• sistema gastro intestinal: aumenta a secreção gástrica e sua acidez, laxativo; • rim: diurético, usado nas nefrites agudas e nas uremias (aumenta a excreção de amônia); • vasos sanguíneos: hemorróidas, varizes e reumatismo; • obesidade: auxiliar nos regimes de emagrecimento; • diabetes: hipoglicemiante, auxiliar nos regimes de emagrecimento; • combate a anemia, raquitismo; • diminuição do col...

Effect of Methanol and Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles on Phytochemical Properties Artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.)

BACKGROUND: Hemolytic anemia is a disorder characterized by the premature erythrocytes destruction. Phenylhydrazine (PHZ) induces oxidative stress and reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation, which causes hemolytic anemia. Cynara scolymus due to its antioxidant compounds, has been used for various therapeutic purposes in traditional medicine. OBJECTIVES: The present study was designed to evalua...

The medicinal properties ascribed to many plants by the common people for the cure of certain diseases have received the attention of chemists, and where the therapeutic value has been experimentally controlled they are now being utilized in scientific medicine. In an earlier paper I have dealt with the artichoke (Cynara scolymus), which is an important food vegetable often served because of it...

Two field experiments were carried out during the winter seasons of 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 at the Agricultural Experimental Station (at Abeis) Alexandria University, to investigate the response of globe artichoke plants cv. French, to the inoculation with Halex2 and Microbein biofertilizers under varying N levels (0, 45, 90 and 135 kg N fed -1 ). The results indicated that increasing N applied...

Background: Phosphodiesterases (PDEs) play a major role in the regulation of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)- and cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-mediated pathways. Their inhibitors exhibit anti-inflammatory, vasodilatory and antithrombotic effects. Therefore, consumption of foods with PDE-inhibiting potential may possess beneficial influence on the risk of cardiovascular diseases. ...

Cynara scolymus L., known as globe artichoke, is a medicinal plant widely used in food supplements (PFS) and herbal infusions due to its beneficial health properties. The high demand for artichoke-containing products can lead adulteration practices. In this work, real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system coupled high-resolution melting (HRM) analysis was proposed differentiate C. from ot...

The effect of different fractions enriched in soluble fiber obtained from artichoke using citric acid or citric acid/hemicellulase on the selective growth of Lactobacillus plantarum 8114 and Bifidobacterium bifidum ATCC 11863 was evaluated. Gompertz modeling of Lactobacillus plantarum 8114 growth showed a higher specific growth rate (μ: 0.16 h(-1)) in the presence of fractions isolated from ste...