Actional Mechanisms of Active Ingredients in Functional Food Adlay for Human Health.
Molecules
; 27(15)2022 Jul 27.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1994114
ABSTRACT
Medicinal and food homologous adlay (Coix lachryma-jobi L. var. ma-yuen Stapf) plays an important role in natural products promoting human health. We demonstrated the systematic actional mechanism of functional ingredients in adlay to promote human health, based on the PubMed, CNKI, Google, and ISI Web of Science databases from 1988 to 2022. Adlay and its extracts are rich in 30 ingredients with more than 20 health effects based on human and animal or cell cultures they are anti-cancer, anti-inflammation, anti-obesity, liver protective, anti-virus, gastroprotective, cardiovascular protective, anti-hypertension, heart disease preventive, melanogenesis inhibiting, anti-allergy, endocrine regulating, anti-diabetes, anti-cachexia, osteoporosis preventive, analgesic, neuroprotecting, suitable for the treatment of gout arthritis, life extending, anti-fungi, and detoxifying effects. Function components with anti-oxidants are rich in adlay. These results support the notion that adlay seeds may be one of the best functional foods and further reveal the action mechanism of six major functional ingredients (oils, polysaccharides, phenols, phytosterols, coixol, and resistant starch) for combating diseases. This review paper not only reveals the action mechanisms of adding adlay to the diet to overcome 17 human diseases, but also provides a scientific basis for the development of functional foods and drugs for the treatment of human diseases.
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Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anti-Allergic Agents
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Coix
Type of study:
Reviews
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Topics:
Traditional medicine
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal subject:
Biology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Molecules27154808
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