Vicia plants-A comprehensive review on chemical composition and phytopharmacology.

The plants belonging to the genus Vicia are of great interest as a source of many bioactive compounds and micronutrients. A snapshot of their cultivation, habitat, main components, from which essential oils can be obtained, is given. The traditional medicinal uses of Vicia plants are also reported, as well as the wide spectrum of the main biological activities attributed to Vicia plants is discussed regarding potential health beneficial properties, in particular anti-Parkinson, anticholinesterase, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, antimicrobial, cytotoxic, antioxidant, antiinflammatory and antinociceptive, antidiabetic, antihemolytic, anticoagulant, estrogenic, diuretic, antihypoxic activities. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Bahare Salehi, Ibrahim M Abu-Reidah, Farukh Sharopov, Natallia Karazhan, Javad Sharifi-Rad, Muhammad Akram, Muhammad Daniyal, Fahad Said Khan, Wafa Abbaass, Rida Zainab, Katya Carbone, Nouran M Fahmy, Eman Al-Sayed, Mohamed El-Shazly, Massimo Lucarini, Alessandra Durazzo, Antonello Santini, Miquel Martorell, Raffaele Pezzani. Vicia plants-A comprehensive review on chemical composition and phytopharmacology. Phytotherapy research : PTR. 2021 Feb;35(2):790-809

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