Characterization of Azorean Plant Leaves for Sustainable Valorization and Future Advanced Applications in the Food, Cosmetic, and Pharmaceutical Industries. [PDF]
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Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp.) H. Rob
Phytochemistry, 2021Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp.) H. Rob., (family Asteraceae) commonly known as “yacon” or “yakon”, is an herbaceous perennial species native to South America. Its tuberous roots have a sweet taste and are used as traditional food and eaten either raw alone or in fruit salads. They can be also boiled, baked or used to prepare beverages, syrup or juice.
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Toxicogenetic evaluation of Smallanthus sonchifolius (yacon) as a herbal medicine
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2020Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. & Endl.) H. Robinson, commonly known as yacon, is a medicinal plant belonging to the Asteraceae family used in traditional folk medicine. Its roots and leaves have been used by people suffering from diabetes or from various digestive or renal disorders.This study aimed at evaluating the in vitro potential genotoxic ...
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Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius): A Functional Food
Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, 2013Yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) is an Andean tuberous root that is regarded as a functional food given that it contains fructooligosaccharides (FOS), inulin and phenolic compounds. The consumption of FOS and inulin improves the growth of bifidobacteria in the colon, enhances mineral absorption and gastrointestinal metabolism and plays a role in the ...
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Antioxidant activity of extracts from the leaves of Smallanthus sonchifolius
European Journal of Nutrition, 2003Yacon ( Smallanthus sonchifolius, Asteraceae) is a native Andean plant, cultivated for its tubers throughout South America. The leaves are used in folk medicine as a medicinal tea for hypoglycemia. This paper describes the antioxidant activity of various extracts from S. sonchifolius leaves for their content of phenolic components.The dried leaves were
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The amino acid and carbohydrate composition of the herb and roots of Smallanthus sonchifolius
Česká a slovenská farmacie, 2020The free and protein-bound amino acid composition of the herb and roots of Smallanthus sonchifolius was analyzed by HPLC method. Fourteen free and fifteen protein-bound amino acids were determined in yacon herb, and three free and fourteen protein-bound amino acids in the roots.
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In vitro induction of polyploidy in yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius)
Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2009In vitro chromosome doubling was induced in octoploid (2n = 58) yacon using oryzalin and colchicine as mitotic spindle inhibitors. Nodal segments of in vitro cultured plants, 5–15 mm long, were exposed to 20, 25, or 30 μM oryzalin and 1, 3, or 5 mM colchicine for 24 or 48 h.
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The effect of Smallanthus sonchifolius leaf extracts on rat hepatic metabolism
Cell Biology and Toxicology, 2004Smallanthus sonchifolius (yacon), originating from South America, has become popular in Japan and in New Zealand for its tubers which contain beta-1,2-oligofructans as the main saccharides. The plant is also successfully cultivated in Central Europe in the Czech Republic in particular.
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