University of Lodz, Department of General Biochemistry, Biology and Environmental Protection, 90-236 Lodz, Poland.
Nutrients. 2022 Aug 31;14(17):3601. doi: 10.3390/nu14173601.
Cardiovascular (CV) system dysfunction can result in the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), a key cause of death around the world. For many people, the most common treatment choices are still based on various plants used in traditional and folk medicine. Interestingly, many of these plants demonstrate various biological activities and pro-health properties; as such, there has been growing scientific interest in their use as medicines, including treatments for CVDs. Due to their varied biological properties, including anti-inflammatory and anticancer potential, the members of the and have long been used in traditional medicine. These properties are believed to derive from the chemical composition of the plants, which includes various flavonoids, phenolic acids, and terpenes. Although many of their pro-health properties have been well described, their effect on the cardiovascular system and CVDs remains unclear. The present work reviews the current literature about the effects of preparations of vegetables of the and families on the cardiovascular system and CVDs. Various species from the two families demonstrate antioxidant and antiplatelet activities in vitro and in vivo, which play key roles in the prophylaxis and treatment of CVDs. Additionally, some species have been evaluated for their anticoagulant activity. This review also describes the biological properties of these vegetables and discusses their anti-hyperlipidemic action, and their potential for obesity prevention and body weight control.
心血管系统功能障碍可导致心血管疾病（CVDs）的发生，这是全球主要的死亡原因之一。对于许多人来说，最常见的治疗选择仍然基于传统和民间医学中使用的各种植物。有趣的是，这些植物中的许多都表现出各种生物活性和有益健康的特性；因此，人们对它们作为药物的使用越来越感兴趣，包括治疗 CVDs。由于其多样的生物特性，包括抗炎和抗癌潜力， 和 科的成员长期以来一直被用于传统医学。这些特性被认为源自植物的化学成分，包括各种类黄酮、酚酸和萜类化合物。尽管它们的许多有益健康的特性已经得到了很好的描述，但它们对心血管系统和 CVDs 的影响仍不清楚。本工作综述了关于 和 科蔬菜制剂对心血管系统和 CVDs 的影响的现有文献。这两个科的各种物种在体外和体内均表现出抗氧化和抗血小板活性，这在 CVDs 的预防和治疗中起着关键作用。此外，一些物种已被评估其抗凝活性。本文还描述了这些蔬菜的生物学特性，并讨论了它们的抗高血脂作用，以及它们在预防肥胖和控制体重方面的潜力。
