PharmAfrican, Lévis, Québec, Canada.
J Med Food. 2011 Nov;14(11):1289-97. doi: 10.1089/jmf.2010.0327. Epub 2011 Aug 24.
Gnetum africanum is a forest liana that grows abundantly in Central Africa, South America, and tropical and subtropical Asia. Its leaves are eaten as a vegetable, either raw or finely chopped and cooked; they are also widely used as an ingredient in soups and stews and are much in demand for their nutritional and therapeutic properties. In the latter application, various fractions of G. africanum are used medicinally to treat many different illnesses. Many studies have also shown that the chemical composition of the leaves of this plant gives it significant nutritional properties, and its high fiber, protein, and calorie content support these claims. Several molecular compounds related to the families of stilbenes, glycosylflavones, and flavonostilbenes have been isolated and identified in the leaf extract of this plant. These molecules give the plant its interesting properties and biological activities.
非洲买麻藤是一种森林藤本植物，广泛生长在中非、南美以及热带和亚热带亚洲。其叶子可作为蔬菜食用，无论是生吃还是切碎炒熟；它们也被广泛用作汤和炖菜的配料，因其具有营养价值和治疗特性而备受追捧。在后者的应用中，非洲买麻藤的各种提取物都被用于治疗许多不同的疾病。许多研究还表明，该植物叶子的化学成分赋予了它显著的营养价值，其高纤维、蛋白质和卡路里含量也支持了这些说法。从这种植物的叶提取物中分离并鉴定出了几种与芪类、黄酮糖苷和黄酮二苯乙烯类有关的分子化合物。这些分子赋予了该植物有趣的特性和生物活性。
