<i>Allium schoenoprasum</i>L.: a review of phytochemistry, pharmacology and future directions

Singh, Varinder; Chauhan, Gargi; Krishan, Pawan; Shri, Richa

doi:10.1080/14786419.2017.1367783

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“…Green leaves of chives have sulfur compounds like 2-methyl-2-butenal, 2methyl-2-pentenal, methyl-propyl disulfide and dipropyl disulfide. The major thiosulfinate compounds from chives are n-propyl groups, methyl and 1-propenyl groups [73].…”

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Wild Plants Used as Herbs and Spices in Italy: An Ethnobotanical Review

Motti

2021

Plants

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Wild edible plants are an essential component of people’s diets in the Mediterranean basin. In Italy, ethnobotanical surveys have received increasing attention in the past two centuries, with some of these studies focusing on wild edible plants. In this regard, the literature in Italy lacks the coverage of some major issues focusing on plants used as herbs and spices. I searched national journals for articles on the use of wild food plants in Italy, published from 1963 to 2020. Aims of the present review were to document plant lore regarding wild herbs and spices in Italy, identify the wild plants most frequently used as spices, analyze the distribution of wild herbs and spices used at a national scale, and finally, to describe the most common phytochemical compounds present in wild plant species. Based on the 34 studies reviewed, I documented 78 wild taxa as being used in Italy as herbs or spices. The studies I included in this systematic review demonstrate that wild species used as herbs and spices enrich Italian folk cuisine and can represent an important resource for profitable, integrated local small-scale activities.

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Section: Botany and Phytochemistrymentioning

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Wild Plants Used as Herbs and Spices in Italy: An Ethnobotanical Review

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2021

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“…schoenoprasum commonly known as chive is a perennial vegetable distributed through America, Europe, and Asia (Singh, Chauhan, Krishan, & Shri, ). Natives have used chive to improve immune system function, reduce anemia, and defend parasites (Egert & Tevini, ; Ghasemian, Mostafavi, & Kh, ; Singh et al, ). Pentyl alliin and methyl alliin are frequently found in A .…”

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Allium vegetables for possible future of cancer treatment

Asemani

Zamani

Bayat

et al. 2019

Phytotherapy Research

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Natural resources such as plants are an upright curing option in treating cancers and reducing the side effects of current therapeutic modalities. Allium genus vegetables are of the most interesting herbs in restricting cancers that includes garlic, onions, leeks, chives, and shallots. These plants have been exploited in folk medicine because of their beneficial health effects in improving numerous diseases. The phytochemical analysis of various Allium genus members showed that, to date, 16 species have proved potential anticancer properties due to the accumulation of various sulfur and organic compounds like S‐allyl mercaptocysteine, quercetin, flavonoids, and ajoene. These compounds with various mechanisms such as hindering cell cycle, inhibiting signaling pathways, inducing apoptosis, and antioxidant activity interfere with diverse stages of formation, growth, differentiation, and metastasis of cancer cells. Similar to garlic and onion, other species have exhibited anticancer activities, so that active natural molecules extracted from them might serve as possible anticancer agents. Therefore, evaluating the main ingredients and studying their anticancer mechanisms are of great importance. In this review, we aim to summarize the available data on anticancer mechanisms of 16 species of Allium genus and their major compounds to assist further researches on the treatment and prevention of cancers.

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“…These data pave the way for research on anti-COVID-19 herbal medicines. Indeed, in addition to its secondary metabolites endowed with virucidal properties, some species of the Allium genus contains zinc [40]. This chemical element, although indispensable as an enzymatic co-factor, a slight increase of the intracellular concentration inhibits the replication of retroviruses including SARS-CoV-1 [4].…”

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“…In a two case report in China, an anaphylactic reaction and a food dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis caused by eating fresh younger garlic was reported in two patients sensitized to Artemisia pollen [39]. Even though not common, garlic allergy has been attributed to the protein alliin lyase, which was reported to induce immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated hypersensitivity responses from skin prick testing [40]. Garlic intake has been reported to be associated with decreased platelet aggregation and bleeding events [41], explaining why it is generally cautioned against using garlic while using anticoagulant therapy [42] as well as other medications.…”

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Antiviral Activity, Phytochemistry and Toxicology of Some Medically Interesting Allium Species: A Mini Review

Lengbiye

Mbadiko

Falanga

et al. 2020

IJPR

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Aims: COVID-19 pandemic affects hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. Since there is no effective treatment, the need of finding alternative methods, which can help to curb this pandemic is urgent. This study aims to collect the information on the virucidal and toxicity properties of the Allium species. This genus is known to be source of nutraceuticals and also used as food. In this context, species of this genus can be proposed as an alternative solution against COVID-19. Methodology: The literature review was conducted on Allium spp during searches on different databases such as PubMed, PubMed Central, Science Direct, Scielo, DOAJ, Science alert and Google scholar. The scientific names of Allium species, antiviral compounds, antiviral activity and toxicology of the plants of interest were used as keywords. Mendeley was used to make bibliographic references and the chemical structures of the natural compounds from Allium genus were drawn using ChemBioDraw Ultra 12.0 software. Results: The findings from literature review showed that the Allium genus has demonstrated antiviral activity on several types of virus (Herpes simplex virus type 1, Herpes simplex virus type 2, Human immunodeficiency virus, Influenza virus, Cytomegalovirus, Human papillomavirus, Vesicular stomatitis virus, vaccinia virus, and human rhinovirus type 2 human cytomegalovirus). The species of this genus have also been used as food. Some species of Allium genus contain minerals such as Zinc, which have shown an effect on SARS-CoV-1, and could be involved in account for the reported antiviral effect. Conclusion: Edible Allium species could be used in the management of COVID-19. Molecular docking of main molecules of Allium species with SARS-CoV-2 protease is in progress.

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Allium schoenoprasumL.: a review of phytochemistry, pharmacology and future directions

Cited by 31 publications

References 66 publications

Wild Plants Used as Herbs and Spices in Italy: An Ethnobotanical Review

Wild Plants Used as Herbs and Spices in Italy: An Ethnobotanical Review

Allium vegetables for possible future of cancer treatment

Antiviral Activity, Phytochemistry and Toxicology of Some Medically Interesting Allium Species: A Mini Review

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