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Review Article

Wheatgrass: An Epitome of Nutritional Value

Author(s): Neha Minocha, Nidhi Sharma and Parijat Pandey*

Volume 18, Issue 1, 2022

Published on: 06 September, 2021

Page: [22 - 30] Pages: 9

DOI: 10.2174/1573401317666210906140834

Price: $65

Abstract

Abstract: Plants having active constituents possess pharmaceutical use and nutritional values. Herbal medicine or food supplement is gaining popularity, as well as scientific research on wheatgrass as a “functional food”.

The target behind accepting wheatgrass as a study for review is to have clinical and nonclinical investigations on the wheatgrass plant at an equivalent stage. To let individuals, think about different affirmed uses and activities of the plant.

Plants having so many nutritional and therapeutic values have been selected for review so that consumers or patients could be benefitted from their therapeutic uses. Recently, the interests in the use of herbal products have grown dramatically in the western as well as developing countries. The review was extracted from searches performed on Google Scholars, Google Patents, etc. Data from sources have been collected and reported here at one place in order to provide further research on wheatgrass.

Wheatgrass is a high source of various vitamins and minerals; it possesses many activities like anti-oxidant, anti-inflammation, anti-bacterial and many more. Wheatgrass’ uses, benefits and properties non-clinical data and clinical studies has been thoroughly studied. Patents filed related to wheatgrass are mentioned here, so as to motivate other innovators to search for new activities or molecules.

Wheatgrass can be used in pharmaceutical formulations and can be used as nutritional supplements due to its anti-oxidant nature, anti-microbial activity, anti-bacterial activity, anti-fungal activity. It is also called “Panacea on Earth” owing to its wide range of nutritive and medicinal aspects.

Keywords: Wheatgrass, Triticum aestivum, chlorophyll, thalassemia, anti-cancer, anti-oxidative.

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