Vitex agnus-castus L.: Main Features and Nutraceutical Perspectives

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Autor(a) principal: Souto, Eliana B.
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Durazzo, Alessandra, Nazhand, Amirhossein, Lucarini, Massimo, Zaccardelli, Massimo, Souto, Selma B., Silva, Amélia M., Severino, Patrícia, Novellino, Ettore, Santini, Antonello
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/106093
https://doi.org/10.3390/f11070761
Resumo: 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.
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title Vitex agnus-castus L.: Main Features and Nutraceutical Perspectives
spellingShingle Vitex agnus-castus L.: Main Features and Nutraceutical Perspectives
Souto, Eliana B.
chaste tree
Vitex agnus-castus L.
bioactive compounds
in vitro studies; in vivo studies
nutraceuticals
health-promoting properties
title_short Vitex agnus-castus L.: Main Features and Nutraceutical Perspectives
title_full Vitex agnus-castus L.: Main Features and Nutraceutical Perspectives
title_fullStr Vitex agnus-castus L.: Main Features and Nutraceutical Perspectives
title_full_unstemmed Vitex agnus-castus L.: Main Features and Nutraceutical Perspectives
title_sort Vitex agnus-castus L.: Main Features and Nutraceutical Perspectives
author Souto, Eliana B.
author_facet Souto, Eliana B.
Durazzo, Alessandra
Nazhand, Amirhossein
Lucarini, Massimo
Zaccardelli, Massimo
Souto, Selma B.
Silva, Amélia M.
Severino, Patrícia
Novellino, Ettore
Santini, Antonello
author_role author
author2 Durazzo, Alessandra
Nazhand, Amirhossein
Lucarini, Massimo
Zaccardelli, Massimo
Souto, Selma B.
Silva, Amélia M.
Severino, Patrícia
Novellino, Ettore
Santini, Antonello
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Souto, Eliana B.
Durazzo, Alessandra
Nazhand, Amirhossein
Lucarini, Massimo
Zaccardelli, Massimo
Souto, Selma B.
Silva, Amélia M.
Severino, Patrícia
Novellino, Ettore
Santini, Antonello
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv chaste tree
Vitex agnus-castus L.
bioactive compounds
in vitro studies; in vivo studies
nutraceuticals
health-promoting properties
topic chaste tree
Vitex agnus-castus L.
bioactive compounds
in vitro studies; in vivo studies
nutraceuticals
health-promoting properties
description 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.
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