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Indian Medicinal Plants
09 Jan 2018-
TL;DR: Indian medicinal plants/, Indian medicinal plants /, مرکز فناوری اطلاعات و اصاع رسانی, کδاوρزی
Abstract: Indian medicinal plants / , Indian medicinal plants / , مرکز فناوری اطلاعات و اطلاع رسانی کشاورزی
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TL;DR: Seven plants contain antioxidant principles, that can explain and justify their use in traditional medicine in the past as well as the present, and are viewed for their historical, etymological, morphological, phytochemical and pharmacological aspects.
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TL;DR: Chickpea has several potential health benefits, and, in combination with other pulses and cereals, it could have beneficial effects on some of the important human diseases such as CVD, type 2 diabetes, digestive diseases and some cancers.
Abstract: Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is an important pulse crop grown and consumed all over the world, especially in the Afro-Asian countries. It is a good source of carbohydrates and protein, and protein quality is considered to be better than other pulses. Chickpea has significant amounts of all the essential amino acids except sulphur-containing amino acids, which can be complemented by adding cereals to the daily diet. Starch is the major storage carbohydrate followed by dietary fibre, oligosaccharides and simple sugars such as glucose and sucrose. Although lipids are present in low amounts, chickpea is rich in nutritionally important unsaturated fatty acids such as linoleic and oleic acids. β-Sitosterol, campesterol and stigmasterol are important sterols present in chickpea oil. Ca, Mg, P and, especially, K are also present in chickpea seeds. Chickpea is a good source of important vitamins such as riboflavin, niacin, thiamin, folate and the vitamin A precursor β-carotene. As with other pulses, chickpea seeds also contain anti-nutritional factors which can be reduced or eliminated by different cooking techniques. Chickpea has several potential health benefits, and, in combination with other pulses and cereals, it could have beneficial effects on some of the important human diseases such as CVD, type 2 diabetes, digestive diseases and some cancers. Overall, chickpea is an important pulse crop with a diverse array of potential nutritional and health benefits.
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TL;DR: These interactions are important in many of the industrial applications of galactomannans, and a study of them may also help provide an understanding of the associations among polysaccharide chains, contributing to biological cohesion and texture.
Abstract: Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the interaction of galactomannans with other polysaccharides. The general chemistry of the galactomannans has been reviewed by Whistler and Smart and others. The chapter discusses the uses of guar and locust-bean gums in various industrial applications and investigates the structural chemistry of galactomannans, especially as revealed by enzymic studies. Mixtures of locust-bean gum with the non-gelling polysaccharide from Xanthomonas campestris have been shown to interact synergistically to give firm, rubbery gels, whereas the use of the galactomannan from C yamopsis tetragonolobus (guar gum) results only in viscosity enhancement. These interactions are important in many of the industrial applications of galactomannans, and a study of them may also help provide an understanding of the associations among polysaccharide chains, contributing to biological cohesion and texture. The two main groups of galactomannan polysaccharides are those derived from (1) the endosperm of plant seeds, the vast majority of which originate in the Leguminoseae, and (2) microbial sources, in particular, the yeasts and other fungi. D-Mannose and D galactose are also found in numerous other plant polysaccharides—for example, glucomannansm, mannans, and galactans.
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TL;DR: The PEE of the seed of Pongomia pinnata was further tested for nootropic activity in an experimental model of Alzheimer’s disease and reversed both, the cognitive deficits and the reduction in cholinergic markers after 2 weeks of treatment.
Abstract: time, probably by stimulation of the hepatic microsomal enzyme system3. Similar properties were exhibited by its roots. However, the petroleum ether extract (PEE) of the roots enhanced pentobarbitone sleeping time, probably due to CNS depression4. The PEE of the seed of Pongomia pinnata was further tested for nootropic activity in an experimental model of Alzheimer’s disease (created by ibotenic acid induced lesioning of nuclear basalis magnocellularis). It reversed both, the cognitive deficits and the reduction in cholinergic markers after 2 weeks of treatment. Reversal of perturbed cholinergic function appears to be the possible mechanism5.
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