Momordica balsamina: a medicinal and neutraceutical plant for health care management.

Abstract:

:Momordica balsamina, African pumpkin (Cucurbitaceae), is a tendril-bearing, wild climber containing wide spectrum of medicinal and nutritional values and has been used as a traditional folk medicine in many countries. The leaves, fruits, seeds, and bark of the plant contains resins, alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, steroids, terpenes, cardiac glycoside, saponins having various medicinal importance viz. anti-HIV, anti-plasmodial, shigellocidal, anti-diarrheal, anti-septic, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, hypoglycemic, antioxidant, analgesic and hepatoprotective properties. The therapeutic agent 'Momordin' is capable of inhibiting the growth of HIV and other viruses. The leaves are also important source of nutrients having 17 amino acids with adequate mineral composition like potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, sodium, zinc, manganese and iron. It also helps to combat the problem of micronutrient deficiencies in soil and high value of protein and fat with low fibre content. High potassium content is a good source for the management of hypertension and other cardiovascular conditions. This plant is being promoted as a protein supplement for cereal-based diets in poor rural communities. The commercial exploitation of this plant for biopharmaceuticals and neutraceuticals are some of the prospective future potential of this wild herb. This review discusses the potential of medicinal and nutritional importance of this wild herb for health care management.

journal_name

Curr Pharm Biotechnol

authors

Thakur GS,Bag M,Sanodiya BS,Bhadouriya P,Debnath M,Prasad GB,Bisen PS

doi

10.2174/138920109789542066

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-11-01 00:00:00

pages

667-82

issue

7

eissn

1389-2010

issn

1873-4316

pii

CPB-Abs-010-10-7

journal_volume

10

pub_type

杂志文章,评审
  • Calcium and zinc DTPA administration for internal contamination with plutonium-238 and americium-241.

    abstract::The accidental or intentional release of plutonium or americium can cause acute and long term adverse health effects if they enter the human body by ingestion, inhalation, or injection. These effects can be prevented by rapid removal of these radionuclides by chelators such as calcium or zinc diethylenetriaminepentaac...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2174/138920112802273308

    authors: Kazzi ZN,Heyl A,Ruprecht J

    更新日期:2012-08-01 00:00:00

  • Essential oils with microbicidal and antibiofilm activity.

    abstract::Plants are rich in a wide variety of secondary metabolites with antimicrobial properties. Phytochemistry studies on the plants extracts in general, and on essential oils (EOs) in particular are focused on the isolation and identification of the components of complex mixtures, in order to determine structure - activity...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2174/138920101602150112151549

    authors: Saviuc CM,Drumea V,Olariu L,Chifiriuc MC,Bezirtzoglou E,Lazăr V

    更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00

  • Atherosclerosis and vascular disease: effects of peptide mimetics of apolipoproteins.

    abstract::Levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL) and its major protein component, apolipoprotein (apo) A-I, are strongly inversely correlated to risk of atherosclerosis and other vascular diseases. A number of properties of apo A-I may contribute to this protection, including removal of cholesterol from peripheral tissues to ...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2174/138920106777950834

    authors: Garber DW,Handattu SP,Datta G,Mishra VK,Gupta H,White CR,Anantharamaiah GM

    更新日期:2006-08-01 00:00:00

  • Vancomycin Therapeutic Regime Adjustment in Newborns and Infants with Bacterial Infection: Case Series.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Vancomycin is used mostly to overcome infections caused by methicillinresistant microorganisms. There are no well-established administration protocols for neonates and infants, so the leak of a specific administration regime in that population may lead to serum concentrations beyond the specified range. OBJ...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type:

    doi:10.2174/1389201020666190319161511

    authors: Bidu NS,Fernandes BJD,Dias EJC,Filho JNC,Bastos REA,Godoy ALPC,Azeredo FJ,Pedreira JNR,Couto RD

    更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00

  • Proliposomes for oral delivery: progress and challenges.

    abstract::Proliposomes are phospholipid based drug delivery systems that are finding important applications in the field of pharmaceutics. Proliposomes have been extensively studied as a potential carrier for oral delivery of drugs with poor bioavailability, but the mechanism of absorption and cellular uptake pathways has not y...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2174/1389201016666150118134256

    authors: Nekkanti V,Venkatesan N,Betageri GV

    更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00

  • Analgesic effects and assays of controlled-release tramadol and o-desmethyltramadol in cancer patients with pain.

    abstract:AIM OF THE STUDY:To assess tramadol and O-desmethyltramadol (M1) concentrations and their correlations with analgesia in patients with cancer pain. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Thirty opioid-naive patients with nociceptive pain intensity on VAS (visual analogue scale) > 40 received controlled-release tramadol as the first (15...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2174/138920111794295738

    authors: Leppert W,Mikolajczak P

    更新日期:2011-02-01 00:00:00

  • In silico studies on tryparedoxin peroxidase of Leishmania infantum: structural aspects.

    abstract::Tryparedoxin peroxidase (TryP) is a key enzyme of the trypanothione-dependent metabolism for removal of oxidative stress in leishmania. These enzymes function as antioxidants through their peroxidase and peroxynitrite reductase activities. Inhibitors of this enzyme are presumed to be antilesihmania drugs and structura...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2174/138920109789069305

    authors: Singh BK,Dubey VK

    更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00

  • Triamcinolone and intraocular sustained-release delivery systems in diabetic retinopathy.

    abstract::Diabetic retinopathy (DR) still represents one of the leading causes of vision loss worldwide. Since this condition affects the posterior segment of the eye, topical application of ophthalmic medicines is of limited benefit, considering that they seldom reach therapeutic levels in the affected tissues. Systemic medica...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2174/138920111794480598

    authors: Yilmaz T,Cordero-Coma M,Lavaque AJ,Gallagher MJ,Padula WV

    更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00

  • The Role of the Coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CoNS) in Infective Endocarditis; A Narrative Review from 2000 to 2020.

    abstract::Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are part of the microbiota of human skin and rarely linked with soft tissue infections. In recent years, CoNS species considered as one of the major nosocomial pathogens and can cause several infections such as catheter-acquired sepsis, skin infection, urinary tract infection, e...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2174/1389201021666200423110359

    authors: Noshak MA,Rezaee MA,Hasani A,Mirzaii M

    更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00

  • Preparation and Characterization of β-glucosidase Films for Stabilization and Handling in Dry Configurations.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Although the stability of proteins is of significance to maintain protein function for therapeutical applications, this remains a challenge. Herein, a general method of preserving protein stability and function was developed using gelatin films. METHODS:Enzymes immobilized onto films composed of gelatin and...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2174/1389201020666191202145351

    authors: Zhang L,Shen Y,Lu W,Guo L,Xiang M,Zhang D

    更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00

  • A Study on Ecotoxicological Effects of Nano-copper Oxide Particles to Portunus Trituberculatus.

    abstract::As an important nano-material, nano-copper oxide particles (CuO-ENPs) harbor a vast range of characteristics, including electronic correlation effect, thermal stability, catalytic activity, sterilization and other properties. At present, the mechanism of ecotoxicological effects of CuO-ENPs is not yet clear, and has b...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2174/1389201021666201229111251

    authors: Li T,Hu H,Yang C,Zhang B,Ma L

    更新日期:2020-12-28 00:00:00

  • Carbon monoxide--toxicity of low-dose application.

    abstract::Carbon monoxide (CO) has long been considered a purely toxic by-product of incomplete combustion processes. Acute exposure to high concentrations of CO is one of the leading causes of fatal poisoning in industrial countries. However, after two decades of intensive research, there is ample evidence that CO endogenously...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2174/138920112800399103

    authors: Schmidt R,Ryan H,Hoetzel A

    更新日期:2012-05-01 00:00:00

  • Targeting the tumor stroma in cancer therapy.

    abstract::Increasing evidence shows that the interaction between neoplastic cells and the surrounding stroma is a critical factor in solid tumor growth. The tumor stroma is made up of diverse cellular populations including macrophages, lymphocytes, vascular cells, and carcinoma-associated fibroblasts. The complex interactions b...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2174/138920109787315088

    authors: Anton K,Glod J

    更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00

  • New developments of clinical trial in immunotherapy for Alzheimer's disease.

    abstract::Active or passive immunotherapy is expected to slow or stop the pathological process of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Immunotherapy for AD has demonstrated that targeting beta-amyloid (Aβ) or tau protein with vaccines or antibodies can reduce AD pathologies. Active anti-Aβ immunization for AD includes using AN1792 and sec...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2174/138920101606150407112319

    authors: Yang C,Xiao S

    更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00

  • Evolving cancer pain treatments: rational approaches to improve the quality of life for cancer patients.

    abstract::Most cancer patients will experience moderate to severe pain and/or neuropathy during the course of their disease. Recent improvements in the primary treatment of cancer have increased the life span of cancer patients, but not necessarily their quality of life (QoL). The pain and suffering cancer patients experience m...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2174/138920111798357267

    authors: Knopp KL,Nisenbaum ES,Arneric SP

    更新日期:2011-10-01 00:00:00

  • Blood Brain Barrier Permeability Prediction Using Machine Learning Techniques: An Update.

    abstract::Blood Brain Barrier (BBB) is the collection of vessels of blood with special properties of permeability that allow a limited range of drug and compounds to pass through it. The BBB plays a vital role in maintaining balance between intracellular and extracellular environment for brain. Brain Capillary Endothelial Cells...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2174/1389201020666190821145346

    authors: Saxena D,Sharma A,Siddiqui MH,Kumar R

    更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00

  • Comparative Evaluation of Conventional and Novel Extracts of Stem Bark of Terminalia arjuna for Antihypertensive Activity in BSO Induced Oxidative Stress based Rat Model.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Terminalia arjuna (TA) has been reported and explored traditionally for its cardiotonic properties while the mechanism of antihypertensive effect of TA has not been clearly reported. METHOD:The oxidative stress is a major cause for hypertension, hence different extracts of TA having variable marker yield we...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2174/1389201020666190222185209

    authors: Khatkar S,Nanda A,Ansari SH

    更新日期:2019-01-01 00:00:00

  • Molecular structure of transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 ion channel (TRPV1).

    abstract::Elaboration of the structure of TRPV1 and its functional relationship with channel activity is a work in progress, with much remaining to be done before the structure-function relationship of TRPV1 is comprehensively elicited. The result is that the present state of knowledge can reasonably be described as a patch-wor...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2174/138920111793937934

    authors: Urban L,White JP,Nagy I

    更新日期:2011-01-01 00:00:00

  • Polymorphisms in Gap Junction Proteins and their Role in Predisposition of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Egyptians.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Connexin (Cx) proteins are the building blocks of gap junctions. Among these, Cx37 and Cx40 are expressed on vascular system and reported to have cardioprotective role. Linking polymorphisms in genes coding for Cx and coronary artery disease (CAD) risk showed conflicting results in different populations. Non...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2174/1389201018666171002125432

    authors: El Tahry FA,Hashad IM,Abdel Rahman MF,Gad MZ

    更新日期:2017-11-10 00:00:00

  • Adsorptive-mediated brain delivery systems.

    abstract::The blood-brain barrier (BBB), which impedes drug penetration into the central nervous system, is composed of specific structures formed by brain capillary endothelial cells and sheathed by astrocytic end-feet through basement membrane. Many brain drug delivery strategies have focused on adsorptive-mediated transcytos...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2174/138920112803341851

    authors: Lu W

    更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00

  • In Silico Studies on Anti-Stress Compounds of Ethanolic Root Extract of Hemidesmus indicus L.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Alternative medicine is available for those diseases which cannot be treated by conventional medicine. Ayurveda and herbal medicines are important alternative methods in which the treatment is done with extracts of different medicinal plants. This work is concerned with the evaluation of anti-stress bioactiv...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.2174/1389201021666191211152754

    authors: Daddam JR,Sreenivasulu B,Umamahesh K,Peddanna K,Rao DM

    更新日期:2020-01-01 00:00:00

  • Significance of metallothionein expression in liver disease.

    abstract::Hepatic metallothionein (MT) expression, with various isoforms, and varying cellular localizations is a useful marker for clinico-pathogenesis of liver diseases. In acute liver toxicity caused by cadmium, carbon tetrachloride, or acetaminophen, MT plays a protective role, via the scavenging of radical species. In chro...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2174/1389201011314040006

    authors: Nagamine T,Nakajima K

    更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00

  • Advances in coronary stent technology--active drug-loaded stent surfaces for prevention of restenosis and improvement of biocompatibility.

    abstract::Beyond their originally sole mechanical function, current drug-eluting stents (DES) implement the concept of local drug delivery for the re-opening of stenotic arterial vessels, and for prevention of in-stent restenosis as one of the major limitations of conventional bare metal stents (BMS). Current DES consist of a p...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:

    authors: Sternberg K,Grabow N,Petersen S,Weitschies W,Harder C,Ince H,Kroemer HK,Schmitz KP

    更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00

  • Is glyburide safe in pregnancy?

    abstract::The clinical recognition and adequate treatment of women with hyperglycemia during pregnancy is significant in order to reduce neonatal complications correlated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The traditional management of pregnant patients with GDM in whom diet restriction is not sufficient enough involves ...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2174/1389201015666140330200254

    authors: Kimber-Trojnar Ż,Marciniak B,Patro-Malysza J,Skorzynska-Dziduszko K,Poniedzialek-Czajkowska E,Mierzynski R,Galczynski K,Trojnar M,Leszczynska-Gorzelak B,Oleszczuk J

    更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00

  • By passing microbial resistance: xylitol controls microorganisms growth by means of its anti-adherence property.

    abstract::Xylitol is an important polyalcohol suitable for use in odontological, medical and pharmaceutical products and as an additive in food. The first studies on the efficacy of xylitol in the control and treatment of infections started in the late 1970s and it is still applied for this purpose, with safety and very little ...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2174/1389201015666141202104347

    authors: Ferreira AS,Silva-Paes-Leme AF,Raposo NR,da Silva SS

    更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00

  • Biotechnological potential of sponge-associated bacteria.

    abstract::As sessile and filter-feeding metazoans, marine sponges represent an ecologically important and highly diverse component of marine benthic communities throughout the world. It has been suggested that marine sponges are hosts to many microorganisms which can constitute up to 40-60% of its biomass. Recently, sponges hav...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2174/1389201015666140711115033

    authors: Santos-Gandelman JF,Giambiagi-deMarval M,Oelemann WM,Laport MS

    更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00

  • Essential oils as active ingredients of lipid nanocarriers for chemotherapeutic use.

    abstract::Essential oils have increased interest as promising ingredients for novel pharmaceutical dosage forms. These oils are reported to provide synergistic effects of their active ingredients, in parallel with their biodegradable properties. In addition, essential oils may also have therapeutic effects in diabetes, inflamma...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2174/1389201016666150206111253

    authors: Severino P,Andreani T,Chaud MV,Benites CI,Pinho SC,Souto EB

    更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00

  • Cancer stem cells and the tumor microenvironment: soloists or choral singers.

    abstract::The idea of cancer stem cell (CSC) has recently moved to the forefront of cancer research. There is still a lack of a widespread consensus on their description and definition. ,The increasing literature on CSCs has compelled researchers worldwide to rewrite the natural history of cancer including those cells as princi...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2174/138920111794295756

    authors: Albini A,Cesana E,Noonan DM

    更新日期:2011-02-01 00:00:00

  • Immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs): a new treatment option for myelodysplastic syndromes.

    abstract::The IMiDs represent a new proprietary class of thalidomide analogues that possess greater potency and less toxicity than the parent compound. As a group, these agents share the pharmacologic property of modulating cellular response to ligand activation, the precise biologic effect of which is cell lineage and stimulan...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2174/138920106778521587

    authors: Kale V,List AF

    更新日期:2006-10-01 00:00:00

  • Bifunctional penicillin-binding proteins: focus on the glycosyltransferase domain and its specific inhibitor moenomycin.

    abstract::Beta-lactams and glycopeptides antibiotics directed against enzymes involved in bacterial cell wall synthesis have generated bacterial resistance. Search for new antibiotic molecules is widely focused on bifunctional Penicillin-Binding Proteins (PBPs), with particular emphasis on their glycosyltransferase activity. Th...

    journal_title:Current pharmaceutical biotechnology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.2174/1389201023378436

    authors: Di Guilmi AM,Dessen A,Dideberg O,Vernet T

    更新日期:2002-06-01 00:00:00