The study aimed to optimise the microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) of total phenolic compounds (TPC) from Lam. leaves using response surface methodology (RSM) and Box-Behnken designs (BBD). Factors such as ethanol concentration, microwave power, irradiation time, and solvent to solid ratio were assessed in single-factor tests.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFis a perennial herbaceous plant native to the Mediterranean Basin, which is used topically for the treatment of various diseases in folk medicine. This study aimed to evaluate the intestinal anti-inflammatory activity of the ethanolic extract of (EEIV) and to test its effect on a colorectal cancer cell line. EEIV was administered to rats orally and daily at 100 and 200 mg/kg body weight for 7 days, and then colitis was induced by intrarectal instillation of 2 ml of 4% (v/v) acetic acid (AA) solution.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEdible, plant-derived foodstuffs are recognized as precious sources of polyphenol compounds, whose consumption has proven to have multiple beneficial effects on human health. However, the awareness that cooking processes are able to induce quali-quantitatively changes in their native occurrence and that their bioavailability after food ingestion is poor led the research to move toward the preparation of nutraceutical supplements aimed at maximizing their content by effective extractive techniques and protecting them from degradation. The present work fits into this context, proposing a green, ready-to-use formulation of capitula, stems, and leaves of Algerian artichokes, in which natural deep eutectic solvents were exploited as extracting solvents but not removed at the end of the process.
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