樱桃保健功能研究进展

Advances in research on health benefits of cherry

樱桃是营养和风味俱佳的果品,富含花色苷、槲皮素、堪非醇、p-香豆酸、没食子酸、紫苏醇和褪黑激素等若干重要的天然保健功能成分。研究表明,樱桃具有显著的抗病保健功效,包括缓解关节痛和痛风、降低心血管疾病的风险、防止癌症、控制糖尿病及其并发症、调节生理节律、提高睡眠质量以及大脑保健等。本文将樱桃的功能成分及其保健机理的研究进展作简要的概述,以期引导我国绿色健康的樱桃消费时尚,推动樱桃产业的蓬勃发展。

Cherry is a famous fruit with both good taste and rich nutrition.It was shown that this nutrient-rich fruits contain natural compounds with potential disease- fighting properties, including anthocyanins, quercetin, kaempferol,p-coumaric acid,gallic acid, perillyl alcohol and melatonin. The growing body of evidence suggests cherries may reduce inflammation and ease the pain of arthritis and gout, offer protection against heart disease and certain cancers, reduce the risk of diabetes and insulin resistance syndrome and may help aid with sleep, aid in the treatment and possible prevention of memory loss. The advances in research on the health benefits of cherries were introduced briefly, with the expectation for promoting healthy cherry consumption and flourishing development of cherry production in China.