Nutritional and Medicinal Values of Dates (Phoenix Dactylifera L.) From the Perspective of Modern Medicine and Iranian Traditional Medicine

The open complementary medicine journal Pub Date : 2022-04-01 DOI:10.32598/cmja.12.1.1101.2

Samaneh Sedighi-Khavidak, N. Shekarbeygi, Maryam Delfani, Froman Haidar Nejad

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Objective Dates are one of the oldest medicinal foods that contain natural sugars (sucrose, glucose, and fructose), vitamins, minerals, phenolic compounds, and high antioxidants. There is a wide range of secondary metabolites in dates including anthocyanins, carotenoids, flavonoids, phenolic acid, procyanidin, and sterols. These bioactive compounds have antioxidant, antimicrobial, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and liver protection properties. This study aims to investigate the medicinal and nutritional values of dates in modern medicine and Iranian traditional medicine. Methods In this review study, data were collected from traditional Iranian-Islamic medicine books (Quran, Makhzan-Al-Adviyeh) and all articles published from 2010 to 2021 in the field of clinical trials on humans and common diseases (Gynecological, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal inflammation, and brain disorders) and indexed in online databases (Google Scholar, PubMed, Ovid, MagIran) using specialized keywords. Results Due to the antioxidant properties (flavonoid and polyphenolic), dates have been recommended for cardiovascular health, fertility, reduction of inflammation, digestive health, and brain health in modern medicine, and for treating weakness, memory instability, fever, pain, nervous disorders, male and female infertility, pertussis, and bladder pain as a sedative, expectorant, laxative, and diuretic product in traditional medicine (Iranian, Greek, Roman, Chinese and Indian). In Quran (Surah Maryam), it has been mentioned that dates fruit strengthens the contractile and cervical muscles in the last months of pregnancy. It also lowers the blood pressure in pregnant women for a short time, which reduces the amount of bleeding during childbirth. Conclusion The results of studies indicate the medicinal and nutritional values of dates in improving the metabolic activities, especially the functions of heart, fertility, digestion, and brain.

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枣的营养价值和药用价值从现代医学和伊朗传统医学的角度看

枣是最古老的药用食品之一，含有天然糖(蔗糖、葡萄糖和果糖)、维生素、矿物质、酚类化合物和高抗氧化剂。红枣中含有多种次生代谢物，包括花青素、类胡萝卜素、类黄酮、酚酸、原花青素和甾醇。这些生物活性化合物具有抗氧化、抗菌、抗癌、抗炎和保护肝脏的特性。本研究旨在探讨枣在现代医学和伊朗传统医学中的药用和营养价值。方法在本综述性研究中，数据收集自传统的伊朗-伊斯兰医学书籍(古兰经，Makhzan-Al-Adviyeh)和2010年至2021年在人类和常见疾病(妇科，心血管，胃肠道炎症和脑部疾病)临床试验领域发表的所有文章，并使用专业关键词在在线数据库(Google Scholar, PubMed, Ovid, MagIran)中检索。结果由于红枣的抗氧化特性(类黄酮和多酚)，在现代医学中，红枣被推荐用于心血管健康、生育、减少炎症、消化系统健康和大脑健康，在传统医学(伊朗、希腊、罗马、中国和印度)中，红枣被推荐用于治疗虚弱、记忆不稳定、发烧、疼痛、神经紊乱、男性和女性不育症、百日咳和膀胱疼痛，作为镇静、祛痰、泻药和利尿剂。在《古兰经》(麦尔彦章)中提到，在怀孕的最后几个月里，枣的果实可以增强收缩肌和颈椎肌。它还能在短时间内降低孕妇的血压，从而减少分娩时的出血量。结论红枣具有一定的药用价值和营养价值，可改善人体代谢功能，特别是心脏、生育、消化和脑功能。

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