Vaccinium meridionale Swartz (Mortiño or Colombian blueberry) is one of the Vaccinium species abundantly found across the Colombian mountains, which are characterized by high contents of polyphenolic compounds (anthocyanins and flavonoids). The supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) of Vaccinium species has mainly focused on the study of V. myrtillus L. (blueberry). In this work, the SFE of Morti...

background: vaccinium arctostaphylos l. (caucasian whortleberry) fruit is used as an anti-hyperglycemic agent for treatment of diabetes mellitus. objective: the effects of whortleberry fruit and leaf extracts on the blood levels of fasting glucose, hba1c (glycosylated hemoglobin), insulin, creatinine and liver enzymes sgot and sgpt in alloxan-diabetic rats as well as ld50s of the extracts in ra...

Modern agriculture relies on domesticated pollinators such as the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.), and to a lesser extent on native pollinators, for the production of animal-pollinated crops. There is growing concern that pollinator availability may not keep pace with increasing agricultural production. However, whether crop production is in fact pollen-limited at the field scale has rarely been ...

The impact of the size and shape of a selected group of herbs (dried juniper berries – Juniperus communis, dry blueberries – Vaccinium myrtillus, petals of cornflower – Centaurea cyanus) on the value of the volatility coefficient, the coefficient of sphericity and the critical speed was analysed in the presented research. A laboratory anemometer to measure the speed of air was used. The determi...

There are various aspects that must be considered when drying small fruits, whether for the food or nutraceutical and functional food industries. Fruits with a waxy skin, such as blueberries (Vaccinium myrtillus L.), cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.), and cherry tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) are the focus of this discussion. These fruits have each been implicated to offer heal...

Background and Objective: The important contribution of postprandial state to cardiovascular disease is increasingly being recognized. Diet rich in antioxidant may have beneficial effects on preventing coronary heart disease. This study was therefore aimed to evaluate bioactive components, antioxidant activity and postprandial atheroprotective effects of Vaccinium myrtillus (VM). Methodology: M...

atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory condition. many pro-inflammatory factors including interleukin-6 (il-6), tumor necrosis factor-α (tnf-α), c-reactive protein (crp), and adhesion molecules including intercellular adhesion molecule (icam-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule (vcam-1) are expressed in atherosclerotic lesions. the plants of genus vaccinium are rich in anthocyanins with an...

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Ursolic acid and related pentacyclic triterpenoids have been isolated and identified as constituents of various berries, particularly cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon) and other Vaccinium species. In vitro studies have shown that these compounds possess anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities. These compounds reportedly inhibit the growth of numerous tumor cell lines including colon, bre...