<i>Baccharis dracunculifolia</i> and <i>Dalbergia ecastophyllum</i>, Main Plant Sources for Bioactive Properties in Green and Red Brazilian Propolis
Nowadays, propolis is used as a highly valuable product in alternative medicine for improving health or treating a large spectrum of pathologies, an ingredient in pharmaceutical products, and also as a food additive. Different vegetal materials are collected by honeybees and mixed with wax and other...
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| description | Nowadays, propolis is used as a highly valuable product in alternative medicine for improving health or treating a large spectrum of pathologies, an ingredient in pharmaceutical products, and also as a food additive. Different vegetal materials are collected by honeybees and mixed with wax and other own substances in order to obtain the final product, called propolis. It is known as the bee product with the widest chemical composition due to the raw material collected by the bees. Different types are known worldwide: green Brazilian propolis (having <i>Baccharis dracunculifolia</i> as the major plant source), red Brazilian propolis (from <i>Dalbergia ecastophyllum</i>), European propolis (<i>Populus nigra</i> L.), Russian propolis (<i>Betula verrucosa Ehrh</i>), Cuban and Venezuelan red propolis (<i>Clusia</i> spp.), etc. An impressive number of scientific papers already demonstrate the pharmacological potential of different types of propolis, the most important activities being the antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, immunomodulatory, and antioxidant activities. However, the bioactive compounds responsible for each activity have not been fully elucidated. This review aims to collect important data about the chemical composition and bioactive properties of the vegetal sources and to compare with the chemical composition of respective propolis types, in order to determine the connection between the floral source and the propolis properties. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-46e66f626c9d4d7a861360a216f6502c2023-11-20T21:49:51ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472020-11-01911161910.3390/plants9111619<i>Baccharis dracunculifolia</i> and <i>Dalbergia ecastophyllum</i>, Main Plant Sources for Bioactive Properties in Green and Red Brazilian PropolisAdela Ramona Moise0Otilia Bobiş1Department of Apiculture and Sericulture, Faculty of Animal Breeding and Biotechnologies, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaLife Science Institute “King Michael I of Romania”, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaNowadays, propolis is used as a highly valuable product in alternative medicine for improving health or treating a large spectrum of pathologies, an ingredient in pharmaceutical products, and also as a food additive. Different vegetal materials are collected by honeybees and mixed with wax and other own substances in order to obtain the final product, called propolis. It is known as the bee product with the widest chemical composition due to the raw material collected by the bees. Different types are known worldwide: green Brazilian propolis (having <i>Baccharis dracunculifolia</i> as the major plant source), red Brazilian propolis (from <i>Dalbergia ecastophyllum</i>), European propolis (<i>Populus nigra</i> L.), Russian propolis (<i>Betula verrucosa Ehrh</i>), Cuban and Venezuelan red propolis (<i>Clusia</i> spp.), etc. An impressive number of scientific papers already demonstrate the pharmacological potential of different types of propolis, the most important activities being the antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, immunomodulatory, and antioxidant activities. However, the bioactive compounds responsible for each activity have not been fully elucidated. This review aims to collect important data about the chemical composition and bioactive properties of the vegetal sources and to compare with the chemical composition of respective propolis types, in order to determine the connection between the floral source and the propolis properties.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/11/1619<i>Baccharis dracunculifolia</i><i>Dalbergia ecastophyllum</i>propolischemical compositionbioactive properties |
| spellingShingle | Adela Ramona Moise Otilia Bobiş <i>Baccharis dracunculifolia</i> and <i>Dalbergia ecastophyllum</i>, Main Plant Sources for Bioactive Properties in Green and Red Brazilian Propolis Plants <i>Baccharis dracunculifolia</i> <i>Dalbergia ecastophyllum</i> propolis chemical composition bioactive properties |
| title | <i>Baccharis dracunculifolia</i> and <i>Dalbergia ecastophyllum</i>, Main Plant Sources for Bioactive Properties in Green and Red Brazilian Propolis |
| title_full | <i>Baccharis dracunculifolia</i> and <i>Dalbergia ecastophyllum</i>, Main Plant Sources for Bioactive Properties in Green and Red Brazilian Propolis |
| title_fullStr | <i>Baccharis dracunculifolia</i> and <i>Dalbergia ecastophyllum</i>, Main Plant Sources for Bioactive Properties in Green and Red Brazilian Propolis |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Baccharis dracunculifolia</i> and <i>Dalbergia ecastophyllum</i>, Main Plant Sources for Bioactive Properties in Green and Red Brazilian Propolis |
| title_short | <i>Baccharis dracunculifolia</i> and <i>Dalbergia ecastophyllum</i>, Main Plant Sources for Bioactive Properties in Green and Red Brazilian Propolis |
| title_sort | i baccharis dracunculifolia i and i dalbergia ecastophyllum i main plant sources for bioactive properties in green and red brazilian propolis |
| topic | <i>Baccharis dracunculifolia</i> <i>Dalbergia ecastophyllum</i> propolis chemical composition bioactive properties |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/11/1619 |
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