Parinari curatellifolia
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Other Names : Mobola plum
Health benefits and Uses of Parinari curatellifolia
- P. curatellifolia leaf extracts showed xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity and these results scientifically support the use of P. curatellifolia leaf extracts in the management of pain as per traditional medical practices. P. curatellifolia water extracts was also shown to be a potent inhibitor of nitric oxide production in RAW cells that could be its mechanism of action as an anti-inflammatory agent in folk medicine. Epidemiological research has clearly established that chronic inflammation is linked to approximately 15 %–20 % of cancers, including and especially colorectal cancer. P. curatellifolia may this serve as a source a potential source of compounds that may serve as anti-inflammatory agents and directly and indirectly as anticancer agents.
- P. curatellifolia seed contains alkaloids and anthraquinone glycosides in addition to polyphenols and are used either alone or in combination with other herbs in the treatment of diabetes and several other diseases. They are also associated with useful therapeutic activities, as well as protective biological functions. Vitamins constitute a range of different types of organic molecules that are essential for the proper functioning of humans. Polyphenols including flavonoids are aromatic hydroxylated compounds,and are among the most potent and therapeutically useful bioactive substances. The seed extract also exhibits a wide spectrum of therapeutic activities in many other disease conditions, including inflammation, and is used in the treatment of inflammation of the prostate gland. As an antimicrobial agent, the seed extract is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of dysentery, and has remarkable reducing effects on plasma glucose, total cholesterol (TC), and triglyceride (TG) levels. The seed extract also increases hemoglobin levels due to the increased absorption of iron along with an increase in the white blood corpuscle. The seed extract in high doses could cause kidney damage and has some deleterious effects in heart tissue but not in the liver. The extract contains hypolipidemic agents and reduces the cardiovascular risk factors that contribute to the death of diabetic subjects.
