Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus L.) as a medicinal plant and its natural products
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2020Author
Sawicka, Barbara and Skiba, Dominika and Pszczolkowski, Piotr and Aslan,
Imran and Sharifi-Rad, Javad and Krochmal-Marczak, Barbara
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Identifying the nutritional and health properties of Helianthus
tuberosus , and learning more about this valuable species. It is
believed that increased consumption of Jerusalem artichoke (JA) products
is related to low blood pressure. One of many questions to answer is
whether supplementation of inulin and inulin derivatives obtained from
Helianthus tuberosus tubers and aerial parts can be used as
antidiabetic, anti-carcinogenic, anti-fungistatic, anti-constipation,
body mass-reducing, metabolism-improving agents. We ran a search in
Medline, Web of Science, Scopus, Agricola, EBSCO-Food Science Source,
Europe PMC, PBL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials until
March 2020. We also browsed reference lists of articles and previous
reviews. No language limitations were applied. Jerusalem artichoke (JA)
has multiple applications thanks to its rich chemical composition,
resistance to biotic and abiotic factors, as: functional food,
bio-active ingredient, raw material for the production of ethanol and
butanol, succinic, citric and lactic acid. It can be used in medicine
and the pharmaceutical industry, because it contains anti-fungistatic,
anti-carcinogenic and antioxidant components, and the production of the
raw material is easy and inexpensive. It also lowers high cholesterol,
triglycerides and high glucose levels; facilitates weight loss; detoxes
the organism (e.g. alcohol, heavy metals, radionuclides); lowers uric
acid levels; has immunostimulating properties; protects the gastric
mucosa, prevents constipation; prevents acne; improves metabolism in
lipid disorders; reduces body mass; has cytotoxic properties in breast
cancer. It also helps in cardiovascular diseases, chronic infectious
diseases; chronic fatigue syndrome; gut flora disorders; immune system
disorders. A number of Jerusalem artichoke-derived products were
discussed.
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