A Review of : Extraction, Analysis and Application of Functional Food.

Bl. still widely known as a medicinal plant due to its anti-inflammatory, neuroprotection, cardiovascular protection etc. Additionally, these medical applications cannot be separated from its antioxidant, anti-aging, regulating cell apoptosis ability, which make it have potential as a functional food as well as it has been eaten for more than 2,000 years in China. At present, although Bl. has appeared in a large number of studies, much of the research is based on drugs rather than foods. The review of Bl. from the perspective of food is one of the necessary steps to promote related development, by reviewing the literature on analytical methods of Bl. in recent years, critical components change in the extraction, analytical methods and improvement of food applications, all of aspects of it was summarized. Based on the report about physical and chemical changes in Bl. to discover the pathway of Bl. functional food development from current to the future.