Molecules, Vol. 26, Pages 7692: Chemical Characteristics and Antioxidant Activity of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi L. Spreng. at the Southern Border of the Geographical Range of the Species in Europe
Molecules, Vol. 26, Pages 7692: Chemical Characteristics and Antioxidant Activity of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi L. Spreng. at the Southern Border of the Geographical Range of the Species in Europe
Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules26247692
Authors:
Piotr Sugier
Łukasz Sęczyk
Danuta Sugier
Rafał Krawczyk
Małgorzata Wójcik
Joanna Czarnecka
Sylwia Okoń
Andrzej Plak
The bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi L. Spreng.) is a source of herbal material—bearberry leaf (Uvae ursi folium), which is highly valued and sought by pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. For many years, leaves of this plant have been used in traditional medicine as a diuretic, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory agent for various diseases of the urogenital tract. The bearberry has also been proposed as a natural antioxidant additive due to the high contents of phenolic compounds in its leaves. The study was focused on characterization of the basic phytochemical composition and antioxidant activity of extracts derived from bearberry leaves collected from plants located at the southern border of the geographical range of the species in Europe. The investigated herbal material is characterized by a different chemical profile compared to the chemical profiles of bearberry found in other parts of the continent. Bearberry extracts from plants growing in two different habitat types—heathlands and pine forests showed a wide range of variation, especially in the concen...
Source: Molecules - Category: Chemistry Authors: Piotr Sugier Łukasz Sęczyk Danuta Sugier Rafa ł Krawczyk Ma łgorzata Wójcik Joanna Czarnecka Sylwia Oko ń Andrzej Plak Tags: Article Source Type: research
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