Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Carović-Stanko, Klaudija
• Petek, Marko
• Grdiša, Martina
• Pintar, Jasna
• Bedeković, Dalibor
• Herak Ćustić, Mirjana
• Satovic, Zlatko

Titel

Medicinal plants of the family Lamiaceae as functional foods - a review

Ist Teil von

• Czech Journal of Food Sciences, 2016-01, Vol.34 (5), p.377-390

Ort / Verlag

Prague: Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Historically, species of the family Lamiaceae have enjoyed a rich tradition of use for flavouring, food preservation, and medicinal purposes, due to both their curative and their preventive properties. It is well known that each species has a special, complex mixture of bioactive compounds in which each component contributes to its overall bioactivity. Their value lays in the production of a wide range of secondary metabolites with potent antibacterial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiviral, and anticancer activities. This review focuses on the Lamiaceae species and their secondary metabolites encompassing a wide array of beneficial functions and their applicability as sources of functional foods. It could help in addressing specific consumer needs as healthy diet is a part of the lifestyle that maintains or improves overall health.