Lahouar Lamia, El-Bok Safia, Achour Lotfi
* Laboratoire de Recherche Bioressources: Biologie Intégrative & Valorisation, "BIOLIVAL" de l'Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Monastir, Université de Monastir Tunisie.
† Laboratoire de Biodiversité, Biotechnologies et Changements Climatiques, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar Tunisie.
Am J Chin Med. 2015;43(7):1311-29. doi: 10.1142/S0192415X15500743. Epub 2015 Oct 18.
Medicinal plants have played a major role as a functional food and pharmacological source of active substances. Barley grass (BG) is young green barley leaves. It is the young grass of the common barley plant Hordeum vulgare L. of the family Poeaceae (Graminae). It is a type of green grasses, and the only vegetation on the earth that can supply sole nutritional support from birth to old age. It contains a wide spectrum of vitamins, minerals, as well as eight essential amino acids that we must get from our diets. BG possesses several pharmacological activities as anticancer activity, anti-oxidant activity and anti-inflammatory activity. It has been argued that BG helps blood flow, digestion and general detoxification of the body. The major pharmacologic interest of BG is its use in the treatment of chronic diseases. The beneficial effects observed in chronic disease may be related to bioactive compounds contained in BG such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and bioflavonoids (lutonarin and saponarin). Thus, this paper is focused on the various studies that emphasize the therapeutic potential of BG in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases.
药用植物作为功能性食品和活性物质的药理学来源发挥了重要作用。大麦草(BG)是嫩绿色的大麦叶。它是禾本科(Graminae)普通大麦植物大麦(Hordeum vulgare L.)的嫩草。它是一种绿色草本植物,也是地球上唯一一种能从出生到老年提供唯一营养支持的植被。它含有多种维生素、矿物质以及我们必须从饮食中获取的八种必需氨基酸。大麦草具有多种药理活性,如抗癌活性、抗氧化活性和抗炎活性。有人认为大麦草有助于血液循环、消化和身体的全面排毒。大麦草的主要药理研究兴趣在于其在治疗慢性疾病方面的应用。在慢性疾病中观察到的有益效果可能与大麦草中含有的生物活性化合物有关,如超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和生物类黄酮(卢特诺林和皂草苷)。因此,本文重点关注各种强调大麦草在预防和治疗慢性疾病方面治疗潜力的研究。