Main nutrients and functional ingredients in flowers of Polygonatum cyrtonema and P. filipes

• Published in: Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi Vol. 45; no. 6; p. 1329
• Main Authors: Zhang, Ze-Rui, Huang, Shen, Liu, Jing-Jing, Zhang, Xin-Feng, Si, Jin-Ping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 01.03.2020
• Subjects: Amino Acids - analysis; Antioxidants - analysis; China; Flowers - chemistry; Nutrients - analysis; Nutritive Value; Plant Extracts; Polygonatum - chemistry; Rhizome - chemistry; Trace Elements - analysis; China; polysaccharides; flowers; Polygonatum filipes; Polygonatum cyrtonema; amino acids; mineral elements; total phenols; antioxidant activity; saponins

To reveal the main nutrients and functional ingredients in the flowers of Polygonatum cyrtonema and P. filipes, the content of the polysaccharides, saponins, amino acids, total phenols, mineral elements, and the DPPH free radical scavenging rates were determined. The flowers and rhizomes of P. cyrto...