Author:
Yadav Mukesh,Jain Shalini,Tomar Radha,Prasad G. B. K. S.,Yadav Hariom
Abstract
The use of herbal remedies individually or in combination with standard medicines has been used in various medical treatises for the cure of different diseases. Pumpkin is one of the well-known edible plants and has substantial medicinal properties due to the presence of unique natural edible substances. It contains several phyto-constituents belonging to the categories of alkaloids, flavonoids, and palmitic, oleic and linoleic acids. Various important medicinal properties including anti-diabetic, antioxidant, anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory and others have been well documented. The purpose of the present article is to discuss various medicinal and biological potentials of pumpkin that can impart further research developments with this plant for human health benefits.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Nutrition and Dietetics,Medicine (miscellaneous)
Reference65 articles.
1. Use of medicinal plants for diabetes in Trinidad and Tobago
2. What's Cooking with Garlic: Is This Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Hypertension?
3. PUMPKIN-SEED OIL MODULATES THE EFFECT OF FELODIPINE AND CAPTOPRIL IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS
4. Effect of pumpkin distillable subject on lipid peroxidation and the activity of antioxidative enzyme induced by Plumbum in mouse (article in Chinese);Dang;Chin J Clin Rehabil,2004
5. Study on extraction and separation of effective composition of pumpkin polysaccharide and its glucatonic effect;Xiong;Chin Tradit Patent Med,2000
Cited by
198 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献，注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献，订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献