College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Key Laboratory for Agro-Products Nutritional Evaluation of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Postharvest Handling of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-Food Processing, Zhejiang International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Health Food Manufacturing and Quality Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Fuli Institute of Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Ningbo Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Ningbo 315100, China.
Xianning Academy of Forestry Sciences, Xianning 437100, China.
Food Chem. 2022 May 30;377:131853. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.131853. Epub 2021 Dec 14.
Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour. has been cultivated in China for over 2500 years. Due to the unique and strong fragrance, O. fragrans flowers have long been added into food, tea, and beverages. Not only the O. fragrans flowers, but also leaves, barks, roots, and fruits possess some beneficial effects such as relieving pain and alleviating cough in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Modern pharmacological researches demonstrated that O. fragrans possesses a broad spectrum of biological activities including antioxidant, neuroprotective, antidiabetic and anticancer activities etc. A large number of phytochemicals identified in O. fragrans are responsible for its health promoting and disease preventing effects. The components of volatile compounds in O. fragrans are complex but the content is less abundant. The present review mainly focuses on the bioactive ingredients identified from O. fragrans, the therapeutic effects of O. fragrans and its applications in food, cosmetics and medicines.
桂花（Thunb.）Lour.在中国已有 2500 多年的栽培历史。由于其独特而浓郁的香气，桂花长期以来一直被添加到食品、茶和饮料中。不仅桂花的花朵，而且桂花的叶子、树皮、根和果实也具有一些有益的作用，如中医中的止痛和止咳。现代药理研究表明，桂花具有广泛的生物活性，包括抗氧化、神经保护、抗糖尿病和抗癌等活性等。从桂花中鉴定出的大量植物化学物质是其促进健康和预防疾病的作用的原因。桂花中挥发性化合物的成分复杂但含量较少。本综述主要集中于从桂花中鉴定出的生物活性成分、桂花的治疗作用及其在食品、化妆品和药品中的应用。
