<i>Isatis tinctoria</i> L.—From Botanical Description to Seed-Extracted Compounds and Their Applications: An Overview
<i>Isatis tinctoria</i> L. (Brassicaceae), also known as woad or dyer’s woad, is an ancient plant with a rosy future ahead. Most of the knowledge about woad is related to indigo dye production and its medicinal applications, especially its leaves. The general interest in woad has decreas...
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| author | Justine Dupré Nicolas Joly Romain Vauquelin Vincent Lequart Élodie Choque Nathalie Jullian Patrick Martin |
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| description | <i>Isatis tinctoria</i> L. (Brassicaceae), also known as woad or dyer’s woad, is an ancient plant with a rosy future ahead. Most of the knowledge about woad is related to indigo dye production and its medicinal applications, especially its leaves. The general interest in woad has decreased with the rise of petroleum-based products. However, nowadays this plant is attracting interest again with industries reintroducing natural dyes. To meet the market demand in a sustainable manner, recent studies have focused specifically on woad seeds, leading to a valorization of the whole woad plant. This review provides an overview of the botanical, phytochemical composition, and properties of woad seeds, primarily supporting their cosmetic and pharmaceutical potential. From a chemical point of view, woad seeds mainly contain fatty acids, amino acids, phytosterols and glucosinolates. These compounds have been investigated through their extraction and analytical methods, as well as their properties and industrial applications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-233004f47547443ba520daa832b6fb872025-08-20T04:00:50ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472025-07-011415230410.3390/plants14152304<i>Isatis tinctoria</i> L.—From Botanical Description to Seed-Extracted Compounds and Their Applications: An OverviewJustine Dupré0Nicolas Joly1Romain Vauquelin2Vincent Lequart3Élodie Choque4Nathalie Jullian5Patrick Martin6Unité Transformations & Agroressources, Université d’Artois—UniLaSalle, ULR7519, F-62408 Béthune, FranceUnité Transformations & Agroressources, Université d’Artois—UniLaSalle, ULR7519, F-62408 Béthune, FranceUnité Transformations & Agroressources, Université d’Artois—UniLaSalle, ULR7519, F-62408 Béthune, FranceUnité Transformations & Agroressources, Université d’Artois—UniLaSalle, ULR7519, F-62408 Béthune, FranceBioEcoAgro-Biologie des Plantes et Innovation, UMRT INRAe 1158 BioEcoAgro, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, F-80039 Amiens, FranceBioEcoAgro-Biologie des Plantes et Innovation, UMRT INRAe 1158 BioEcoAgro, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, F-80039 Amiens, FranceUnité Transformations & Agroressources, Université d’Artois—UniLaSalle, ULR7519, F-62408 Béthune, France<i>Isatis tinctoria</i> L. (Brassicaceae), also known as woad or dyer’s woad, is an ancient plant with a rosy future ahead. Most of the knowledge about woad is related to indigo dye production and its medicinal applications, especially its leaves. The general interest in woad has decreased with the rise of petroleum-based products. However, nowadays this plant is attracting interest again with industries reintroducing natural dyes. To meet the market demand in a sustainable manner, recent studies have focused specifically on woad seeds, leading to a valorization of the whole woad plant. This review provides an overview of the botanical, phytochemical composition, and properties of woad seeds, primarily supporting their cosmetic and pharmaceutical potential. From a chemical point of view, woad seeds mainly contain fatty acids, amino acids, phytosterols and glucosinolates. These compounds have been investigated through their extraction and analytical methods, as well as their properties and industrial applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14/15/2304<i>Isatis tinctoria</i> L.woadBrassicaceaeseedchemical compositionfatty acids |
| spellingShingle | Justine Dupré Nicolas Joly Romain Vauquelin Vincent Lequart Élodie Choque Nathalie Jullian Patrick Martin <i>Isatis tinctoria</i> L.—From Botanical Description to Seed-Extracted Compounds and Their Applications: An Overview Plants <i>Isatis tinctoria</i> L. woad Brassicaceae seed chemical composition fatty acids |
| title | <i>Isatis tinctoria</i> L.—From Botanical Description to Seed-Extracted Compounds and Their Applications: An Overview |
| title_full | <i>Isatis tinctoria</i> L.—From Botanical Description to Seed-Extracted Compounds and Their Applications: An Overview |
| title_fullStr | <i>Isatis tinctoria</i> L.—From Botanical Description to Seed-Extracted Compounds and Their Applications: An Overview |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Isatis tinctoria</i> L.—From Botanical Description to Seed-Extracted Compounds and Their Applications: An Overview |
| title_short | <i>Isatis tinctoria</i> L.—From Botanical Description to Seed-Extracted Compounds and Their Applications: An Overview |
| title_sort | i isatis tinctoria i l from botanical description to seed extracted compounds and their applications an overview |
| topic | <i>Isatis tinctoria</i> L. woad Brassicaceae seed chemical composition fatty acids |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14/15/2304 |
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