Preliminary studies on polyphenol oxidase activity in plantain (Musa paradisiaca) cultivars
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Evaluation of wound healing activity of extracts of plantain banana (Musa sapientum var. paradisiaca) in rats.
Plantain banana (M. sapientum var. paradisiaca, MS) has been shown to possess ulcer healing activity. The present work with plantain banana was undertaken with the premise that the drug promoting ulcer healing could have effect on wound healing also. Wound healing activity of MS was studied in terms of (i) percent wound contraction, epithelization period and scar area; (ii) wound breaking stren...
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Objectives: To assess the effect of unripe dried banana powder in experimentally induced gastric ulcers and effect on gastric acid secretion. To evaluate the antiulcerogenic effect of plantain banana of Gujarat as a part of evaluation of impact of biological variables on this activity. Materials and methods: Total of 24 albino rats of either sex weighing between 150-250 gm were randomly divided...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Agricultural Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1991-637X
DOI: 10.5897/ajar12.114