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Nombre común | jasmine, common jasmine
Nombre Científico | Jasminum officinale
Parte usada | Flower
Compuestos activos conocidos | quercetin, kaempferol, 5-dihydrocaffeoylquinic acid
Beneficios potenciales en cosméticos | anti-microbial, anti-oxidant
Nombre del producto | Jasmine Flower-APD, Jasmine Flower-ANB
Historia de la Planta
Jasminum officinale, commonly called common jasmine or jasmine, is a semi-evergreen flowering plant in the olive family Oleaceae. It is thought to be native to the Caucasus and parts of Asia and has been naturalized in many other regions. J. officinale has long been grown as an ornamental plant. The fragrant flowers are popularly used in aromatherapy and perfumery. Jasmine flowers are enjoyed as a tea or used to add flavor, as well as in herbal medicine for aphrodisiac, antiseptic, antispasmodic, galactogogue and tonic properties.
J. officinale has shown anti-microbial properties. Ethanolic extract of J. officinale flowers inhibited microbial growth of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, and Escherichia coli, and the flowers showed greater anti-microbial activity than roots. A study using another species of jasmine, J. grandiflorum, showed that jasmine flowers are a source of phenolic compounds such as quercetin derivatives, kaempferol derivatives, and 5-dihydrocaffeoylquinic acid. J. grandiflorum flowers also showed anti-oxidant activity by scavenging DPPH, superoxide anion, nitric oxide, and hydrogen peroxide.