Halophytes as source of bioactive phenolic compounds and their potential applications

M Lopes, A Sanches-Silva, M Castilho… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Halophytes are salt-tolerant plants that inhabit environments in which they are exposed to
extreme stress, wherefore they exhibit conserved and divergent metabolic responses …

Biological and agronomic traits of the main halophytes widespread in the Mediterranean region as potential new vegetable crops

T Lombardi, A Bertacchi, L Pistelli, A Pardossi… - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
Salinity is one of the oldest and most serious environmental problems in the world. The
increasingly widespread salinization of soils and water resources represents a growing …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of the emerging trends of the Salicornia L. genus as a sustainable crop

S Cárdenas-Pérez, A Piernik, JJ Chanona-Pérez… - Environmental and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Salicornia is a genus of plants that are able to grow in saline conditions and that are known
as “halophytes”. Moreover, this species has plenty of other industrial and ecological …

Halophytes: Gourmet food with nutritional health benefits?

L Barreira, E Resek, MJ Rodrigues, MI Rocha… - Journal of Food …, 2017 - Elsevier
Although little is known about their nutritional composition, Sarcocornia perennis subsp.
perennis, S. perennis subsp. alpini and Salicornia ramosissima (Salicorniaceae) as well as …

Edible halophytes of the Mediterranean basin: Potential candidates for novel food products

SA Petropoulos, A Karkanis, N Martins… - Trends in food science & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Recent trends in the food science industry and consumers' preferences for
diversified diets suggest the consumption of wild greens not only as diet complements but …

Salicornia: Evaluating the halophytic extremophile as a food and a pharmaceutical candidate

S Patel - 3 Biotech, 2016 - Springer
Food insecurity is a major issue in current scenario where a large section of mankind is at
risk of insufficient diet. As food productivity has its limits, the prospecting of unutilized or …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacological insights into halophyte bioactive extract action on anti-inflammatory, pain relief and antibiotics-type mechanisms

R Giordano, Z Saii, M Fredsgaard, LSS Hulkko… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The pharmacological activities in bioactive plant extracts play an increasing role in
sustainable resources for valorization and biomedical applications. Bioactive …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of the polyphenols in Salicornia: From recovery to health-promoting effect

F Limongelli, P Crupi, ML Clodoveo, F Corbo… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, there has been considerable attention paid toward the recovery of waste plant
matrices as possible sources of functional compounds with healthy properties. In this regard …

[HTML][HTML] Glassworts: from wild salt marsh species to sustainable edible crops

D Loconsole, G Cristiano, B De Lucia - Agriculture, 2019 - mdpi.com
Halophytes are naturally adapted in saline environments, where they benefit from the
substantial amounts of salt in the growth media. The need for salt-tolerant crops increases …

[PDF][PDF] Phenolics, flavonoids content and antioxidant activities of 4 Malaysian herbal plants

A Othman, NJ Mukhtar, NS Ismail… - … Food Research Journal, 2014 - core.ac.uk
Water and ethanolic extracts of four Malaysian local herbs, Tenggek burung (Melicope
Iunuankenda), Kesum (Polygonum minus), Curry leave (Murraya Koenigii) and Salam …