Kowalczyk Alicja, Kupczyński Robert, Gałęska Elżbieta, Araujo Jose P, Czerniawska-Piątkowska Ewa
Department of Environment, Animal Hygiene, and Welfare, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Chełmońskiego 38C, Wrocław, Poland.
Mountain Research Centre (CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua D. Mendo Afonso, 147, Refóios do Lima, Ponte de Lima 4990-706, Portugal.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2022 Mar 27;2022:4766409. doi: 10.1155/2022/4766409. eCollection 2022.
There is an increasing demand of spices and herbs in developing countries due to the beneficial effects of plants and herbal preparations as medicines. The basic technological process of obtaining extracts from natural raw materials is extraction, consisting in etching with solvents. Plant extracts are extremely complex, multicomponent mixtures obtained from flowers, fruits, leaves, stems, twigs, or seeds of various plant materials. They are a rich source of polyphenols, flavonoids, phytosterols, carotenoids, and vitamins. The search for alternative methods of treatment is increasingly replacing the scientists' excessive focus on the healing properties of bioextracts. Recent research offers great hope for the development of alternative methods to improve the reproductive system. The use of animal models in experimental research has increased knowledge regarding the beneficial effects of bioextracts on both male and female reproductive systems and reproductive cells. Demonstrating the positive effect of plant extracts creates new opportunities for the use of biowaste, which is a by-product in various production sectors. The aim of this review is to present the functional properties of extracts of natural origin, a cross section of modern methods of their preparation, and a discussion of the possibilities of their use in the auxiliary reproductive system.
由于植物和草药制剂作为药物的有益作用，发展中国家对香料和草药的需求日益增加。从天然原料中获取提取物的基本工艺流程是提取，即使用溶剂进行浸提。植物提取物是从各种植物材料的花、果实、叶子、茎、嫩枝或种子中获得的极其复杂的多组分混合物。它们富含多酚、黄酮类化合物、植物甾醇、类胡萝卜素和维生素。对替代治疗方法的探索正日益取代科学家们对生物提取物治疗特性的过度关注。最近的研究为开发改善生殖系统的替代方法带来了巨大希望。在实验研究中使用动物模型增加了人们对生物提取物对雄性和雌性生殖系统及生殖细胞有益作用的认识。证明植物提取物的积极作用为利用生物废料创造了新机会，生物废料是各个生产部门的副产品。本综述的目的是介绍天然来源提取物的功能特性、其制备现代方法的概述，以及讨论其在辅助生殖系统中使用的可能性。
