Medicines· 2018· Review
Flavonoids and Other Phenolic Compounds from Medicinal Plants for Pharmaceutical and Medical Aspects: An Overview
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- 2018year
Short summary
This review highlights flavonoids and phenolic compounds from medicinal plants as promising sources for pharmaceutical and medical applications due to their diverse bioactive properties.
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Key points
- Flavonoids and phenolic compounds from medicinal plants possess multiple bioactive properties.
- These compounds show potential for treating and preventing various diseases.
- Key applications include antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-cancer, and anti-inflammatory effects.
- They also offer cardioprotective, immune-promoting, and UV-protective benefits.
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Abstract
Phenolic compounds as well as flavonoids are well-known as antioxidant and many other important bioactive agents that have long been interested due to their benefits for human health, curing and preventing many diseases. This review attempts to demonstrate an overview of flavonoids and other phenolic compounds as the interesting alternative sources for pharmaceutical and medicinal applications. The examples of these phytochemicals from several medicinal plants are also illustrated, and their potential applications in pharmaceutical and medical aspects, especially for health promoting e.g., antioxidant effects, antibacterial effect, anti-cancer effect, cardioprotective effects, immune system promoting and anti-inflammatory effects, skin protective effect from UV radiation and so forth are highlighted.
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Field: Biochemistry (Medicine)
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