Phytochemical and therapeutic potential of cucumber

Mukherjee, Pulok K.; Nema, Neelesh K.; Maity, Niladri; Sarkar, Birendra K.

doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2012.10.003

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“…Since ascorbic acid has an important role on antioxidant reactions, the high retention observed in this study ( Figure 4B) might be implicated on the observed increase antioxidant activity of freeze dried acerola pomace (Mukherjee, Nema, Maity, & Sarkar, 2013;Castro-López et al, 2016). …”

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Freeze Dried Acerola (Malpighia emarginata) Pulp and Pomace: Physicochemical Attributes, Phytochemical Content and Stability during Storage

Moraes¹,

Gonçalves²,

Miguel³

et al. 2017

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In this study, acerola pulp and acerola pomace were freeze dried with and without gum Arabic (GA) and analyzed in regard to their physicochemical attributes, bioactive content, and phytochemical stability (total phenolic content, ascorbic acid, total monomeric anthocyanins and antioxidant activity), during storage at 4 o C and 25 o C. The freeze dried products were highly porous and had low water activity (0.273 to 0.300). Freeze dried acerola pulp with GA were the most soluble samples (64.1% to 73.7 %). The addition of GA to freeze dried acerola pomace increased samples hygroscopicity from 4.5% to 11.1%. High ascorbic acid retention in freeze dried acerola pulp was observed for all samples (65.2 % at 25 °C and 88.9% at 4 °C). It was observed that freeze dried acerola pomace showed increased

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Section: Antioxidant Activity Measured By Dpph Assaymentioning

confidence: 62%

Freeze Dried Acerola (Malpighia emarginata) Pulp and Pomace: Physicochemical Attributes, Phytochemical Content and Stability during Storage

Moraes¹,

Gonçalves²,

Miguel³

et al. 2017

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“…Cucumber extract showed antioxidant activities against various assays including DPPH, reduction assay, total oxyradical scavenging capacity (TOSC) assay, trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC), total radical-trapping antioxidant parameter (TRAP) or ferric reducing-antioxidant power (FRAP) assays 6,7,8,9 . Cucumis sativus L. fruit and seed extracts are reported to have antibacterial and antifungal activity 10,11 .…”

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In Vitro Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Cucumis Sativus L. Peel Extracts

John¹,

Priyadarshini²,

Monica³

et al. 2018

Int. Res. J. Pharm.

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The present study evaluated the phytochemicals, antioxidant and antimicrobial potential; and thin layer chromatographic studies of Cucumis sativus L. peel extracts. The total flavonoid content was assessed using Aluminium Chloride reagent method. The antioxidant potential was evaluated using in vitro assays viz DPPH radical scavenging assay, FRAP and Phosphomolybdenum assay. The antimicrobial activity was determined against Shigella flexneri, E coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumonia using Agar Well Diffusion method. Qualitative phytochemical analysis confirmed the presence of alkaloids, saponins, diterpenes, steroids and flavonoids. Total Flavonoid content in the Cucumis sativus L. peel was 3.50 µg/mg QE. Cucumis sativus L. peel showed highest radical scavenging activity of 71% at the concentration of 600 µg/mL. In determination of antioxidant activity via FRAP and Phosphomolybdenum assay cucumber peel extract showed highest absorbance of 0.80 and 0.94 respectively at the concentration of 300 µg/mL. The peel extracts inhibited the growth of all the tested pathogens by forming inhibition zones ranging from 11-21 mm. Thin layer chromatographic studies of the cucumber peel extracts constituted different coloured phytochemical compounds with different Rf values. This study highlights the pharmacological properties of Cucumis sativus L. peel.

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“…Lupeol also has antiseptic and analgesic properties; and anthrone derivatives. [7][8][9][10] Aloe vera gel or aloe gel is the colourless, odourless, mucilaginous gel obtained from the parenchymatous cells in the fresh leaves and contains 99.5% water and 0.5% solid matter.…”

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Effects of aloe vera gel application on epidermal wound healing in the domestic rabbit

Kayode

2016

Int J Res Med Sci

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Background: A wound is a breakdown in the protective function of the skin or loss of continuity of epithelium, with or without loss of underlying connective tissues, muscles, nerves, bones following injury to the skin, surgery, a blow, cut, chemicals, heat, cold, friction, shear force, pressure or diseases such as leg ulcers or carcinomas. A study was undertaken to determine the healing properties of Aloe vera gel on epidermal wounds in rabbits.Methods: Twelve adult rabbits were divided into two groups randomly of six each representing the treatment and control respectively. A pair of wounds measuring 2cm x 2cm each was created on the back of each rabbit lateral to the spinal cord. The wounds were treated with homogenized Aloe vera gel while the wounds on control group were treated with normal saline. Wound contraction was measured on days 5, 9 and 12 representing the inflammatory, proliferative and maturation phases of wound healing respectively. Blood samples were collected on days 0, 3, 6, 9 and 12 for analysis.Results: Animals treated with Aloe vera gel had significantly (p<0.05) faster rates of healing with shorter days of scab fall off than the control and showed significant (P<0.05) changes in the packed cell volume, mean corpuscular volume, lymphocyte and neutrophil counts.Conclusions: The study concluded that Aloe vera was effective in treating epidermal wounds in rabbits over the control. An improvement occured in haematological profile of the experimental animals and these findings will go a long way in expanding the horizon of clinical application of this plant in solving wound healing problems in both humans and other animal species.

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Phytochemical and therapeutic potential of cucumber

Cited by 199 publications

References 39 publications

Freeze Dried Acerola (Malpighia emarginata) Pulp and Pomace: Physicochemical Attributes, Phytochemical Content and Stability during Storage

Freeze Dried Acerola (Malpighia emarginata) Pulp and Pomace: Physicochemical Attributes, Phytochemical Content and Stability during Storage

In Vitro Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Properties of Cucumis Sativus L. Peel Extracts

Effects of aloe vera gel application on epidermal wound healing in the domestic rabbit

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