In vitro antioxidant, antithrombotic, antiatherogenic and antidiabetic activities of Urtica dioica, Sideritis euboea and Cistus creticus water extracts and investigation of pasta fortification with the most bioactive one.

CONCLUSION: The current findings add to the mounting evidence on the potential health benefits to be derived from consuming pasta fortified with herbal extracts and indicate that Cistus creticus could be a raw material for production of fortified pasta with increased nutritional value. PMID: 30919774 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30919774?dopt=Abstract

Source: Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology - March 26, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Vasiliki G, Charalampia D, Haralabos KC Tags: Curr Pharm Biotechnol Source Type: research