Phytochemical Investigation on Luffa cylindrica L.(DHUNDUL)

ISBN-13: 9783330321571 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 140 str.

Bipasha Sarker

Opis

This book focuses on the detailed phytochemical investigation of Luffa cylindrica L. (Dhundul). Luffa cylindrica L. is one of the medicinally important plants of the family of Cucurbitaceae. Locally it is known as Dhundul. The fruit of Luffa cylindrica is good for liver, lungs, heart and stomach; having a cooling effect of the body. In Chinese medicine, the inner skeleton of the dried fruit is used to treat pain in the muscle and joints, chest and abdomen. It is also used as edible vegetable. The phytochemical analysis of the plants is very important commercially and has great interest in pharmaceutical companies for the production of new drugs for curing of various diseases.

O autorze

I am Bipasha Sarker.I have graduated in Chemistry from University of Dhaka in 2013. I have completed my master's in Organic Chemistry in 2014 from the same university. Now, I'm working as a Product Development Officer in ACI Limited, Bangladesh.