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IJPER · Lens · Berry Fruits Grown in Duzce and Its Neighborhood: Their Medical Applications

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Article · Volume 51, Issue 3S2 · pp. s338–s340

Berry Fruits Grown in Duzce and Its Neighborhood: Their Medical Applications

Fatma Çiğdem Sakinoğlu Oruç1, Sevda Dursun2

  1. 1Fatma Çiğdem SAKİNOĞLU ORUÇ (Technical Programs Depertment, Duzce University Cilimli Vodication School, Duzce, TURKEY.
  2. 2Sevda Dursun(Technical Programs Depertment, Duzce University Cilimli Vodication School, Duzce, TURKEY.

Abstract

Berry fruits possess many positive effects on human health because of their phytochemical contents like phenolic compounds, antioxidants and anthocyanins, and they have also an important place among the functional foods. From the varieties of Isabella grape and Bursa-2 blackberry cultivated in Duzce and its neighborhood, aging-retardant cream, vinegar (cyme) which aids in the weight loss and alleviates the stomach discomfort, and grape and blackberry juice are produced. Besides, other berry fruits are also used but only in the form of folk medicine. Thus, further studies about the berry fruits grown in the region may increase the potential medical usages of those plants.

Keywords: Duzce; Berry Fruits; Bursa-2; Phenolic Compounds; Medical Usage

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