Topicality. The problem of deteriorating public health prompts scientists and manufacturers to expand the assortment functional products. In market mentioned products in Europe Ukraine, dairy foodstuff make up 65...67 %. Particularly, fermented milk occupy a special place among them. Fermented drinks enriched with berry raw materials, which contain antioxidants etc., are wide demand population....

Medicinal plants are now widely used for various purposes, such as preventing and treating diseases. One of the medicinal traditional medicines already commercialized is Sonchus arvensis, known show thistle tempuyung in Indonesia. This mini-review will highlight information about uses, phytochemical compounds, biological activities S. arvensis to increase our knowledge understanding this plant....