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Trichosanthes cucumerina

 Taxonomy:                                                                                              Kingdom  : Plantae

                                                                                      Division   : Magnoliophyta

                                                                                                                   Class        : Magnolipsida

                                                                                                                   Order        : Cucurbitales

                                                                                                                   Family      : Cucurbitaceae

                                                                                                                   Genus       : Teucrium

 

Chemical Composition:

Nicotinic acid, Riboflavin, Vitamin c, Thiamine, 5-hydroxytryptamine, Linoleic acid, Oleic acid, Colocynthin, Trichosanthin, Saponin, Hntriacontane.

Part used : Whole plant, leaf.

Refrence:

             Anti hyperglycemic Activity

  • Comparative evaluation of hypoglycaemic activity of some Indian medicinal plants in alloxan diabetic rats.www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12499084

  • Physicochemical and saccharide-binding studies on the galactose-specific seed lectin from Trichosanthes cucumerina.

              http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12706350

 

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