Review Article
Year: 2020 | Month: September | Volume: 7 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 231-237
Review of Phytochemical and Pharmacological Effects of Apple
Poppy Nur Azizah, Husnunnisa, Sestry Misfadhila
School of Pharmaceutical Science (STIFARM Padang), Padang, Indonesia.
Corresponding Author: Sestry Misfadhila
ABSTRACT
Apples are the edible fruit produced by the apple tree Malus domestica. The apple tree is cultivated worldwide and is the most widely grown species in the genus Malus. The apple tree originates from Central Asia. Apple has been developed for thousands of years in Asia and Europe and brought to North America by European colonizers. Apple has a high nutritional value so that it can be a good food source. Humans widely consume an apple. Different cultivars are bred for a variety of flavors and uses, including cooking, eating raw, and juice production. Phytochemically, apples are reported to contain triterpenoids, flavonoids, organic acids, and sterols. Pharmacologically, this fruit is reported to have Antioxidants, Antiobesity, Anticholesterol, Anticancer, Enzyme Inhibitor and Antimicrobial.
Keywords: Apple, Phytochemical, and Pharmacological
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