Al-Alawi Reem A, Al-Mashiqri Jawhara H, Al-Nadabi Jawaher S M, Al-Shihi Badria I, Baqi Younis
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Sultan Qaboos UniversityMuscat, Oman.
Front Plant Sci. 2017 May 23;8:845. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00845. eCollection 2017.
Many plants, including some of the commonly consumed herbs and spices in our daily food, can be safely and effectively used to prevent and/or treat some health concerns. For example, caffeine the active ingredient found in coffee beans (), shows biological activity in the treatment of the central nervous system (CNS) disorders, indole-3-carbinol, and 3,3'-diindolylmethane are both broccoli () derived phytochemicals with potential anti-cancer activity, and resveratrol, isolated from grape (), is reported to extend lifespan and provide cardio-neuro-protective, anti-diabetic, and anti-cancer effects. Date palm fruits possess high nutritional and therapeutic value with significant antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-proliferative properties. This review focuses on the date fruit extracts and their benefits in individual health promoting conditions and highlights their applications as useful to the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries in the development of natural compound-based industrial products.
许多植物，包括我们日常食物中一些常用的药草和香料，都可以安全有效地用于预防和/或治疗某些健康问题。例如，咖啡豆中含有的活性成分咖啡因在治疗中枢神经系统（CNS）疾病方面具有生物活性，吲哚 - 3 - 甲醇和3,3'-二吲哚甲烷都是西兰花衍生的具有潜在抗癌活性的植物化学物质，从葡萄中分离出的白藜芦醇据报道具有延长寿命以及提供心脏神经保护、抗糖尿病和抗癌作用。枣椰果具有很高的营养和治疗价值，具有显著的抗氧化、抗菌、抗真菌和抗增殖特性。本综述重点关注枣果提取物及其在促进个体健康方面的益处，并强调其在基于天然化合物的工业产品开发中对制药和营养保健品行业的应用。
