Red jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) is an important fruit that has the concomitant function of both medicine and food. It been proven to be rich in various bioactive components. In present study, juice was fermented by Lactobacillus plantarum NXU19009 enhance flavor nutritional benefits. Its potential for prevention treatment acute alcohol induced-liver injury mice examined this study. The resul...

BACKGROUND Cephalotaxus spp. are known to possess various therapeutic potentials. Cephalotaxus griffithii, however, has not been evaluated for its biological potential. The reason may be the remoteness and inaccessibility of the habitat where it is distributed. The main aim of this study was to: (1) evaluate multiple biological potentials of stem bark of C. griffithii, and (2) identify solvent ...

Cold plasma (CP) is a green and efficient preservation technology, but its effect on preventing the postharvest softening of fruits vegetables still unclear, effects different CP intensities winter jujubes (Ziziphus jujuba Mill. cv. Dongzao) have been little studied. In this study, we investigated (0 kV, 40 80 kV) storage quality activities key enzymes related to during storage. The results sho...

M. cecropioides is a tree that grows with great rapidity in high forests of the tropical African zone stretching from Guinea to Zaire and Angola. The tree has smooth bark, grey to brownish-green in color with prominent brown lenticels (1). Ethnomedical uses of the plant leaves as oxytocic (2) antihypertensive (3-5) and antiglycaemic (6) agents have been scientifically validated, while hypotensi...

Background and objectives: Dried pulps and peels of Ziziphus jujuba fruits are commonly applied as food because of their high nutritional value. It has been widely used in traditional medicine as laxative, tonic, wound healing agent and appetizer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-melanogenic effects of Z. jujuba fruit. Methods: </st...

Betulinic acid, a pentacyclic triterpene isolated from Jujube tree (Zizyphus jujuba Mill), has been known for a wide range of biological and medicinal properties such as antibacterial, antimalarial, anti-inflammatory, antihelmintic, antinociceptive, and anticancer activities. In the study, we investigated the antiviral activity on influenza A/PR/8 virus infected A549 human lung adenocarcinoma e...