Abstract
Salvia is one of the largest genera of the family Lamiaceae. It is widely distributed in the temperate, subtropical, and tropical regions all over the world. Besides its ethnobotanical importance, some species such as S. officinalis (sage, common sage), S. sclarea (clary sage), S. lavandulifolia (Spanish sage), S. miltiorrhiza (danshen), and S. hispanica (chia) are traded on the market as a food and because of the interest in their essential oils and/or popularity in traditional medicine. The high diversity of the Salvia genus and phytochemical richness generate great interest for discovering new biological active compounds, including those found in essential oils. Salvia plant essential oils exhibit broad-spectrum pharmacological activities and represent great interest for food preservation as potential natural products. Thus, this review describes the phytochemical composition of essential oils from different Salvia spp. according to the geographic regions, plant organ, and phenological stage. Moreover, the cultivation and growing conditions of Salvia plants have been also revised. Finally, the interest on Salvia plants for food and pharmaceutical applications has been covered, through reporting their biological properties, including as antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-alzheimer, hypotensive, anti-hyperglycemia, anti-hyperlipidemia, anti-cancer, and skin curative agents.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 242-263 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Trends in Food Science and Technology |
Volume | 80 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 Elsevier Ltd
Funding
This work was supported by the Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Desarrollo from University of Concepción , Chile ( 216.073.031-1.0IN and 217.073.033-1.0 ). M.d.M Contreras would like to thank to the “Universidad de Jaén” (postdoctoral grant funded by the “Acción 6 del Plan de Apoyo a la Investigación de la Universidad de Jaén, 2017–2019”).
Funders | Funder number |
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University of Concepción | 217.073.033-1.0, 216.073.031-1.0IN |
Universidad de Jaén |
Keywords
- Chia
- Danshen
- Essential oil
- Natural food preservative
- Sage
- Salvia