Objective. Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a frequent clinical finding in western world. The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of a ginger and artichoke supplementation versus placebo in the treatment of FD. Methods. A prospective multicentre, double blind, randomized, placebo controlled, parallel-group comparison of the supplement and placebo over a period of 4 weeks was performed. Two...

Imunitas merupakan suatu reaksi pertahanan tubuh terhadap bahan asing, terdapat kondisi dimana sistem imun dapat terganggu sehingga menyebabkan penyakit seperti autoimun, alergi, dan imunodefisiensi. Saat ini obat sintetik yang mengobati kelainan imun, tetapi sintesik memiliki efek samping. Sehingga diperlukan pengobatan alternatif penggunaannya dinilai lebih aman. Asteraceae suku tumbuhan terb...

Yüzyıllardır bilinen ve beğenilerek tüketilen enginarın (Cynara Scolymus); hem Eski Yunan’da de Roma’da nadir bulunan kıymetli bir sebze olduğu bilinmektedir. Enginar ürünleri, kardiyovasküler, hepatik mide hastalıkları gibi çeşitli durumlar için potansiyel fitoterapötik ajanlar olarak kabul edilmiştir. Bu derlemenin amacı, olası sağlık etkilerine dair mevcut literatür kanıtlarının incelemesini...

The accurate quantification of phenolic compounds (PCs) in foods has become mandatory for a reliable estimation PCs dietary intake. However, the extraction step these molecules from food matrix is challenging and complex task. To manage current lack an official or generally accepted procedure recovery phenolics, application statistical mathematical tools, such as response surface methodology (R...

Artichoke wastes after processing represent 60–70% of the raw material and are a potential source inulin polyphenols, bioactive compounds that can be valorized as food ingredients or nutraceutical products. The aim this work was to assess optimize extraction these from artichoke using water water–ethanol mixtures extracting agents. For simultaneous polyphenol achieve high antioxidant activity i...