Apiaceae as an Important Source of Antioxidants and Their Applications

The excess level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) disturbs the oxidative balance leading to stress, which, in turn, causes diabetes mellites, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases. These effects ROS stress can be balanced by dietary antioxidants. In recent years, there has been an increasing trend use herbal products for personal beauty care. Apiaceae (previously Umbelliferae) family is a good source antioxidants, predominantly phenolic compounds, therefore, widely used pharmaceutical, cosmetic, cosmeceutical, flavor, perfumery industries. natural antioxidants include polyphenolic acids, flavonoids, carotenoids, tocopherols, ascorbic exhibit wide range biological effects, including anti-inflammatory, anti-aging, anti-atherosclerosis, anticancer. This review discusses plants as important their therapeutic value cosmetics.