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A review of botanical characteristics, phytochemistry, clinical relevance in efficacy and safety of Lycium barbarum fruit (Goji)
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A review of chemical constituents and efficacies with safety of L. barbarum can be found in this article, where a new direction for research and current regulatory situation of the chemical constituents are discussed.About:
This article is published in Food Research International.The article was published on 2011-08-01. It has received 442 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Goji berry.read more
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Cytotoxic and Immunomodulatory Potential Activity of Physalis peruviana Fruit Extracts on Cervical Cancer (HeLa) and Fibroblast (L929) Cells.
Helen Mier-Giraldo,Luis Eduardo Diaz-Barrera,Lucy Gabriela Delgado-Murcia,Manuel Fernando Valero-Valdivieso,Gabriela Cáez-Ramírez +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the biological potential of ethanol and isopropanol crude extracts of ripe Physalis peruviana fruits and showed that the extracts showed anticancer and immunomodulatory potential for new complementary pharmaceutical products development.
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi diversity associated with two halophytes Lycium barbarum L. and Elaeagnus angustifolia L. in Ningxia, China
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that a high level of salinity might reduce soil fertility and AMF diversity and the saline area with high diversity of the AMF community in Ningxia is promising for screening AMF isolates for utilization in crop production.
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Comparative Metabolic Profiling of Lycium Fruits (Lycium barbarum and Lycium chinense) from Different Areas in China and from Nepal
TL;DR: Results showed that there was a slight difference in contents of nutrients and phytochemicals among samples from different areas, and Lycium fruits could be used as a dietary source of natural function foods and be worthy of development and utilization.
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Nutritional components characterization of Goji berries from different regions in China.
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors showed that Goji berries from Xinjiang were rich in protein than the samples from other regions; those from Gansu and Ningxia are rich in amino acids, nucleosides and nucleobases, 4 sugars and protein were determined by UHPLCMS/MS, HPLC-ELSD or UV, and the variation was illustrated through heatmap clustering analysis, PCA and PLS-DA.
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Nutraceuticals in Alternative and Underutilized Fruits as Functional Food Ingredients: Ancient Species for New Health Needs
TL;DR: Underutilized fruits, which have the potential to provide novel sources of health-promoting agents, are presented and the development of specific horticultural models for nutraceutical fruit production could be an interesting opportunity to obtain a highly standardized raw material for fresh or derived products.
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TL;DR: The translation of the book into English was done by qualified professionals in the field and the terms used are consistent with those used in Index Medicus, Chemical Abstracts and Botanical journals.
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Goji (Lycium barbarum and L. chinense): Phytochemistry, pharmacology and safety in the perspective of traditional uses and recent popularity.
TL;DR: In view of the available pharmacological data and the long tradition of use in the traditional Chinese medicine, L. barbarum and L. chinense certainly deserve further investigation, but clinical evidences and rigorous procedures for quality control are indispensable before any recommendation of use can be made for Goji products.