Qadir Abdul, Shakeel Faiyaz, Ali Athar, Faiyazuddin Md
1Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062 India.
2Kayyali Chair for Pharmaceutical Industries, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh, 11451 Saudi Arabia.
J Food Sci Technol. 2020 Apr;57(4):1191-1204. doi: 10.1007/s13197-019-04096-8. Epub 2019 Sep 14.
(date palm) is a member of the genus belonging to family Arecaceae. It is widely cultivated for its edible fruits and kernels. Dates have been used for both dietary purposes as well as for their phytomedicinal impacts against the variety of diseases. Date fruits are rich in alkaloids, protein, carbohydrate, fatty acid (linoleic, lauric, palmitic, and stearic acid), carotenoids, vitamins, polyphenolic compounds, flavonoids, and tannins along with different types of nutrients like potassium, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus. Due to the presence of the variety of phytochemicals, they have greater impact on human health. They have strong antioxidant potential. It has been proposed now as a potential source of several unique medical and industrial products. In literature, much information is available on botanical descriptions, agriculture technology, and utilization in therapeutic intervention, but a little description is accessible on phytochemical relevance, formulation strategies, nutritional impact, and bioprocess technology. Therefore, the present review provides comprehensive information on the phytochemical relevance, pharmacology/bioactivity, pharmaceutical impact, their scope in bioprocess technology and nutraceutical values of date palm. According to all collected information, every portion of the plant has some beneficial properties that can serve as a source of medicine and nutraceutical.
海枣是棕榈科刺葵属的一员。它因其可食用的果实和果仁而被广泛种植。海枣既被用于饮食目的，也因其对多种疾病的植物药用作用而被使用。海枣果实富含生物碱、蛋白质、碳水化合物、脂肪酸（亚油酸、月桂酸、棕榈酸和硬脂酸）、类胡萝卜素、维生素、多酚化合物、黄酮类化合物和单宁，以及钾、钙、镁和磷等不同类型的营养物质。由于存在多种植物化学物质，它们对人类健康有更大的影响。它们具有很强的抗氧化潜力。现在它被认为是几种独特的医疗和工业产品的潜在来源。在文献中，有很多关于植物描述、农业技术以及在治疗干预中的应用的信息，但关于植物化学相关性、配方策略、营养影响和生物工艺技术的描述却很少。因此，本综述提供了关于海枣的植物化学相关性、药理学/生物活性、药物影响、它们在生物工艺技术中的范围以及营养保健价值的全面信息。根据所有收集到的信息，植物的每个部分都有一些有益特性，可作为药物和营养保健品的来源。
