Eachium amoenum as a functional food ingredient

Subject Areas : Ecophysiology & Phytochemistry of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Mona Torabi-Toran-Pashtoshti ¹ , vajihe Fadaei ² , Mohammad reza Eshaghi ³

1 - Department of Food Science & Technology, Varamin-Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of Food science & Technology , Shahr-e-Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Department of Food Science & Technology, Varamin-Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2022-09-12 Accepted : 2022-11-08 Published : 2022-10-23

Keywords: Medicinal plant, Echium Amoenum, Bioactive compounds, Functional effects, Food ingredient,

Abstract :

Introduction:  Medicinal plants, either alone or in combination with other drugs, have a growing trend in the treatment of humans. Echium amoenum is one of the annual plants from the Boraginaceae family that in Iran, it is famous as the Gol-e-Gavzaban and is the one of the most important medicinal plants in Iranian traditional medicine.  The leaves and flowers organize the useable parts of Gol-e-Gavzaban. In Iranian traditional medicine; the petals of this plant have been used because of strengthening and relaxation effects. The leaves of Gol-e-Gavzaban, with scientific name Borago officianals, have a tongue leaf and full of delicate thorns that gives the rough case to it; and because of this, it is known as Gavzaban. The purpose of this review is the summary description of pharmaceutical effects and functional food and bio-active compounds for introducing of it as a functional food in food industry usage.Results and Disscussion: Echium amoenum like other medicinal plants number the important source of chemical compounds with the potential curative effects. The main bio-active compounds that extracted from Eachium amoenum are poly phenols, Anthocyanidin, Flavonoids, Strols, Saponins, Unsaturated Triphenoids, Unsaturated fatty acids and minor amounts of Pyrrolizidine alkaloid. Rosmarinic acid with Anti_inflammatory effects and Antiviral effects is the main compound of Polyphenols in Gol-e-Gavzaban .This plant contains bioactive compounds that have antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and immune system regulating effects. It was noted that it should be moderated in consumption of this medicinal plant.Extension: Echium amoenum with a wide range of medicinal activities can be considered as a health component. Since the consumption of plant extracts is not pleasant for most people due to their special flavor and odor, so they can be used in combination with food and benefit from their beneficial effects. Also, due to the positive effect of Echium amoenum on the survival of probiotic bacteria, it can be used in the production of synbiotic food.

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