Chemistry and medicinal properties of the Bakul (Mimusops elengi Linn): A review

Food Research International

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1823-1829

  Baliga, Manjeshwar Shrinath ^a   Pai, Ramakrishna J ^a   Bhat, Harshith P ^b   Palatty, Princy Louis ^a   Boloor, Rekha ^a  

^a FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Maharani Lakshmi Ammanni College for Women   (India)

Author keywords

Bakul; Mimusops elengi; Pharmacology; Phytochemistry

Indexed keywords

ANTI-FUNGAL; BAKUL; CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING; HOTSPOTS; MIMUSOPS ELENGI; PHARMACOLOGY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRECLINICAL STUDIES; SAPOTACEAE; SUBTROPICAL REGIONS; TRITERPENES;

BIODIVERSITY; FREE RADICALS; FRUITS;

PLANT EXTRACTS;

MIMUSOPS; MIMUSOPS ELENGI; SAPOTACEAE;

EID: 79959945858     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2011.01.063     Document Type: Article

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