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• Bioreactor shoot cultures of Rhododendron tomentosum (Ledum palustre) for a large-scale production of bioactive volatile compounds

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  • A. Jesionek
  • A. Kokotkiewicz
  • P. Włodarska
  • B. Zabiegała
  • A. Buciński
  • M. Łuczkiewicz

  - PLANT CELL TISSUE AND ORGAN CULTURE - Year 2017

  Rhododendron tomentosum Harmaja (Ledum palustre), a peat bog plant from Ericaceae family, has been used in traditional medicine as the anti-arthritis agent. Although modern researches confirm its anti-inflammatory properties, it remains threatened by habitat degradation and possibilities to collect this endangered species from its natural environment for further biological activity studies are limited. Therefore, R. tomentosum...

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• Vaccinium Species—Unexplored Sources of Active Constituents for Cosmeceuticals

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  • W. Kukuła-Koch
  • N. Dycha
  • P. Lechwar
  • M. Lasota
  • E. Okoń
  • P. Szczeblewski
  • A. Wawruszak
  • D. Tarabasz
  • J. Hubert
  • P. Wilkołek... and 2 others

  - Biomolecules - Year 2024

  The genus Vaccinium is represented by shrubs growing in a temperate climate that have been used for ages as traditional remedies in the treatment of digestive problems, in diabetes, renal stones or as antiseptics due to the presence of polyphenols (anthocyanins, flavonoids and tannins) in their fruits and leaves. Recent studies confirm their marked potential in the treatment of skin disorders and as skin care cosmetics. The aim...

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