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https://hdl.handle.net/10316/106093| Title: | Vitex agnus-castus L.: Main Features and Nutraceutical Perspectives | Authors: | Souto, Eliana B. Durazzo, Alessandra Nazhand, Amirhossein Lucarini, Massimo Zaccardelli, Massimo Souto, Selma B. Silva, Amélia M. Severino, Patrícia Novellino, Ettore Santini, Antonello |
Keywords: | chaste tree; Vitex agnus-castus L.; bioactive compounds; in vitro studies; in vivo studies; nutraceuticals; health-promoting properties | Issue Date: | 2020 | Publisher: | MDPI | Project: | Nutraceutica come supporto nutrizionale nel paziente oncologico, CUP: B83D18000140007 UIDB/04033/2020 (CITAB) ItemCrisRefDisplayStrategy.project.deleted.icon UIDB/04469/2020 M-ERA-NET-0004/2015-PAIRED |
Serial title, monograph or event: | Forests | Volume: | 11 | Issue: | 7 | Abstract: | Medicinal plants are used worldwide due to their lower risk of side e ects and eco-friendly, cost-e ective production when compared to chemical drugs, encouraging researchers to further exploit the therapeutic potential of the former. One of the most popular medicinal plants is Vitex agnus-castus L., grown in tropical and sub-tropical regions, to which di erent health benefits have already been attributed. In this perspective article, the in vitro and in vivo therapeutic properties of V. agnus-castus L. have been analyzed and reviewed with a special focus on its health-promoting e ects and potential nutraceutical applications. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/106093 | ISSN: | 1999-4907 | DOI: | 10.3390/f11070761 | Rights: | openAccess |
| Appears in Collections: | FFUC- Artigos em Revistas Internacionais |
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