Phytochemical and pharmacological profile of Praecitrullus fistulosus: An overview
Abstract
Many herbal remedies have been employed in various medical systems for the treatment and management of different diseases. During past several years, there has been growing interest among the usage of various medicinal plants from traditional system of medicine for the treatment of different ailments. Cucurbitaceae family is major source of medicinal agents since ancient time. Various plants parts including fruits of this family have been established for their pharmacological potential. In the series of Cucurbitaceae plants, Praecitrullus fistulosus is one of the excellent plants, gifted by the nature having composition of all the essential constituents that are required for normal and good human health. This review attempts to encompass the available literature on Praecitrullus fistulosus with respect to its pharmacognostic characters, chemical constituents, summary of its various pharmacological activities and traditional uses.
Keywords:
Praecitrullus fistulosus, Cucurbitaceae, Phytochemical Profile, Pharmacological Profile
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12. Bollavarapu A, Tamanam R, Rapaka G. Phytochemical evaluation and antioxidant potential of Praecitrullus
fistulosus fruit extracts. IOSR J Environ Sci Toxicol Food Technol 2016; 10: 23-28.
13. Luan NK, Hong NN. Antioxidant activity and anti-hyperglycemic effect of Lagenaria Siceraria fruit extract. J Food Sci Eng 2016; 6: 26-31.
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15. Essien EE, Antia BS, Peter NS. Lagenaria Siceraria (Molina) Standley. Total polyphenols and antioxidant activity of seed oils of bottle gourd cultivars. World J Pharmaceul Res 2015; 4: 274-285.
16. Khan M. Assesment of biochemical attributes of praecitrullus fistulosus treated with mutagens. Int J Plant Breed Gene. 2015; 03 (02): 39-47.
17. Sharma GN, Tyagi N. Evaluation of antidiabetic and antihyperlipidemic potential of Praecitrullus fistulosus and Lagenaria Siceraria. Int J Pharm Res Tech 2014; 6: 63-69.
18. Tyagi N, Madan H, Pathak S. Phytochemical screening and estimation of total phenolics and total flavonoid content of Lagenaria Siceraria, Praecitrullus fistulosus (50:50) fruit and their mixture. Int J Pharm Res Scholars 2014; 3: 882-890.
19. Sood A, Kaur P, Gupta R. Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial assay of various seeds extract of cucurbitaceae family. Int J Appl Biol Pharm Technol 2012; 3: 401-408.
20. Perveen A, Ali S. Pollen germination capacity and maintenance of pollen in praecitrullus fistulosus (stocks) pangola (cucurbitaceae). Pak J Bot 2011; 43: 47-50.
21. Dixit Y, Kar A. Protective role of three vegetable peels in alloxan induced diabetes mellitus in male mice. Plant foods for human nutrition Dordrecht Netherlands 2010; 65: 284-289.
22. Levi A, Thomas CE, Simmons AM, Thies JA. Analysis based on RAPD and ISSR markers reveals closer similarities among Citrullus and Cucumis species than with Praecitrullus fistulosus (Stocks) Pangalo. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 2005; 52: 465–472.
23. Singh NP, Matta NK. Levels of seed proteins in Citrullus and Praecitrullus accessions. Plant Systematics and Evolution 2010; 290: 47-56.
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N. T. Nidhi Tyagi, G. N. S. Ganesh N Sharma, and B. S. Bhirendra Shrivastava, “Phytochemical and pharmacological profile of Praecitrullus fistulosus: An overview”, Int J Indig Herb Drug, pp. 29-35, Jun. 2017.
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