Phytochemical composition and biological activities of Geranium robertianum L.: a review

Graça, Vânia C.; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Santos, Paulo F.

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Phytochemical composition and biological activities of Geranium robertianum L.: a review

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dc.contributor.author	Graça, Vânia C.
dc.contributor.author	Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.
dc.contributor.author	Santos, Paulo F.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-11-14T14:21:07Z
dc.date.available	2016-11-14T14:21:07Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.description.abstract	Abstract After a period of a certain indifference, in which synthetic compounds were favored, the interest in the study of the biological properties of plants and the active principles responsible for their therapeutic properties has been growing remarkably. Geranium robertianum L., commonly known as Herb Robert or Red Robin, is a spontaneous, herbaceous plant that has been used for a long time in folk medicine of several countries and in herbalism’s practice for the treatment of a variety of ailments. Herein, we present a comprehensive review on the phytochemical characterization and the biological activities of this species, which, accompanying the remarkable increase of its use in herbal medicine, has been disclosed in the literature mainly in the last decade. The phytochemical characterization of G. robertianum has been focused mostly on the investigation of solid-liquid extracts of the plant, with special emphasis on phenolic compounds, particularly flavonoids. Studies concerning the essential oils of this species are still scarce but the number of identified compounds is high. The chemistry of G. robertianum is clearly dominated by phenolic constituents, the most studied classes of compounds being tannins, flavonoids and phenolic acids. The confirmation of the antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-hyperglycaemic and cytotoxic activities of G. robertianum, closely related to the high content of phenolic compounds, has come to corroborate in some extent the recognized beneficial proprieties of this medicinal plant.	pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorship	This work is supported by national funds by FCT - Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, under the project UID/AGR/04033/2013. V.C. Graça thanks to FCT for a PhD grant (SFRH/BD/52542/2014).	pt_PT
dc.identifier.citation	Graça, Vânia C.; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Santos, Paulo F. (2016). Phytochemical composition and biological activities of Geranium robertianum L.: a review. Industrial Crops and Products. ISSN 0926-6690. 87, p. 363–378	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.indcrop.2016.04.058	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	0926-6690
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10198/13488
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.relation	SFRH/BD/52542/2014	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Geranium robertianum L.	pt_PT
dc.subject	Medicinal plants	pt_PT
dc.subject	Phytochemistry	pt_PT
dc.subject	Biological properties	pt_PT
dc.subject	Geraniin	pt_PT
dc.title	Phytochemical composition and biological activities of Geranium robertianum L.: a review	pt_PT
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oaire.citation.title	Industrial Crops and Products	pt_PT
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