Chemical characterization and bioactivity of Trichosanthes dioica edible shoot extract

• Main Authors: Zilani, Md. Nazmul Hasan, Uddin, Shaikh Jamal, Hossain, Hemayet, Hazni, Hazrina, Shilpi, Jamil A., Hossain, Md. Golam
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Verlag (Germany) 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine; RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/20160/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s13596-018-0310-5

Present investigation was aimed to evaluate the traditional use of edible part of soft shoots of Trichosanthes dioica Roxb. (Cucurbitaceae) as an antidiabetic in mice model. In addition, antioxidant activity and chemical profiling of this plant part were also performed to support its observed activi...