Critical analysis of green extraction techniques used for botanicals: Trends, priorities, and optimization strategies-A review

Botanicals are widely used and marketed as food supplements or cosmetics with particular benefits for human health. Botanicals are products manufactured using natural components derived from plants, algae, fungi or lichens. Given the easy accessibility of such products, it is essential to ensure their safety by guaranteeing the absence of chemical or microbiological contamination. Furthermore, since botanicals are derived from natural products, they consist of a set of molecules called a phytocomplex, and it is important to develop standardised methods to ensure their reproducibility. Traditional approaches to the extraction of phytochemicals, as described in the monographs or pharmacopoeias of international…

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  European Commission

  Awards: PE00000003, CUP D93C22000890001, CN00000033
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  Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito