[HTML][HTML] Dietary flaxseed as a strategy for improving human health

M Parikh, TG Maddaford, JA Austria, M Aliani… - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Flaxseed is a rich source of the omega-3 fatty acid, alpha linolenic acid, the lignan
secoisolariciresinol diglucoside and fiber. These compounds provide bioactivity of value to …

Medicinal effect of nutraceutical fruits for the cognition and brain health

RK Keservani, AK Sharma, RK Kesharwani - Scientifica, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The recent era is witnessing evaluation of medicinal and nutritional value of fruits and fruit
juices for the management and prevention of brain diseases like headache stress, anxiety …

Pomegranate extract protects against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury and preserves brain DNA integrity in rats

MAE Ahmed, EM El Morsy, AAE Ahmed - Life sciences, 2014 - Elsevier
Aim Interruption to blood flow causes ischemia and infarction of brain tissues with
consequent neuronal damage and brain dysfunction. Pomegranate extract is well tolerated …

Innovative drugs to treat depression: did animal models fail to be predictive or did clinical trials fail to detect effects?

C Belzung - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2014 - nature.com
Over recent decades, encouraging preclinical evidence using rodent models pointed to
innovative pharmacological targets to treat major depressive disorder. However, subsequent …

Efficiency of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) peels extract as a high potential natural tool towards Fusarium dry rot on potato tubers

EA Elsherbiny, BH Amin, ZA Baka - Postharvest Biology and Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
The efficacy of the methanol extract of pomegranate peels was evaluated for controlling the
growth of Fusarium sambucinum in vitro and development of dry rot on potato tubers both in …

Bioactive properties of commercialised pomegranate (Punica granatum) juice: antioxidant, antiproliferative and enzyme inhibiting activities

F Les, JM Prieto, JM Arbonés-Mainar, MS Valero… - Food & function, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Pomegranate juice and related products have long been used either in traditional medicine
or as nutritional supplements claiming beneficial effects. Although there are several studies …

A review of experimental and clinical studies on the therapeutic effects of pomegranate (Punica granatum) on non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease: Focus on oxidative …

MY Zamanian, M Sadeghi Ivraghi… - Food Science & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is frequently linked to metabolic disorders and is
prevalent in obese and diabetic patients. The pathophysiology of NAFLD involves multiple …

Preventive and therapeutic effects of Punica granatum L. polyphenols in neurological conditions

S Aleksandrova, R Alexova, S Dragomanova… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is a polyphenol-rich food and medicinal plant containing
flavonols, anthocyanins, and tannins. Ellagitannins (ETs) are the most abundant …

Gut microbiota: A pivotal hub for polyphenols as antidepressants

N Zhou, X Gu, T Zhuang, Y Xu, L Yang… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Polyphenols, present in a broad range of plants, have been thought to be responsible for
many beneficial health effects, such as an antidepressant. Despite that polyphenols can be …

Pomegranate and its components, punicalagin and ellagic acid, promote antidepressant, antioxidant, and free radical-scavenging activity in ovariectomized rats

N Cervantes-Anaya, G Azpilcueta-Morales… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Previous reports described the antidepressant-like action of the aqueous extract of
pomegranate (Punica granatum: AEPG). Thus we evaluated the effect of AEPG and the main …