Nutritional Properties and Chemical Composition of Corallocarpus epigaeus (Arn.) Cl : As Remedy to Control Diabetes mellitus

• Main Authors: Kalpesh Ishnava, Ruchi Kotadia, Sandip Patel
• Language: English
• Published: Science Faculty of Chiang Mai University 2019
• Subjects: Corallocarpus epigaeus; Cucurbitaceae; tuber; nutritive value; antidiabetic activity
• Online Access: http://it.science.cmu.ac.th/ejournal/dl.php?journal_id=6235; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/66152
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Medicinal climber Corallocarpus epigaeus (Arn.)Cl., family Cucurbitaceae was evaluated for its antidiabetics activity and nutritional properties from tubers. The tuber of plants was sequentially extracted using organic solvent. Out of these, methanolic extract showed maximum extractive yield is 3.2...