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Juniper berries and potassium
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005568
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Potassium and anti-oxidants. The potassium helps lower blood pressure and prevent heart disease
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Nat Prod Res. 2011 Oct;25(18):1733-42. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2010.523827. Epub 2011 Jun 27.
Chemical compounds from Phoenician juniper berries (Juniperus phoenicea). Nasri N, Tlili N, Elfalleh W, Cherif E, Ferchichi A, Khaldi A, Triki S. Laboratoire de Biochimie, Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université Tunis El-Manar 2092, Tunisia. nizar.nasri@fst.rnu.tn
Natural chemical compounds are a widely researched topic worldwide because of their potential activity against cerebrovascular diseases. Chemicals from Juniperus phoenicea berries are reported in this study.
- Lipids (11%) from seeds are mainly unsaturated (86%).
- Minerals are also quantified like
- Na (63.8mg per 100 g DW) or
- K (373.9mg per 100g DW).
- Total reduced sugars are ca 192.6 mg g(-1) DW.
- Polyphenols and flavonoids from berries are highly present with an average of 1764±174.3mg gallic acid per 100gDW and 890±47.6mg rutin per 100gDW, respectively.
Mean free radical scavenging activities, determined by DPPH and ABTS, are 1337±126.2mM TEAC per 100gDW and 1105.7±95.9mM TEAC per 100gDW, respectively. All findings improve the possible presence of biologically active fractions in phytocomplex that could be used as such and/or extracted for the pharmaceutical industry.
PMID: 21707254
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Heart failure and coronary heart diseaseHypertension
Potassium imbalance