Medicinal halophytes: potent source of health promoting biomolecules with medical, nutraceutical and food applications

R Ksouri, WM Ksouri, I Jallali, A Debez… - Critical reviews in …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Salt-tolerant plants grow in a wide variety of saline habitats, from coastal regions, salt
marshes and mudflats to inland deserts, salt flats and steppes. Halophytes living in these …

Cynara cardunculus L. as a biomass and multi-purpose crop: A review of 30 years of research

J Gominho, MD Curt, A Lourenço, J Fernández… - Biomass and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This review covers 30 years on cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.); a perennial plant adapted
to the Mediterranean climate conditions of low rainfall and hot dry summers. Its potential as a …

Extraction processes with several solvents on total bioactive compounds in different organs of three medicinal plants

NEH Lezoul, M Belkadi, F Habibi, F Guillén - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The extraction of secondary metabolites by water, MeOH: water (8: 2) containing NaF,
methanol, ethanol and acetone (all of them diluted (7: 3) in water) from the different parts …

Phenolic compounds and antioxidant activities of edible flowers from Thailand

O Kaisoon, S Siriamornpun, N Weerapreeyakul… - Journal of functional …, 2011 - Elsevier
We investigated the phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacities of free and bound
phenolics from 12 available Thai edible flowers which have long been consumed as …

Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the edible medicinal halophyte Tamarix gallica L. and related polyphenolic constituents

R Ksouri, H Falleh, W Megdiche, N Trabelsi… - Food and Chemical …, 2009 - Elsevier
Tamarix gallica is a halophytic species having hepatotonic and stimulant properties, as it
was traditionally used in the treatment of various liver disorders. Leaf and flower infusion …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of biological, environmental and technical factors on phenolic content and antioxidant activities of Tunisian halophytes

R Ksouri, W Megdiche, H Falleh… - Comptes …, 2008 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
Halophyte ability to withstand salt-triggered oxidative stress is governed by multiple
biochemical mechanisms that facilitate retention and/or acquisition of water, protect …

Salt stress mitigation by seed priming with UV-C in lettuce plants: Growth, antioxidant activity and phenolic compounds

C Ouhibi, H Attia, F Rebah, N Msilini, M Chebbi… - Plant Physiology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Seeds of Lactuca sativa L.'Romaine'were subjected to priming treatments with UV-C
radiation at 0.85 or 3.42 kJ m− 2. Seedlings obtained from both primed (Pr) and non-primed …

Assessment of flavonoids contents and in vitro antioxidant activity of Launaea procumbens

RA Khan, MR Khan, S Sahreen, M Ahmed - Chemistry Central Journal, 2012 - Springer
Background Launaea procumbens (LP) has been used as a food supplement in Pakistan. In
this study methanolic crude extract (LPME) of the whole plant and its different fractions; n …

Assessment of phytochemical content, polyphenolic composition, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of Leguminosae medicinal plants in Peninsular Malaysia

YL Chew, EW Ling Chan, PL Tan, YY Lim… - … and alternative medicine, 2011 - Springer
Background Many medicinal plants from Leguminosae family can be found easily in
Malaysia. These plants have been used as traditional medicines by local ethnic groups …

Influence of climate variation on phenolic composition and antioxidant capacity of Medicago minima populations

S Kabtni, D Sdouga, I Bettaib Rebey, M Save… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Medicago minima is a pasture legume that grows almost all over the world. In Tunisia, it
occupies various climatic environments and is considered the most abundant annual …