Goji Berry: Health Promoting Properties

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چکیده

Since ancient times, it has been noticed that Goji berry fruit juice, roots and leaves consist of ingredients contain a wide variety bioactive substances. The consumption goji fruits results in properties which improve the subjective feeling general well-being. aim this work is to present information from existing literature on possible role plant parts their extracts as functional food. Lycium barbarum Polysaccharides (LBP) polyphenols are most researched aspects associated with promotion human health. demonstrated anti-oxidative age-related diseases such diabetes, atherosclerosis antitumor immunoregulatory activities. Bioactive secondary metabolites contained lead positive effects for vision, while other biochemicals root bark have shown hepatoprotective inhibitory actions rennin/angiotensin system. presented so far verify use traditional medicine.

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عنوان ژورنال: Nutraceuticals

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['1661-3821']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nutraceuticals2010003