TY - JOUR AU - KARKANIS, Anestis AU - VELLIOS, Evangelos AU - THOMAIDIS, Thomas AU - BILALIS, Dimitrios AU - EFTHIMIADOU, Aspasia AU - TRAVLOS, Ilias PY - 2014/12/08 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Phytochemistry and Biological Properties of Burnet Weed (Sanguisorba spp.): A Review JF - Notulae Scientia Biologicae JA - Not Sci Biol VL - 6 IS - 4 SE - Review articles DO - 10.15835/nsb649471 UR - https://www.notulaebiologicae.ro/index.php/nsb/article/view/9471 SP - 395-398 AB - <p style="text-align: justify;">Great burnet (<em>Sanguisorba officinalis</em> L.) and small burnet (<em>Sansguisorba minor </em>Scop.) are edible, perennial weeds widely distributed in the world. These are the most widespread <em>Sanguisorba</em> species. The bioactive components of <em>Sanguisorba</em> plants include phenolics (phenolic acids, flavonoids and neolignans) and terpenoids. Large potential exists to use burnets as medicinal plants. <em>Sanguisorba</em> species are known to show anticancer properties, antioxidative, antimicrobial and antiviral activities. Also, <em>Sanguisorba</em> extracts show anti-Alzheimer and anti-inflammatory properties. Small burnet extracts could also be a useful alternative to synthetic fungicides for crop production. This review focuses on biological activities of <em>Sanguisorba</em> extracts and emphasizing their potential applications in pharmaceutical areas.</p> ER -