Bioactive components of Hippophae rhamnoides Linnaeus and their anti-cancer and anti-aging activities
With changes in lifestyle and occurrence of aging population,age-related diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease neurodegenerative diseases,pose an increasingly serious threat to human health.Searching for natural anti-cancer and anti-aging bioactive products from plants is becoming a hot topic which is highly valued by scientists home and abroad.Hip-pophae rhamnoides Linnaeus contains rich bioactive components including polyphenols,flavonoids,vitamins,unsaturated fat acids and amino acids,and has been shown by many studies to possess promising anti-cancer and anti-aging properties.This review briefly summarizes the current progress on the bioactive components of Hippophae rhamnoides Linnaeus and their anti-cancer and anti-aging activities.