Medlar—A Comprehensive and Integrative Review
Among fruit plants belonging to the Rosaceae family, medlar (<i>Mespilus</i>) can be classified as neglected or underutilized. It is a genus of two species of flowering plants: <i>Mespilus germanica</i> (common medlar) and <i>Mespilus canescens</i>. Appreciated fo...
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| description | Among fruit plants belonging to the Rosaceae family, medlar (<i>Mespilus</i>) can be classified as neglected or underutilized. It is a genus of two species of flowering plants: <i>Mespilus germanica</i> (common medlar) and <i>Mespilus canescens</i>. Appreciated for its specific taste and flavor, medlar also possesses biological properties (antioxidant and antimicrobial). Despite the special properties of medlar, there are few research papers on this subject. This review paper includes data not only on medlar fruits but also its leaves, bark, and bud flowers. The main identified components are presented, as well as several biological properties, morphological properties, ethnopharmacological uses, and molecular biology analyses emerging from the scientific papers published in this area. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-464540aa6e864380ba58271c3e528ac82023-11-23T01:04:05ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472021-10-011011234410.3390/plants10112344Medlar—A Comprehensive and Integrative ReviewCatalina Voaides0Nicoleta Radu1Elena Birza2Narcisa Babeanu3Faculty of Biotechnologies, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 59 Marasti Blvd., 011464 Bucharest, RomaniaFaculty of Biotechnologies, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 59 Marasti Blvd., 011464 Bucharest, RomaniaFaculty of Biotechnologies, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 59 Marasti Blvd., 011464 Bucharest, RomaniaFaculty of Biotechnologies, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 59 Marasti Blvd., 011464 Bucharest, RomaniaAmong fruit plants belonging to the Rosaceae family, medlar (<i>Mespilus</i>) can be classified as neglected or underutilized. It is a genus of two species of flowering plants: <i>Mespilus germanica</i> (common medlar) and <i>Mespilus canescens</i>. Appreciated for its specific taste and flavor, medlar also possesses biological properties (antioxidant and antimicrobial). Despite the special properties of medlar, there are few research papers on this subject. This review paper includes data not only on medlar fruits but also its leaves, bark, and bud flowers. The main identified components are presented, as well as several biological properties, morphological properties, ethnopharmacological uses, and molecular biology analyses emerging from the scientific papers published in this area.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/10/11/2344medlarchemical compositionbiological activity |
| spellingShingle | Catalina Voaides Nicoleta Radu Elena Birza Narcisa Babeanu Medlar—A Comprehensive and Integrative Review Plants medlar chemical composition biological activity |
| title | Medlar—A Comprehensive and Integrative Review |
| title_full | Medlar—A Comprehensive and Integrative Review |
| title_fullStr | Medlar—A Comprehensive and Integrative Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Medlar—A Comprehensive and Integrative Review |
| title_short | Medlar—A Comprehensive and Integrative Review |
| title_sort | medlar a comprehensive and integrative review |
| topic | medlar chemical composition biological activity |
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