamin C and zinc, African medlar fruit has a potential to meet the human recommended daily intake (RDI), thus can be considered a potential functional food crop.
2 days ago · The medlar fruit is a pome (after the Latin word for fruit: pōmum), the type of fruit produced by flowering plants in the subfamily Maloideae of the family Rosaceae. The best-known example of a pome is the apple, but other pomes are cotoneaster, hawthorn, loquat, medlar, pear, pyracantha, toyon, quince, rowan, and whitebeam.
Jun 30, 2023 · This review paper summarizes the chemical and nutritional properties of medlar fruit, traditional medicinal uses and biological activity of the medlar plant, relying on the most relevant and up to date scientific literature in the field.
The fruit, leaves and bark of the tree were also used in medicines for stomach complaints, and even today, medlar jelly is eaten alongside rich meats and thought to aid digestion. Aside from their health benefits, the French thought medlar trees had magical powers which could protect their homes from witchcraft and sorcery.
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Mar 21, 2022 · Bioactive compounds such as phenols and fatty acids are present in medlar fruit (Akcay et al., 2016 ). It has also been reported that this fruit is a rich source of natural antioxidants and can be used in the production of food and pharmaceutical formulations (Akbulut et al., 2016 ).
