Aims: Common weeds Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser, Euphorbia rothiana Spreng. and Schoenoplectiella articulata (L.) Lye are used for food, medicinal, green biofertilizer and biosorbent applications. In this work, their polyphenol and mineral contents have been characterized. Metho...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v28i330137
Aims: A. precatorius seed powder is traditionally used in Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani medicine. The objective of present work is to describe the oil, starch, protein, polyphenol and mineral composition of A. precatorius seeds. Methodology: Legumes from A. precatorius were collecte...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v28i130125
Aims: Caesalpinioideae species have great medicinal and food values. In this work, six Caesalpinioideae species that grow abundantly in central India were selected for chemical investigation: Delonix regia, Entada gigas, Leucaena leucocephala, Mimosa pudica, Parkia javanica and S...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v28i130123
Pravin Kumar Sahu, Suryakant Chakradhari, Manas Kanti Deb, Khageshwar S. Patel, Erick K. Towett & Pablo Martín-Ramos·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2019
Aims: The objective of the present work is the investigation of the physicochemical characteristics of seed coats and kernels from 24 species with medicinal and food applications. Methodology: Seeds from 24 species (2 herbs, 11 vines and 11 trees), belonging to 13 families, were...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v28i330134
Pravin Kumar Sahu, Suryakant Chakradhari, Khageshwar Singh Patel, Jesús Martín-Gil, Erick K. Towett & Pablo Martín-Ramos·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2019
Aims: Species of the family Lamiaceae possess a rich tradition of use for flavoring and medicinal purposes. This paper focusses on the nutritional and thermal characteristics of the seeds from eight species belonging to this family: Gmelina arborea Roxb. ex Sm., Hyptis suaveolens...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v28i330133
Suryakant Chakradhari, Manas Kanti Deb, Khageshwar Singh Patel, Jesús Martín-Gil, Erick K. Towett & Pablo Martín-Ramos·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2019
Aims: To study the spectral and thermal characteristics, and the oil, starch, polyphenol and mineral contents of seeds and leaves from three Sapotaceae species, provided that trees and shrubs of this family are an important source of nutritional and functional products. Methodolo...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v27i430122
Suryakant Chakradhari, Keshaw P. Rajhans, Khageshwar S. Patel, Erick K. Towett, Jesús Martín-Gil & Pablo Martín-Ramos·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2019
Aims: Terminalia spp. is medicinal plants that belong to Combretaceae family, widely used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine. In this work, the nutritional constituents of the leaves, seed kernel and seed coat from four Terminalia species (T. arjuna, T. bellirica, T. catappa and T...
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Research Article10.9734/ejmp/2019/v27i430120