Chemical Characteristics and Antioxidant Activity of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi L. Spreng. at the Southern Border of the Geographical Range of the Species in Europe

• Published in: Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 26; no. 24; p. 7692
• Main Authors: Sugier, Piotr, Sęczyk, Łukasz, Sugier, Danuta, Krawczyk, Rafał, Wójcik, Małgorzata, Czarnecka, Joanna, Okoń, Sylwia, Plak, Andrzej
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 20.12.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Acids; Anti-inflammatory agents; Antiinfectives and antibacterials; Antimicrobial agents; Antioxidants; Antioxidants - chemistry; arbutin; Arctostaphylos - chemistry; Arctostaphylos - growth & development; Arctostaphylos uva-ursi; bearberry; Biological activity; Coniferous forests; Diuretics; Europe; Flavonoids; Flowers & plants; Food; Food industry; heathlands; Herbal medicine; Leaves; Metabolites; natural antioxidants; Pharmaceuticals; Phenolic compounds; Phenols; Phytochemicals; pine forests; Plant extracts; Plant Leaves - chemistry; Plant Leaves - growth & development; Plants; Radiation; Europe; Poland; Iberian Peninsula; bearberry; heathlands; pine forests; arbutin; natural antioxidants

The bearberry ( L. Spreng.) is a source of herbal material-bearberry leaf ( ), which is highly valued and sought by pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. For many years, leaves of this plant have been used in traditional medicine as a diuretic, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory agent for variou...