The plants belonging to the genus Vicia are of great interest as a source of many bioactive compounds and micronutrients. A snapshot of their cultivation, habitat, main components, from which essential oils can be obtained, is given. The traditional medicinal uses of Vicia plants are also reported, as well as the wide spectrum of the main biological activities attributed to Vicia plants is discussed regarding potential health beneficial properties, in particular anti-Parkinson, anticholinesterase, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, antimicrobial, cytotoxic, antioxidant, antiinflammatory and antinociceptive, antidiabetic, antihemolytic, anticoagulant, estrogenic, diuretic, antihypoxic activities.
Vicia plants-A comprehensive review on chemical composition and phytopharmacology / Salehi, Bahare; Abu-Reidah, Ibrahim M; Sharopov, Farukh; Karazhan, Natallia; Sharifi-Rad, Javad; Akram, Muhammad; Daniyal, Muhammad; Khan, Fahad Said; Abbaass, Wafa; Zainab, Rida; Carbone, Katya; Fahmy, Nouran M; Al-Sayed, Eman; El-Shazly, Mohamed; Lucarini, Massimo; Durazzo, Alessandra; Santini, Antonello; Martorell, Miquel; Pezzani, Raffaele. - In: PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH. - ISSN 1099-1573. - 35:2(2021), pp. 790-809. [10.1002/ptr.6863]
Vicia plants-A comprehensive review on chemical composition and phytopharmacology
Santini, Antonello;
2021
Abstract
The plants belonging to the genus Vicia are of great interest as a source of many bioactive compounds and micronutrients. A snapshot of their cultivation, habitat, main components, from which essential oils can be obtained, is given. The traditional medicinal uses of Vicia plants are also reported, as well as the wide spectrum of the main biological activities attributed to Vicia plants is discussed regarding potential health beneficial properties, in particular anti-Parkinson, anticholinesterase, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, antimicrobial, cytotoxic, antioxidant, antiinflammatory and antinociceptive, antidiabetic, antihemolytic, anticoagulant, estrogenic, diuretic, antihypoxic activities.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.