Health benefits of green banana consumption: A systematic review

AL Falcomer, RFR Riquette, BR de Lima, VC Ginani… - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Despite the growing demand for green banana (GB) products, there is no review study
regarding their potential health benefits. We aimed to compare the health benefits among …

Supercritical fluid extraction as a suitable technology to recover bioactive compounds from flowers

L Lopez-Hortas, P Rodriguez, B Diaz-Reinoso… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Flowers are the most fragile plant organ that contains a wide range of variable compounds.
Due to their nutritional, pharmacological and aromatic properties, they have been used in …

Evaluation of flavonoids from banana pseudostem and flower (quercetin and catechin) as potent inhibitors of α-glucosidase: An in silico perspective

SM Patil, RM Martiz, R Ramu, PS Shirahatti… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The amelioration of postprandial hyperglycemia in diabetic conditions could be
accomplished by the inhibition of α-glucosidases, a set of intestinal carbohydrate digestive …

Azadirachta indica A. Juss (neem) against diabetes mellitus: a critical review on its phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology

SM Patil, PS Shirahatti, R Ramu - Journal of Pharmacy and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objective We aim to provide a critical review focused on the various pharmacological
activities of Azadirachta indica A. Juss related to diabetes management. We also emphasise …

The valorization of banana by-products: nutritional composition, bioactivities, applications, and future development

F Zou, C Tan, B Zhang, W Wu, N Shang - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bananas are among the world's main economic crops and one of the world's most-selling
fresh fruits. However, a great deal of waste and by-products is produced during banana …

Banana inflorescence: Its bio-prospects as an ingredient for functional foods

BF Lau, KW Kong, KH Leong, J Sun, X He… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background There is a renewed interest in the utilisation of agricultural by-products,
particularly those from crop plants, as a source of functional ingredients. The banana (Musa …

Computational approaches to define poncirin from Magnolia champaka leaves as a novel multi-target inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2

SM Patil, B Phanindra, PS Shirahatti… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Phytochemical-based drug discovery against the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been the focus of the current scenario. In this context, we …

Biodiversity in agricultural and food systems of jhum landscape in the West Garo Hills, North-eastern India

DK Pandey, KC Momin, SK Dubey, P Adhiguru - Food Security, 2022 - Springer
Jhum is a swidden agriculture agroforestry system indigenous to India. It enriches crop
diversity and dietary diversity, hel** to ensure food security and nutrition. However, jhum …

[HTML][HTML] Hair growth-promotion effects and antioxidant activity of the banana flower extract HappyAngel®: double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

CH Liang, YH Lin, YK Lin, CF Chiang - Food Science and Human Wellness, 2023 - Elsevier
Banana flowers contain various bioactive components, including several antioxidants with
anti-inflammatory effects. However, it is unclear whether they can reduce and prevent hair …

Inhibitory effect of gallic acid from Thunbergia mysorensis against α-glucosidase, α-amylase, aldose reductase and their interaction: Inhibition kinetics and molecular …

NR Kokila, B Mahesh, R Ramu… - Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In this exploration, we assessed the antihyperglycaemic properties of methanol extract of
flowers of Thunbergia mysorensis (MeT) against α-glucosidase, α-amylase and aldose …