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Antioxidant Properties of Bee Products Derived from Medicinal Plants as Beekeeping Sources

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  • Alessandra Durazzo

    (CREA-Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy)

  • Massimo Lucarini

    (CREA-Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Via Ardeatina 546, 00178 Rome, Italy)

  • Manuela Plutino

    (CREA-Research Centre for Forestry and Wood, 52100 Arezzo, Italy)

  • Giuseppe Pignatti

    (CREA-Research Centre for Forestry and Wood, 00166 Roma, Italy)

  • Ioannis K. Karabagias

    (Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
    Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Agricultural Sciences, University of Patras, Charilaou Trikoupi 2, 30100 Agrinio, Greece)

  • Erika Martinelli

    (Department for Sustainable Food Process, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy)

  • Eliana B. Souto

    (CEB—Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal)

  • Antonello Santini

    (Department of Pharmacy, University of Napoli Federico II, Via D. Montesano 49, 80131 Napoli, Italy)

  • Luigi Lucini

    (Department for Sustainable Food Process, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Via Emilia Parmense, 84, 29122 Piacenza, Italy)

Abstract

Plant species are fundamental source of nectar in beekeeping since bees access nectar and pollen from flowers. Consequently, bee products are strongly linked to the bee foraging flora source, and, depending on this, they acquire defined features, including their health and medicinal properties. Medicinal plants contribute greatly to increase the beneficial properties of bee products, such as honey, pollen, royal jelly, and propolis. Bee products represent a potential source of natural antioxidants that can counteract the effects of oxidative stress underlying the pathogenesis of many diseases. The antioxidant properties of bee products have been widely studied and there is an abundance of information available in the literature. Notwithstanding, the uniqueness of the presented perspective is to provide an updated overview of the antioxidant properties of bee products derived from medicinal plants as beekeeping sources. This topic is divided and discussed in the text in different sections as follows: (i) beekeeping and the impacts of environmental factors; (ii) an overview of the role of medicinal plants for bee products; (iii) definition and categorization of the main medicinal bee plants and related bee products; (iv) the study approach of the antioxidant properties; (v) the conventional and innovative assays used for the measurement of the antioxidant activity; and (vi) the antioxidant properties of bee products from medicinal plants.

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  • Alessandra Durazzo & Massimo Lucarini & Manuela Plutino & Giuseppe Pignatti & Ioannis K. Karabagias & Erika Martinelli & Eliana B. Souto & Antonello Santini & Luigi Lucini, 2021. "Antioxidant Properties of Bee Products Derived from Medicinal Plants as Beekeeping Sources," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(11), pages 1-19, November.
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