Antioxidant Properties of Bee Products Derived from Medicinal Plants as Beekeeping Sources
Plant species are fundamental source of nectar in beekeeping since bees access nectar and pollen from flowers. Consequently, bee products are strongly linked to the bee foraging flora source, and, depending on this, they acquire defined features, including their health and medicinal properties. Medi...
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| author | Alessandra Durazzo Massimo Lucarini Manuela Plutino Giuseppe Pignatti Ioannis K. Karabagias Erika Martinelli Eliana B. Souto Antonello Santini Luigi Lucini |
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| description | Plant species are fundamental source of nectar in beekeeping since bees access nectar and pollen from flowers. Consequently, bee products are strongly linked to the bee foraging flora source, and, depending on this, they acquire defined features, including their health and medicinal properties. Medicinal plants contribute greatly to increase the beneficial properties of bee products, such as honey, pollen, royal jelly, and propolis. Bee products represent a potential source of natural antioxidants that can counteract the effects of oxidative stress underlying the pathogenesis of many diseases. The antioxidant properties of bee products have been widely studied and there is an abundance of information available in the literature. Notwithstanding, the uniqueness of the presented perspective is to provide an updated overview of the antioxidant properties of bee products derived from medicinal plants as beekeeping sources. This topic is divided and discussed in the text in different sections as follows: (i) beekeeping and the impacts of environmental factors; (ii) an overview of the role of medicinal plants for bee products; (iii) definition and categorization of the main medicinal bee plants and related bee products; (iv) the study approach of the antioxidant properties; (v) the conventional and innovative assays used for the measurement of the antioxidant activity; and (vi) the antioxidant properties of bee products from medicinal plants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-998e9a24521240e8bc6c12bf953b15012023-11-22T21:59:46ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722021-11-011111113610.3390/agriculture11111136Antioxidant Properties of Bee Products Derived from Medicinal Plants as Beekeeping SourcesAlessandra Durazzo0Massimo Lucarini1Manuela Plutino2Giuseppe Pignatti3Ioannis K. Karabagias4Erika Martinelli5Eliana B. Souto6Antonello Santini7Luigi Lucini8CREA-Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, ItalyCREA-Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, ItalyCREA-Research Centre for Forestry and Wood, 52100 Arezzo, ItalyCREA-Research Centre for Forestry and Wood, 00166 Roma, ItalyLaboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, GreeceDepartment for Sustainable Food Process, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29122 Piacenza, ItalyCEB—Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, PortugalDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, ItalyDepartment for Sustainable Food Process, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29122 Piacenza, ItalyPlant species are fundamental source of nectar in beekeeping since bees access nectar and pollen from flowers. Consequently, bee products are strongly linked to the bee foraging flora source, and, depending on this, they acquire defined features, including their health and medicinal properties. Medicinal plants contribute greatly to increase the beneficial properties of bee products, such as honey, pollen, royal jelly, and propolis. Bee products represent a potential source of natural antioxidants that can counteract the effects of oxidative stress underlying the pathogenesis of many diseases. The antioxidant properties of bee products have been widely studied and there is an abundance of information available in the literature. Notwithstanding, the uniqueness of the presented perspective is to provide an updated overview of the antioxidant properties of bee products derived from medicinal plants as beekeeping sources. This topic is divided and discussed in the text in different sections as follows: (i) beekeeping and the impacts of environmental factors; (ii) an overview of the role of medicinal plants for bee products; (iii) definition and categorization of the main medicinal bee plants and related bee products; (iv) the study approach of the antioxidant properties; (v) the conventional and innovative assays used for the measurement of the antioxidant activity; and (vi) the antioxidant properties of bee products from medicinal plants.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/11/1136antioxidant propertiesbee productshoneypropolisplant sourcesmedicinal plants |
| spellingShingle | Alessandra Durazzo Massimo Lucarini Manuela Plutino Giuseppe Pignatti Ioannis K. Karabagias Erika Martinelli Eliana B. Souto Antonello Santini Luigi Lucini Antioxidant Properties of Bee Products Derived from Medicinal Plants as Beekeeping Sources Agriculture antioxidant properties bee products honey propolis plant sources medicinal plants |
| title | Antioxidant Properties of Bee Products Derived from Medicinal Plants as Beekeeping Sources |
| title_full | Antioxidant Properties of Bee Products Derived from Medicinal Plants as Beekeeping Sources |
| title_fullStr | Antioxidant Properties of Bee Products Derived from Medicinal Plants as Beekeeping Sources |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antioxidant Properties of Bee Products Derived from Medicinal Plants as Beekeeping Sources |
| title_short | Antioxidant Properties of Bee Products Derived from Medicinal Plants as Beekeeping Sources |
| title_sort | antioxidant properties of bee products derived from medicinal plants as beekeeping sources |
| topic | antioxidant properties bee products honey propolis plant sources medicinal plants |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/11/1136 |
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