International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research.(2014). 5(7). (Accepted)
PRAKASH KUMAR TRIPATHY, SANJEET KUMAR AND PADAN KUMAR JENA
sanjeet.biotech@gmail.com
Trichosanthes cucumirina
L., locally known as “Chachindra” among the tribal and rural mass of Similipal
Biosphere Reserve (SBR) forest. Plant parts are used as ethnomedicine among
inhabitants of SBR. They use the fruits, leaves and roots against various diseases
and traditional practices are continuing since long. Leaves are used against
microbial infections, roots against diabetic and fruits against killing of
stomach worm. Young fruits are used as vegetables as well as medicine. Keeping this
traditional practice in view, assessment of food values and antibacterial
properties were done. Fruits are rich with carbohydrate (26.24 %), lipid (2.20
%), protein (1.50 %), fiber (1.96 %) and good amount of moisture. Plant parts
showed diverse bioactive compounds such as tannin, saponin, and flavonoid
present in most of extracts of leaves, fruits and roots of T. cucumirina L. The antibacterial activity of plant extracts
showed excellent against MTCC 1252, MTCC 1457, MTCC 3906, MTCC 1926, MTCC *497.
Presents study highlights the nutritional, ethnobotanical and antibacterial activity
of the plant and emphasis upon the conservation of this bioresource in the
state in general and SBR in particular.
Key
Words: Trichosanthes
cucumirina L. Ethnobotany, food values, antibacterial activity, Similipal Biosphere Reserve
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