期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2019
卷号：26
期号：1
页码：1-5
DOI：10.26444/aaem/102767
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus Linne) is a tuberous perennial plant of the Asteraceae family, which originates
from North America, and is also known as wild sunflower or topinambur (TPB). It is characterized by good tolerance to
frost, drought and poor soil, strong resistance to pests and plant diseases. For ages it was cultivated due to being both an
edible tuber and having healing properties. In folk medicine, TPB leaves are used for the treatment of bone fractures and
pain. TPB tubers are rich in sugar and have therefore been used for the production of functional food ingredients, such as
inulin. Moreover, TPB is one of the potential crops for bioenergy production, such as bioethanol, biobuthanol and biodiesel,
and chemicals (lactic acid, butyric acid). A number of bioactive compounds from the above ground parts of this plant have
been isolated which have demonstrating antifungal, antioxidant and anticancer activities. In recent years, a number of
animal experiments have been carried out to assess the health properties of TPB. Obtained results show that TPB possess
a wide spectrum of medical applications, e.g. reduction in the levels of plasma glucose, total cholesterol and triglyceride.
Interestingly, TPB has been shown to be a valuable alternative source of prebiotic compounds. This review article presents
recent scientific reports on the chemical and biological properties of TPB and its potential use as a prebiotic diet supplement.
