New Perspectives on the Old Uses of Traditional Medicinal and Edible Herbs: Extract and Spent Material of <i>Persicaria hydropiper</i> (L.) Delarbre.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives:Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Delarbre, commonly known as water pepper, possesses multifunctional potential. Our research focuses on its complex phenolic composition, bioactivity, safety evaluation and utilization in a sustainable manner. Moreover, a survey was conducted among the Serbian population to gain insight into the attitude towards traditional wild-growing herbs (i.e., P. hydropiper), the level of familiarity with their zero-waste culture, and to assess eating behaviors. Methods: A survey was conducted with 168 participants to assess attitudes towards traditional herbs, zero-waste culture, and eating behaviors, while cytotoxicity, in vivo toxicity, chemical analysis of secondary metabolites, and probiotic viability assays were perform

SUBMITTER: Jovanovic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11478433 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature