ThebotanicalfamilyLamiaceae,whichcomprisesaround230generaand7100speciesworldwide,isofgreatimportanceformedicine,cooking,cosmetics,andthecultivationofmedicinalandaromaticplants.NotablemembersincludeSage,Mint,andSideritis.ThisreviewfocusesonS.officinalisL.(S.officinalis),commonlyknownassage,andinparticularitsbioactiveconstituentsandtheirpotentialmedicinalapplications.Exten-sivesearchesofdatabasessuchasPubMed,Scopus,WebofScience,andGoogleScholarwereconducted.TheresearchemphasizestheantioxidantpropertiesofS.officinalisduetoitsflavonoidsandphenolicacids.Bothinvitroandinvivostudiesdemonstrateitseffectivenessagainstbacterialinfections.Recentresearchalsosug-geststhatS.officinalishasthepotentialtoextendtheshelflifeofvariousfoodsbyreducinglipidoxidation,makingitanimportantingredientinthefoodindustryasanaturalfoodadditive.ThefindingsunderscorethepotentialmedicinalapplicationsofS.officinalis,includingitspharmacological,antioxidantandantibacterialproperties,aswellasitsroleinfoodpreservation.Despiteexistingcontrover-sies,S.officinalisprovestobeanaturalandhealthieralternativeforvariousapplications,inlinewithtoday’sconsumerpreferencesfornaturalandsustainableproducts.
Sage(SalviaofficinalisL.):Abotanicalmarvelwithversatilepharmacologicalpropertiesandsustainableapplicationsinfunctionalfoods / Ben Akacha, Boutheina; Kacaniova, Miroslava; Generalic Mekinic, Ivana; Kukula-Koche, Wirginia; Koch, Wojciech; Erdogan Orhan, Ilkay; Cmikova, Natalia; Taglieri, Isabella; Venturi, Francesca; Samartin, Chiara; Taieb Bouteraa, Mohamed; Ben Saad, Rania; Mnif, Wissem; Garzoli, Stefania; Ben Hsouna, Anis. - In: SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY. - ISSN 0254-6299. - (2024).
Sage(SalviaofficinalisL.):Abotanicalmarvelwithversatilepharmacologicalpropertiesandsustainableapplicationsinfunctionalfoods
Stefania Garzoli
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2024
Abstract
ThebotanicalfamilyLamiaceae,whichcomprisesaround230generaand7100speciesworldwide,isofgreatimportanceformedicine,cooking,cosmetics,andthecultivationofmedicinalandaromaticplants.NotablemembersincludeSage,Mint,andSideritis.ThisreviewfocusesonS.officinalisL.(S.officinalis),commonlyknownassage,andinparticularitsbioactiveconstituentsandtheirpotentialmedicinalapplications.Exten-sivesearchesofdatabasessuchasPubMed,Scopus,WebofScience,andGoogleScholarwereconducted.TheresearchemphasizestheantioxidantpropertiesofS.officinalisduetoitsflavonoidsandphenolicacids.Bothinvitroandinvivostudiesdemonstrateitseffectivenessagainstbacterialinfections.Recentresearchalsosug-geststhatS.officinalishasthepotentialtoextendtheshelflifeofvariousfoodsbyreducinglipidoxidation,makingitanimportantingredientinthefoodindustryasanaturalfoodadditive.ThefindingsunderscorethepotentialmedicinalapplicationsofS.officinalis,includingitspharmacological,antioxidantandantibacterialproperties,aswellasitsroleinfoodpreservation.Despiteexistingcontrover-sies,S.officinalisprovestobeanaturalandhealthieralternativeforvariousapplications,inlinewithtoday’sconsumerpreferencesfornaturalandsustainableproducts.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
