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Analysis of phenolic compounds in flowers from wild medicinal plants from northeastern Portugal.
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This study aimed to analyse phenolic compounds in wild medicinal flowers of Crataegus monogyna, Cytisus multiflorus, Malva sylvestris and Sambucus nigra, by HPLC-DAD-ESI/MS. Flavonols and flavones were the main groups in almost all the studied samples. C. multiflorus sample gave the highest levels of flavonoids, being a chrysin derivative the most abundant flavone. C. monogyna revealed the highest concentration in phenolic acids that were not found in C. multiflorus; 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid was the most abundant phenolic acid found in the first species, being a procyanidin trimer also found. Kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside and quercetin-3-O-rutinoside were the main flavonols present in M. sylvestris and S. nigra, respectively. The studied flowers could be selected for processing extracts with health-promoting properties or to be incorporated into functional beverages or products with bioactive properties related to oxidative stress.
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Barros, Lillian; Dueñas, Montserrat; Carvalho, Ana Maria; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Santos-Buelga, Celestino (2012). Analysis of phenolic compounds in flowers from wild medicinal plants from northeastern Portugal. In International Congress on Natural Products Research on Global Change, Natural Products and Human Health/8th Joint Meeting of AFERP, ASP, GA, PSE and SIF. New York