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Pharmacological Properties of Morus nigra L. (Black Mulberry) as A Promising Nutraceutical Resource
Mulberry plants belonging to the Moraceae family have been grown for the purpose of being the nutrient source for silk worm and raw materials for the preparation of jams, marmalades, vinegars, juices, wines, and cosmetics. Morus nigra L. (black mulberry) is native to Southwestern Asia, and it has be...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6412198/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30791521 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11020437 |
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description | Mulberry plants belonging to the Moraceae family have been grown for the purpose of being the nutrient source for silk worm and raw materials for the preparation of jams, marmalades, vinegars, juices, wines, and cosmetics. Morus nigra L. (black mulberry) is native to Southwestern Asia, and it has been used as a traditional herbal medicine for animals and humans. In this article, recent research progress on various biological and pharmacological properties of extracts, fractions, and isolated active constituents from different parts of M. nigra are reviewed. M. nigra exhibited a wide-spectrum of biological and pharmacological therapeutic effects including antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anti-melanogenic, antidiabetic, anti-obesity, anti-hyperlipidemic, and anticancer activities. M. nigra also showed protective effects against various human organs and systems, mainly based on its antioxidant capacity. These findings strongly suggest that M. nigra can be used as a promising nutraceutical resource to control and prevent various chronic diseases. |
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spelling | pubmed-64121982019-03-29 Pharmacological Properties of Morus nigra L. (Black Mulberry) as A Promising Nutraceutical Resource Lim, Sung Ho Choi, Chang-Ik Nutrients Review Mulberry plants belonging to the Moraceae family have been grown for the purpose of being the nutrient source for silk worm and raw materials for the preparation of jams, marmalades, vinegars, juices, wines, and cosmetics. Morus nigra L. (black mulberry) is native to Southwestern Asia, and it has been used as a traditional herbal medicine for animals and humans. In this article, recent research progress on various biological and pharmacological properties of extracts, fractions, and isolated active constituents from different parts of M. nigra are reviewed. M. nigra exhibited a wide-spectrum of biological and pharmacological therapeutic effects including antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, anti-melanogenic, antidiabetic, anti-obesity, anti-hyperlipidemic, and anticancer activities. M. nigra also showed protective effects against various human organs and systems, mainly based on its antioxidant capacity. These findings strongly suggest that M. nigra can be used as a promising nutraceutical resource to control and prevent various chronic diseases. MDPI 2019-02-20 /pmc/articles/PMC6412198/ /pubmed/30791521 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11020437 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Lim, Sung Ho Choi, Chang-Ik Pharmacological Properties of Morus nigra L. (Black Mulberry) as A Promising Nutraceutical Resource |
title | Pharmacological Properties of Morus nigra L. (Black Mulberry) as A Promising Nutraceutical Resource |
title_full | Pharmacological Properties of Morus nigra L. (Black Mulberry) as A Promising Nutraceutical Resource |
title_fullStr | Pharmacological Properties of Morus nigra L. (Black Mulberry) as A Promising Nutraceutical Resource |
title_full_unstemmed | Pharmacological Properties of Morus nigra L. (Black Mulberry) as A Promising Nutraceutical Resource |
title_short | Pharmacological Properties of Morus nigra L. (Black Mulberry) as A Promising Nutraceutical Resource |
title_sort | pharmacological properties of morus nigra l. (black mulberry) as a promising nutraceutical resource |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6412198/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30791521 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu11020437 |
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