Türk Bilimsel Derlemeler Dergisi

Yazarlar: Oscar Zannou, Ilkay Koca

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Anahtar Kelimeler:Medicinal plants,Health,Aroma,Phytochemical,Benin Republic

Özet: In Benin Republic, plants play a major role in people daily life, especially in rural communities. The usages of plants are associated withculture, tradition and heritage regarding their importance. In the present study, the different uses, aroma and bioactive compounds of the leavesof ten common medicinal plants including Hibiscus sabdariffa, Hibiscus acetosella, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Manihot esculenta Crantz,Boerhavia diffusa, Moringa oleifera Lam, Momordica charantia, Ocimum gratissimum, Adansonia digitata and Combretum micranthum werereviewed. It appeared that these plants are used for various purposes mainly including nutrition, health, economic, magic as well. The leaves ofthese plants are rich in bioactive compounds as they contain phenolic acids, flavonoids, minerals, vitamins and fibers. They have many healthbenefits including high antioxidant capacity, anti-cancer properties, anti-inflammatory activities, anti-anemia, anti-depressive, anti-diarrheaand anti-aging as well as anti-diabetes. Their flavor resulted from a complex mixture of fatty acids, alcohols, aldehydes, esters, ketones, furans,pyrroles, pyrans, terpenes, lactones and volatile phenols. The supplementation of these plants with other foods should be recommended as theycontain potential active compounds useful for the human being.

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