Abstract

Sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis Linneo) is an ancestral plant originating in the Amazon jungle that has been adopted as a food source due to its high nutritional value, which has gradually been recognized to have potential benefits for human health. Diverse prospective studies have evaluated the effect of consuming components from the plant, derivatives from its seeds, leaves and shell on preventing the risk of cardiovascular disease, chronic inflammatory disease, dermatitis and controlling tumor proliferation, especially given its recognized high content of essential fatty acids, phenolic compounds and vitamin E, showing antioxidant, hypolipidemic, immunomodulation and emollient activity, as well as the capacity to remove heavy metals from aqueous solutions. This review offers a complete description of the existing information on the use and biological activity of P. volubilis L., based on its essential lipid components and evidenced on its use in the field of human health, in prevention, therapeutic and nutritional contexts, along with industrial uses, making it a promising bioresource.

Alternate abstract:

Sacha inchi odnosno Inka orah (Plukenetia volubilis Linneo) je drevna biljka, porijeklom iz Amazonske prašume, koja se sve više koristi u prehrani zbog njezine velike hranjive vrijednosti, a čiji se zdravstveni potencijal sve više prepoznaje. Različite su studije ispitale učinak konzumacije pojedinih sastojaka biljke, izoliranih iz sjemenki, lišća i ljuske, u prevenciji kardiovaskularnih bolesti, kroničnih upala, dermatitisa te kontroli proliferacije tumorskih stanica, naročito uzevši u obzir da je Inka orah bogat esencijalnim masnim kiselinama, fenolnim spojevima i vitaminom E, ima antioksidacijski, hipolipemični, imunomodulacijski i emolijentni učinak, te svojstvo uklanjanja teških metala iz vodenih otopina. Ovaj revijalni prikaz pruža detaljan opis svih dostupnih podataka o primjeni i biološkoj aktivnosti biljke P. volubilis L. koja se temelji na njezinom sadržaju esencijalnih lipida, što je potvrđeno dosadašnjom primjenom te biljke u zdravstvene svrhe, u prevenciji, terapiji i prehrani, te industrijskom primjenom, zbog čega predstavlja potencijalni izvor biološki aktivnih tvari.

Details

Title
Biological Activity of Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia volubilis Linneo) and Potential Uses in Human Health: A Review
Author
Cárdenas, Denny M  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Lyz Jenny Gómez Rave  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Javier Andrés Soto  VIAFID ORCID Logo 
Pages
253-266
Section
Review article
Publication year
2021
Publication date
Oct 2021
Publisher
Sveuciliste u Zagrebu, Prehramheno-Biotehnoloski Fakultet
ISSN
13309862
e-ISSN
13342606
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2704020590
Copyright
© 2021. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. This is sourced from HRČAK - Portal of scientific journals of Croatia.