Chemical constituents, antioxidant and antibacterial activity of syzygium cumini l. The systematic screening of plant species with the purpose of discovering new bioactive compounds is prerequisite for any bioprospecting study. Syzygium cumini, commonly known as malabar plum, java plum, or black plum, is an evergreen tropical tree in the flowering plant family myrtaceae. In addition to common antioxidants like vitamin c, vitamin e and carotenoids, phenolic constituents such as flavonoids, tan.
The seeds of syzygium cumini possess antidiabetic, antipyretic, hypolipidaemic, psychopharmacological, antidiarrheal, antiinflammatory, antioxidant and antibacterial activities. Phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity study. Evaluation of antidiabetic phytochemicals in syzygium. It is reported that seed extracts of syzygium cumini given to the animals with the dose of 5gmkg of bodyweight was more. Chemical constituents of clove syzygium aromaticum, fam. Plants have been employed as medicine since time immemorial, and there has been a recent resurgence in the use of plants as medicines due to their little or no toxicity at the doses used for treatment of different ailments. The ripe berries are sweetish dry to taste and are useful in preparation of health drinks, jellies, juices squashes and wine. Though many works on pharmacological activities of phyto chemical constituents of syzygium cumini l. Our results revealed that extract yield, chemical composition of the extracts and antioxidant activity of the syzygium cumini extract varied with the extraction process. Skeels myrtaceae is a plant originating from the tropics, in particular, from india, thailand, philippines and madagascar, and it is also found in several states of the southeast, northeast and north regions of brazil 1,2. Exploration of preliminary phytochemical studies of seed. Older reports from indian medical journals suggest jambul seed and bark can be beneficial in humans with diabetes 25. Evaluation of antioxidant activity in different parts of.
Screening of phytochemical and pharmacological activities. Fruits to form red wine 17 jamun fruits washing and cleaning by tap water and dip in 5% nacl salt solution for 72 hour separate the seed from the fruit crushed the fruit pulp with water 1. Benherlal ps, arumughan c 2007 chemical composition and in vitro antioxidant studies on syzygium cumini fruit. Fruit parts, their corresponding ethanol extracts and residues were evaluated for chemical composition. We characterized the chemical composition and assessed the antidiabetic effects of a novel polyphenolrich extract pesc obtained from s. The chemical constituents of the essential oil were determined by gcms. Another aspect of the study was to evaluate the anti microbial activity of the different parts of the plant, keeping in view its pharmacological potential. The widespread uses of syzgium cumin in traditional. Antioxidant activity of syzygium cumini leaf gall extracts. The present study reports the chemical constituents of the leaf essential oils of 6 syzygium species, s. In the present study chemical constituents of the essential oil of s. The present study was carried out to identify the putative antidiabetic constituents from the s.
Different parts of the plant bark, leaf, fruit and seed have been extensively investigated for their bioactive phytochemical constituents. Pharmacognostical and physicochemical standardization of. Phytochemical composition and pleotropic pharmacological properties of jamun, syzygium cumini skeels ganesh chandra jagetia department of zoology, mizoram university, aizawl796004, india abstract plants have been employed as medicine since time immemorial, and there has been a recent resurgence in the. The most economically important species is syzygium. Skeels jambolan is one of the widely used medicinal plants in the treatment of various diseases in particular diabetes.
Review detailing the chemical constituents of the syzgium cumin have been reported several researcher. Phytochemical composition and pleotropic pharmacological. This study was aimed to investigate the phytochemical constituents anticancer and antioxidative potential of syzygium cumini against breast cancer cell lines. The plant contains anthocyanins, glucoside, ellagic acid, isoquercetin, kaempferol, and myricetin as its chief active constituents. There are chemical compounds which occur naturally in plants and possess wide. The present studies were carried out to understand the chemical.
Syzygium cumini, generally recognized as jamun, is a tropical tree that produces purple ovoid fleshy fruit. Chemical constituents, antioxidant and antibacterial activity of. It is widely distributed throughout the south asian continent including pakistan, india, indonesia and srilanka. Chemical constituents of the seed and bark of syzygium cumini. Pdf the aim of this article is to briefly document the bioactive compounds that have been. Pdf chemical constituents of clove syzygium aromaticum. Physicochemical and nutritional properties of jamun. Anticancer and antioxidative potential of syzygium. The study includes macroscopy, microscopy, preliminary phytochemical screening and physicochemical evaluation of seeds of syzygium cumini. But many research paper also state that apart from its antidiabetic property, syzygium cumini is a ocean of many other features or characteristics in the field of medicine. Free radicals are implicated in several metabolic diseases and the medicinal properties of plants have been explored for their potent antioxidant activities to counteract metabolic disorders. Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of. Antioxidants are vital substances which possess the ability to protect the body from tissue damage caused by free radical induced oxidative stress 6. Supplementation of syzygium cumini seed powder prevented.
Jamun botanically known as syzygium cumini is known for its seasonal perishable jamun berry, which is also named as java plum in english and jambul. Chemical composition and in vitro antioxidant studies on syzygium cumini fruit. Review article chemical constituents and pharmacological. Characterization of the jambolan syzygium cumini l.
Its seed has conventionally been used in india for the management of different diseases. These active cons isoquercetin, kaempferol tituents impart multiple pharmacological activities to the plant which includes antidiabetic, anticancer, antioxidant. Obesity and related complications have now became epidemic both in developed and developing countries. This research highlights the chemical composition and antioxidant potential of leaf gall extracts aqueous and methanol of syzygium cumini s. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Skeels has been reported to exert antiinflammatory and cardiometabolic activities due to its high content of polyphenols. The physical properties like colour of jamun fruit was. Protective effects of a polyphenolrich extract from. Jamun fruit seeds and pulp have been reported to serve various purposes in diabetic patients, such as lowering blood glucose levels. In vivo assessment of anticoagulant and antiplatelet. Syzygium cumini is widely used in traditional medicine to treat diabetes in india.
The phytochemical screening showed appreciable amount of flavonoid and steroid in the seed extract. Syzgium cumin, tannins, flavonoids, essential oils, phytochemicals. Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of crude extracts. Jambolan is rich in compounds containing anthocyanins, glucoside, ellagic acid, isoquercetin, kaemferol and myrecetin. S290 document heading pharmacognostical and physico chemical standardization of syzygium cumini and azadirachta indica seed p bigoniya 1, cs singh 1, b srivastava 2 1 radharaman college of pharmacy, bhopal, madhya pradesh, india 2 school of pharmaceutical sciences, jaipur national university, jaipur, rajasthan, india asian pacific journal of tropical biomedicine 2012s290s295.
Jamun tree is evergreen plant grows up to 30 meters in. Syzygium cumini myrtaceae is a worldwide medicinal plant traditionally used in herbal medicines due to its vaunted properties against cardiometabolic disorders, which include. This work investigated the phytochemical constituents, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of the leaves, fruit pericarp, and stembark of syzygium cumini. Skeels myrtaceae against diabetes125 years of research. The authors thankful with our deepest core of heart to dr. The plant has many imperative compounds which are responsible for various ailments.
We characterized the chemical composition and assessed the antidiabetic e. Therefore the present study was carried out to assess the phytochemical content and the evaluation of in vitro antioxidant, antibacterial, larvicidal and antidiabetic activities of the methanol extracts of s. Antidiabetic activity and phytochemical constituents of. Fermentation of jamun syzgium cumini l fruits to form red. Cafeteria type diet mainly composed of high fat high carbohydrate components which plays a significant role in the development of obesity and metabolic syndrome. The name of the fruit is sometimes mistranslated as blackberry, which is a different fruit in an unrelated order. The effect of different extraction methods on antioxidant.
This study investigated the effect of syzygium cumini seed powder on fat accumulation and dyslipidemia in high. Up till now syzygium cumini studied for its anti diabetic property. Chemical composition and in vitro antioxidant studies on. The stem bark is rich in eugenin and fatty acid ester 5. Stability of anthocyanins from syzygium cumini jamun at. Phytochemical screening of of ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of syzygium cumini seeds were analysed by standard method.
Physico chemical and nutritional properties of jamun syzygium cumini seed kshirsagar rb, desai gb, sawate ar and deshmukh nm abstract the present investigation aimed to assess the physicochemical, proximate, vitamins and minerals composition of jamun syzygium cumini seed. This research highlights the chemical composition, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of essential oils and various crude extracts using methanol and methylene chloride from syzygium cumini leaves. The results exhibited highest extraction yield and flavonoids, alkaloids and glycoside in ultrasound microwave assisted solvent extraction followed by soxhlet. Phytochemical composition and pleotropic phar macological properties of jamun, syzygium cumini skeels. These properties have been attributed to the presence of bioactive compounds such as phenols, flavonoids, and tannins in.
Different parts of the plant are used of many illnesses like cough, influenza. The effect of essential oil of syzygium cumini on the. The present study was carried out to evaluate the phytochemical bioactive compounds from syzygium cumini seed extract and its invitro antidiabetic activity. Leaf essential oil composition of six syzygium species. Phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of. It is native to the indian subcontinent, adjoining regions of southeast asia, china and queensland. The results revealed the presence of medicinally important phytochemical constituents in the ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of syzygium cumini seeds and it justifies their use in the traditional medicines for the treatment of different diseases. Essential oils were analyzed by gas chromatographymass spectrometry gcms. Syzygium cumini indian jamun active constituents by. Antibacterial study and effect of ethanolic extracts of.
Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of syzygium caryophyllatum l. Skeels is one of the most widely used medicinal plants for various conditions and is a popular fruit for food consumption. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region the reddishgrey or reddishbrown heartwood is fine grained and is utilized in exterior joinery and carpentry. Syzygium species are reported from the western ghats region of india, the volatile oil chemistry of most of these aromatic plants are uninvestigated. Chemical constituents and pharmacological action of ocimum sanctum indian holy basiltulsi sunita verma abstract oscimum sanctum commonly known as tulsi, belong to lamiaceae family. Neutral components in the leaves and seeds of syzygium cumini. The chemical composition of jamun fruit has been studied in pakistan but there is no information regarding effect of processing conditions on polyphenols and antioxidant potential of s. The results revealed the presence of medicinally important phytochemical constituents in the ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of syzygium cumini seeds and it justifies their use in the traditional medicines for the. Proximate composition of jamun syzygium cumini fruit. In vitro assessment of antiaging properties of syzygium. Hence identification of such active compounds is useful for producing safer drugs in the treatment of various ailments including diabetes.
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