Detection and Analysis of Functional Indexes for Food and Medicine of Different Lilies
Lilium spp.is a general term for perennial bulbous herbaceous plants in the Liliaceae family,Lilium L.Itis a traditional medicinal and edible plant that contains bioactive substances such as polysaccharides and steroidal saponins,as well as nutrients such as starch and soluble sugars.It has various pharmacological functions such as anti-cancer,anti-oxidation,antidepressant,and cough relief.Due to factors such as limited variety,source degradation,and obstacles to repeated cropping,the existing production capacity of edible and medicinal lilies cannot meet the growing demand of the consumer market,and new varieties need to be developed.This study selected the native lily species,hybrid offspring of medicinal lilies,and cultivated varieties as experimental materials to detect bioactive components such as polysaccharides,total saponins,total phenols,flavonoids,superoxide dismutase(SOD),catalase(CAT),as well as soluble total sugar,vitamin C,total starch,free amino acids,crude protein,total dietary fiber,and other nutritional content in lily bulbs.Lilium lancifolium Thunb.and Lilium davidii var.willmottiae(E.H.Wilson)Raffill were used as controls,Carry out detection and analysis of lily food and medicinal indicators.The results showed the content of polysaccharide in Lilium leichtlinii var.maximowiczii(Regel)Baker was 281.58 mg·g-1 dry weight,and many indexes were better than or close to Lilium lancifolium Thunb.and Lilium davidii var.willmottiae(E.H.Wilson)Raffill,showed the potential to be a new variety of edible and medicinal Lilium.Liaoning Sunrise was a hybrid offspring of Lilium lancifolium Thunb.,whose polysaccharide content and crude protein content were 244.97 mg·g-1 dry weight and 130.94 mg·g-1 dry weight,respectively.It can be suitable as a raw material for extracting lily polysaccharides and processing high protein foods.The cultivation varieties Tresor,Pokerface had outstanding content of single indicators such as starch,soluble sugar,and dietary fiber,making them suitable as raw materials for extracting single class nutrients.In this experiment,there was a significant difference in five indicators between Lilium davidii var.willmottiae(E.H.Wilson)Raffill produced in Lingyuan and Dalian,which once again verified that the environmental conditions of the production area can have a significant impact on the quality of lilies.