Nutritional value, phytochemistry, and health benefits of Morus Alba
Kitapta bölümler · 2021
Yazarlar: Zeliha Ustun-Argon, Zinar Pınar GÜMÜŞ
Agricultural Research Updates, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Uluslararası, 2021, ss 1-52, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Özet
The mulberry belongs to the flowering plants' genus Morus which is in the Moraceae family. The Morus genus has 24 species and at least one hundred known varieties belong to one subspecies. Mulberry plants can grow in various climate, soil and topographical conditions. Therefore, it can be found widely in the temperate, tropical or subtropical regions of both the Northern and the Southern Hemispheres. Mulberry trees represent three different species: Morus alba (M. alba), Morus rubra and Morus nigra. The Middle East, East and Southeast Asian countries are the main cultivation areas. The nutritional profile of mulberry fruit is rich in carbohydrates, salts, minerals, vitamins, fatty acids, amino acids and proteins. Therefore, the fruits are recommended for a well-balanced diet. M. alba also has different usages in traditional foods such as mulberry fruit leather, mulberry churchkhela, mulberry molasses and beverages. Antioxidant, chemical and biological properties of M. alba, which are determined by the phytochemicals such as phenolics, flavonoids, steroids, volatiles and trace elements of the plant, are also effective for different applications in industry and medical usages. M. alba leaves, fruits, stems, roots, fruits, seeds and its oil are preferred widely in traditional medicine and are evaluated in vivo and in vitro. The results showed that different parts of the plant have various positive impacts as antioxidant, anti-neuroinflammatory, anxiolytic, antidepressant, laxative, anthelmintic, odontalgic, expectorant, hepatoprotective, anti- inflammatory and antimicrobial. This plant is also found effective for the treatment of illnesses such as diabetes, cancer, obesity, dysentery, sore throat, fever, thirst, melancholia, dyspepsia, oral lesions, Alzheimer's disease and is used to strengthen joints, improve eyesight, lower blood pressure, treat edema, tonify the blood, treat grey hair and wheezing.