TY - JOUR
T1 - Date palm tree (Phoenix dactylifera L.)
T2 - Natural products and therapeutic options
AU - Al-Alawi, Reema
AU - Al-Mashiqri, Jawhara H.
AU - Al-Nadabi, Jawaher S.M.
AU - Al-Shihi, Badria I.
AU - Baqi, Younis
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Al-Alawi, Al-Mashiqri, Al-Nadabi, Al-Shihi and Baqi.
PY - 2017/5/23
Y1 - 2017/5/23
N2 - Many plants, including some of the commonly consumed herbs and spices in our daily food, can be safely and effectively used to prevent and/or treat some health concerns. For example, caffeine the active ingredient found in coffee beans (Coffea), shows biological activity in the treatment of the central nervous system(CNS) disorders, indole-3-carbinol, and 3,3′ -diindolylmethane are both broccoli (Brassica oleracea) derived phytochemicals with potential anti-cancer activity, and resveratrol, isolated from grape (Vitis vinifera), is reported to extend lifespan and provide cardio-neuro-protective, anti-diabetic, and anti-cancer effects. Date palm fruits possess high nutritional and therapeutic value with significant antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-proliferative properties. This review focuses on the date fruit extracts and their benefits in individual health promoting conditions and highlights their applications as useful to the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries in the development of natural compound-based industrial products.
AB - Many plants, including some of the commonly consumed herbs and spices in our daily food, can be safely and effectively used to prevent and/or treat some health concerns. For example, caffeine the active ingredient found in coffee beans (Coffea), shows biological activity in the treatment of the central nervous system(CNS) disorders, indole-3-carbinol, and 3,3′ -diindolylmethane are both broccoli (Brassica oleracea) derived phytochemicals with potential anti-cancer activity, and resveratrol, isolated from grape (Vitis vinifera), is reported to extend lifespan and provide cardio-neuro-protective, anti-diabetic, and anti-cancer effects. Date palm fruits possess high nutritional and therapeutic value with significant antioxidant, antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-proliferative properties. This review focuses on the date fruit extracts and their benefits in individual health promoting conditions and highlights their applications as useful to the pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries in the development of natural compound-based industrial products.
KW - Antioxidant
KW - Arecaceae
KW - Cancer
KW - Date fruit
KW - Palm tree
KW - Phoenix dactylifera L
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U2 - 10.3389/fpls.2017.00845
DO - 10.3389/fpls.2017.00845
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28588600
AN - SCOPUS:85021407298
SN - 1664-462X
VL - 8
JO - Frontiers in Plant Science
JF - Frontiers in Plant Science
M1 - 845
ER -
