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... The seeds of melon contain multiflorenol, isomultiflorenol, 24-methylenecycloartenol, α-and β amyrin, teraxerol, lupeol, euphol, 24-methyl-25(27)-dehydrocycloartanol, 24-methylene-24dihydrolanosterol, 24-methylene-24-dihydroparkeol, tirucallol and cycloartenol. 5 From the seeds of Cucurbitaceae fourteen dihydroxy triterpenes and their derivatives and one oxo-sterol were characterized. They are 7-oxodihydrokarounidiol-3benzoate, isokarounidiol-3-p-methoxybenzoate, karounidiol-3-benzoate, karounidiol, isokarounidiol, 5dehydrokarounidiol, 7-oxodihydrokaroudnidiol, bryonolol, 3-epibryonolol, loranthol, betulin, 29-hydroxylupeol, erythrodiol, (23Z)-cycloart-23-ene-3beta,25-diol and 7- ...
Muskmelons are extensively cultivated throughout India particularly in the hot and dry North-Western are as belongs to family Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon, also referred to as ‘sweet melon,’ got its name from its strong musky smell. It is a yellow-coloured fruit with tempting sweetness and a pleasant aroma. Generally, muskmelon fruit is eaten fresh or made salad or as a dessert. Seed kernels are used in soups and stews as a thickening, emulsifying, fat binding and flavouring agent. Muskmelon has rich calories, carbohydrate, protein, dietary fibre, sodium, vitamin A, folic acid, niacin, Vitamin C it is also nutrient enriched with good quantities of calcium, magnesium, potassium and carotenoids, does not have fat, cholesterol or saturated fat and have high content of polyphenol antioxidants which enhance the immune function and cardiovascular system. Polyphenols regulates nitric oxide that assists in prevention of heart attacks and also strengthens blood vessels. It can be used for weight loss purposes. During summer, it prevents dehydration of body and replenishes water content and electrolytes in the body. Musk melon is scientifically proven for its useful medicinal values such as Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Activity, Anti-oxidant and Anti-Vitiligo Effect, Anti-ulcer activity, Anti-cancer activity, Hepato-protective activity, Diuretic effect, Anti-diabetic activity, Antibacterial activity, Antifungal activity. In this review, the effort has been made to focus on the pharmacological activities of the Muskmelon.
... (root, 5-7 g, powder) used by Siddha for the treatments of urolithiasis (29,30). A large number of preclinical studies support the traditional uses of medicinal plants to prevent kidney stones (31), such as an in vitro experiment (32) found that the aqueous extract of Bryophyllum pinnatum leaves was effective in dissolving calcium phosphate. Another study (29) used the ethanolic extract of Asparagus racemosus on albino rats and found that the concentration of calcium and phosphate was significantly reduced. ...
... Mostly used medicinal plants demonstrate that approximately 650 species are utilized as mono-or polyherbal remedies and are used in the form of decoction and acts as diuretic substances (31). The preparation of polyherbal remedies is considered less toxic, safe and effective by traditional medicinal systems and is inexpensive than allopathic therapy (2). ...
The current study was performed to evaluate the ethnobotanical uses of medicinal plants to treat and prevent kidney diseases, especially urolithiasis in the Abbottabad region, Northern Pakistan. Field surveys were conducted from 2014-2016 in various rural and tribally dwelled hilly areas like Ayubia National Park, Sherwan and Thandiani. Ethnobotanical information about the medicinal plants employed to treat urinary ailments was obtained from well-informed sources like local healers (hakims) and residents (men/women), who had vast knowledge of local plants uses. The questionnaire method was adopted to record the information and queries were made to verify the information. Informed consent was obtained from each informant before conducting the interview process. Quantitative ethnobotanical indices were calculated for each recorded species. Correlation analysis between the RFC, UV and FL% was tested by Pearson's correlation, SPSS (ver. 16). A total of 38 plant species belonging to 27 families were being used in the study area to treat Urolithiasis or kidney stone diseases. Asteraceae was the most dominant family with 5 species. Local people used different methods of preparation for different plant parts; among them, decoction was the popular and dominant way of preparation (52.6%), followed by powder (18.4%), extracts (15.7%), juice (7.8%) and cooked (5.2%). The highest UV was recorded for Rumex acetosa L. (1.14) followed by Agrimonia eupatoria L. (1.1), Equisetum ramosissimum Desf. (1.05), Aerva lanata L. (1.04), Eclipta alba Hassak. (1.03). Moreover, twenty-three species were recoded with above 50% Fidelity level. It was found that most of the plant species (16 species) were explicitly used to remove kidney stones. All the obtained data about the ethnomedicinal uses of plants to treat urinary tract ailments are alphabetically categorized to their botanical name/family, local name, phytoconstituents, dosage and route of administration, along with quantitative indices value. All the collected ethnomedicinal plants require a thorough scientific investigation for isolation, identification, biochemical assays, toxicities and evaluation of pharmacological activities of the phytoconstituents, especially of the plants recorded with a high-fidelity level before their usage in clinics.
