KJCAB, Volume 2, Issue 2, December 2022
Mini Review

A Review on the traditional and pharmacological applications of the seeds of Tamarindus indica

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  • Malathi R,
  • Indira M. N.
Malathi R
Department of Life Sciences, Kristu Jayanti College (Autonomous), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560077
Indira M. N.
Department of Life Sciences, Kristu Jayanti College (Autonomous), Bengaluru, Karnataka,560077
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59176/kjcab.v2i2.2260

Published 2022-12-26

Keywords

  • <i>Tamarindus indica</i> seeds extract, pharmacological activities, Palmitic acid, Campesterol, β-amyrin

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R, M. ., & M. N., I. . (2022). A Review on the traditional and pharmacological applications of the seeds of <i>Tamarindus indica</i>. Kristu Jayanti Journal of Core and Applied Biology (KJCAB), 2(2), 48–50. https://doi.org/10.59176/kjcab.v2i2.2260
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Abstract

<i>Tamarindus indica</i> is traditionally used as for its pharmacological importance. The seeds of Tamarind comprise of campesterol, β-amyrin, β-sitosterol, palmitic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid and eicosanoicacid, mucilage, arabinose, xylose, galactose pectin, glucose and uronic acid, bufadienolide (Scilliroside 3-O-β-D glucopyranosyl - (1-2)-Lrhamnopyranoside) and a cardenolide (uzarigenin-3-O-β-Dxylopyranosyl (1-2)-α-Lrhamnopyranoside). The presence of the chemical and biochemical constituents confer the different pharmacological activies such as anti-oxidant activity, antidiabetic activity, antivenom activity, hepatopro-tective activity, ophthalmological activity, cytotoxic activity, effect on enzymes, anti-inflammatory activity etc.

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