Difference between revisions of "Mimusops elengi"

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Other Names : Spanish cherry, medlar, bullet wood, Maulsari मौलसरी, Kirakuli किराकुली, বোকুল লৈ Bokul lei, மகிழம்பூ Magizhamboo, Ilanni, Bakul, Bakuli, Omval, Ranjal, Barsoli, मौलसरी Maulasari, लंकासानी Lankaasaani, वकुल पुष्प Vakul Pushpa

Special Precautions of Mimusops elengi

Health benefits and Uses of Mimusops elengi

The various extracts of the plant (bark, fruit, leaves, seed, and flowers) have been reported to be cardiotonic, alexipharmic and stomachic, hypotensive, antibacterial, anthelmintic, anti-gastric ulcers, teeth cleaner and renewable sources of energy.

• It is used in the treatment and maintenance of oral hygiene. Rinsing mouth with water solution made with bakul helps in strengthening the teeth. It also prevents bad breath and helps keep the gums healthy.
• The bark is used as a gargle for odontopathy, ulitis and ulemorrhagia
• The bark and fruit of this plant are used in the treatment of diarrhea and dysentery.
• The pounded seeds pasted with oil are used for the treatment of obstinate constipation.
• Pillow stuffing made from the dried flowers induces nasal discharge and relieves headache.
• Fruits are used as astringent, coolant and anthelmintic.
• The tender stems are used as tooth brushes, and in cystorrhea, diarrhea and dysentery.
• Flowers are brain tonic and are useful as snuff to relieve cephalalgia.
• Several triterpenoids, steroids, steroidal glycosides, flavonoids, and alkaloids have been reported from this species.
• The various extracts of the plant (bark, fruit, leaves, seed, and flowers) have been reported to be cardiotonic, alexipharmic and stomachic, hypotensive, antibacterial, anthelmintic, anti-gastric ulcers, teeth cleaner and renewable sources of energy.
• Anti-bacterial activity Different solvent extracts of the leaves of Mimusops elengi were prepared and screened for their antibacterial activity against six different bacterial strains including both gram negative strains such as Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris and gram positive strains such as Streptococcus pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. All the tested extracts exhibited significant antibacterial activity in a dose dependent manner.
• Antifungal activity The saponins present in the seeds of the plant demonstrated antifungal activity against some human pathogen.
• HIV : Anti-HIV activity The triterpene minusopic acid, isolated from seeds of the plant was found to exhibit anti-HIV reverse transcriptase activity [23]. The crude aqueous and methanol extracts of M. elengi inhibited HIV type 1 protease (PR) by more than 70% at a concentration of 0.2 mg/ml.

References

• Khatri DK, Manjulakonka, Juvekar AR. Evaluation of Anti-inflammatory activity of Mimusops elengi extracts in Different In-vitro and In-vivo models. Int J Phar Bio Sci 2014; 5(1):259-268.
• Niranjan K, Singh RK, Adaji MN, Singh RB. Effect of aqueous leaf and bark extracts of Mimusops elengi (Linn.) on radial growth and sclerotial formation of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) De Bary, a Polyphagous fungus. PAT 2009; 5(2):288-300.
• Ali MA, Mozid MA, Yeasmin S, Khan AM, Sayeed MA. An Evaluation of Antimicrobial Activities of Mimusops elengi Linn. Research Journal of Agriculture and Biological Sciences 2008; 4(6):871-874. * Rao KS, Manjuluri PR, Keshar NK. In vitro Antioxidant Activity and Total Phenolic Content of Mimusops elengi Bark. Ind J Pharm Edu Res 2011; 45(1):317-323.
• Ganu G, Garud A, Agarwal V, Suralkar U, Jadhav S, Kshirsagar A. Anti-anxiety activity of Mimusops elengi barks extract in experimental animals. RJPBCS 2011; 2(3):405-410.
• Jerline M, Jyothi G, Brindha P. Effect of Mimusops elengi Linn. Bark extract on Alloxan induced hyperglycemia in albino rats. Journal of Tissue Research 2009; 9(3):19851988.