10/30/2018 / By Michelle Simmons
Aging is a natural part of life, but it doesn’t mean that you cannot prevent age-related diseases. Fortunately, researchers continue to reveal natural products that will help people age healthily. In a study published in the journal Industrial Crops and Products, researchers found that sea rose (Armeria pungens), also known as the spiny thrift, is a great anti-aging agent that can be used in natural products.
The researchers, who were from the University of Algarve, the University of Lisbon, Selcuk University, and the University of Mauritius, looked at the anti-aging potential of the leaf, stalk, and flower extracts of sea rose.
For the study, the research team prepared ethyl acetate, acetone, ethanol, and water extracts from flowers, stalks, and leaves of sea rose. Then, they measured the antioxidant properties, such as neuroprotective, anti-diabetic, anti-wrinkles and anti-melanogenic activities, and compounds of the extracts.
Throughout their in vitro study, they identified that the extracts contain 19 phenolic compounds, such as flavonoids, hydroxybenzoic and hydroxycinnamic acids, and catechin – which was the primary compound.
Out of all the various extracts examined, ethanol extracts from leaves and flowers of sea rose exhibited the most promising anti-aging properties. The researchers found that the ethanol sea rose leaf extract displayed the greatest radical-scavenging and copper-chelating activities. They also discovered that the water and ethanol leaf extracts displayed the greatest inhibitory effect against acetylcholinesterase (AchE). However, only the leaf ethanol extract significantly inhibited both AchE and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) as well as lipase. The acetone stalk extract also showed the highest iron-chelating activity.
Based on the findings of the study, the research team concluded that the leaf and flower extracts of sea rose can be used in natural products as an anti-aging agent.
There are many factors that can affect how long your life will be, and one of these lies on your lifestyle. Having a healthy lifestyle, staying physically active, and eating the right foods are ways to live longer. These will help slow the aging process and ward off age-related diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and osteoporosis. (Related: Anti-aging Tips To Help You Become A Strong, Healthy Adult.)
You can start living healthily by eating foods rich in antioxidants. Here are some of them:
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