A Comprehensive Review on Musa Paradisica Linn

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Kuldeep M G, Harshith Kumar M S , Jayasimha D., Hanumanthachar k Joshi


Abstract

 Musa paradisiaca Linn. is a popular Indian medicinal plant belonging to the Musaceae family. This plant commonly known as plantain or banana is highly eating nutritious fruit over the world. It is known by names such as Musa sapientum L., M. paradisiaca L. var sapientum (L) Kuntze, Plantain. Phytochemical analysis showed that Musa paradisiaca contained carbohydrates, reducing sugar, tannins, saponins, alkaloids, glycosides, steroids, phytosterols, phenols, flavonoids, terpenoids and many other secondary metabolites. Musa paradisica cultivated widely and consumed by the majority of the population in India as well as in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu is the largest producer of banana in India. In Tamil Nadu, Theni District holds first position in area under cultivation of banana followed by Coimbatore, Erode and Tuticorin districts. The recent pharmacological reviews revealed that Musa paradisiaca possessed hypolipidemic, antidiabetic, hypotensive, antioxidant, antiulcerogenic, antidiarrheal, antimicrobial, antiparasitic, wound healing, anticancer, anti-angiogenic, hepatic and nephroprotective, reproductive, antiallergic, antiasthmatic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antiurolithiatic, galactagogue, and thrombolytic effects.


Keywords

Musa paradisiaca Linn, Musaceae, Plantain / Banana, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, General Comprehensive Review



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