干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Assessment of the Nutritional and Medicinal Potential of Tubers from Hairy Stork's-Bill (Erodium crassifolium L 'Her), a Wild Plant Species Inhabiting Arid Southeast Mediterranean Regions

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DOI	10.3390/plants9091069
	Assessment of the Nutritional and Medicinal Potential of Tubers from Hairy Stork's-Bill (Erodium crassifolium L 'Her), a Wild Plant Species Inhabiting Arid Southeast Mediterranean Regions
	Cohen, Shabtai; Koltai, Hinanit; Selvaraj, Gopinath; Mazuz, Moran; Segoli, Moran; Bustan, Amnon; Guy, Ofer
通讯作者	Guy, O
来源期刊	PLANTS-BASEL
EISSN	2223-7747
出版年	2020
卷号	9 期号:9
英文摘要	Emerging needs for diversifying human diet and to explore novel therapeutic procedures have led to increasing attempts to retrieve traditional nourishments and recruit beneficial wild plant species. Species of the genus Erodium(Geraniaceae) harbor medicinal indications and substances known from folklore and scientific research. Hairy stork's bill (Erodium crassifolium L'Her), is a small hemicryptophyte that inhabits arid southeast Mediterranean regions.E. crassifoliumis among the very few Geraniaceae species known to produce tubers. Traditional knowledge holds that the tubers are edible and used by Bedouin tribes. However, no scientific information was found regarding nutrition or medicinal properties of these tubers. The objectives of our project are to unravel potential nutritional and medicinal benefits of the tubers, conduct initial steps towards domestication and develop agricultural practices enhancingE. crassifoliumtuber yield and quality. Tubers show high water content (90%), low caloric value (23 Kcal 100(-1)g) and considerable contents of minerals and vitamins. In addition, the tubers contain significant amounts of catechins and epigallocatechin, polyphenolic compounds known for their antioxidative, anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative activities. Furthermore, in vitro experiments demonstrated significant anti-inflammatory effects on human cell cultures.E. crassifoliumis highly responsive to environmental changes; fertigation (700 mm) increased tuber yield by 10-fold, compared to simulated wild conditions (50-200 mm). These results indicate a significant potential ofE. crassifoliumbecoming a valuable crop species. Therefore, there is a need for continued efforts in domestication, including ecotype selection, breeding, development of suitable agricultural practices and further exploration of its medicinal benefits.
英文关键词	anti-inflammatory activity antioxidants catechin domestication Erodium crassifolium underutilized species
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold, Green Published
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000580237200001
WOS关键词	DIVERSITY ; DESERT ; KERATINOCYTES ; CATECHINS
WOS类目	Plant Sciences
WOS研究方向	Plant Sciences
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/326945
作者单位	[Cohen, Shabtai; Segoli, Moran; Bustan, Amnon; Guy, Ofer] Ramat Negev Works Ltd, Ramat Negev Desert Agrores Ctr RN DARC, IL-8551500 Dn Halutza, Israel; [Koltai, Hinanit; Selvaraj, Gopinath; Mazuz, Moran] Agr Res Org, Dept Ornamental Hort & Biotechnol, Inst Plant Sci, IL-7528809 Rishon Leziyyon, Israel
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Cohen, Shabtai,Koltai, Hinanit,Selvaraj, Gopinath,et al. Assessment of the Nutritional and Medicinal Potential of Tubers from Hairy Stork's-Bill (Erodium crassifolium L 'Her), a Wild Plant Species Inhabiting Arid Southeast Mediterranean Regions[J],2020,9(9).
APA	Cohen, Shabtai.,Koltai, Hinanit.,Selvaraj, Gopinath.,Mazuz, Moran.,Segoli, Moran.,...&Guy, Ofer.(2020).Assessment of the Nutritional and Medicinal Potential of Tubers from Hairy Stork's-Bill (Erodium crassifolium L 'Her), a Wild Plant Species Inhabiting Arid Southeast Mediterranean Regions.PLANTS-BASEL,9(9).
MLA	Cohen, Shabtai,et al."Assessment of the Nutritional and Medicinal Potential of Tubers from Hairy Stork's-Bill (Erodium crassifolium L 'Her), a Wild Plant Species Inhabiting Arid Southeast Mediterranean Regions".PLANTS-BASEL 9.9(2020).