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Resveratrol (RV) is a polyphenol non-flavonoid compound present in strongly pigmented vegetables and fresh fruits as well as dried nuts such as peanuts. High concentrations of this natural compound were found, in the modern occidental world, in the peel of the berries of the red grape Vitis vinifera, but usage of this natural drug in popular medicine has been documented much earlier. Resveratrol exhibits diverse biological activities such as antitumor, antioxidant, antiviral, and phytoestrogenic.

In many Countries Salvia plant is used as common spice and added to
food for a traditional longstanding culinary utilization. Many species of the
genus Salvia are also widely used in folk medicine. Salvia plants are
considered useful for numerous biological activities such as antioxidant,
antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, anticancer and for prevention of
atherosclerotic plaque formation and blood circulation-improvement
activity. In recent time attention was also focused on the possible use of