Nutritional Contents and Medicinal Potential of Dillenia indica: A Review
Keywords:
Dillenia, indica, health, diabetes, benefitsAbstract
Dillenia indica, commonly known as Elephant apple, is widely used in treating various ailments traditionally in the North-east India. Dillenia indica is used in the treatment of diseases like fever, diabetes, diarrhoea, food poisoning, etc. The studies done on this under-utilized suggest that the plant has various medicinal uses pertaining to its high content of antioxidants and phenols. Comprehensive and relevant literature on the health benefits of the under-exploited plant, Dillenia indica was gathered through electronic databases including Google Scholar, PubMed, and certain books, without limiting the dates of publication. Traditionally, the different parts of the plant have various curing properties like cancer, wound healing, diabetes, diarrhoea, bone fracture, in cut and burns, abdominal pains etc. Based on the phytochemical investigations, Dillenia indica has been reported to contain active constituents like betulin, betulinic acid, dillenetin, dipoloic acid, myricetin, quercetin derivatives etc. Different prepared extracts of the plant and its parts have been reported to contain wide range of flavonoids, steroids, triterpenoids, phenolics, saponins and fixed oil which may exert varied pharmacological activities like anti-cancer, anti-diarrhoeal, anti-microbial, anti-oxidant and many more. The present review aims at providing relevant information about the health benefits of Dillenia indica.
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