Phytochemicals Investigation on a Tropical Plant, <I>Syzygium cumini</I> from Kattuppalayam, Erode District, Tamil Nadu, South India

T. Jayachandr, N. Padmanabha

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition · 2008 · 199 citations · 14 references

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The developing countries mostly rely on traditional medicines. This traditional medicine involves the use of different plant extracts or the bioactive constituents. This type of study provides the health application at affordable cost. This study such as ethnomedicine keenly represents one of the best avenues in searching new economic plants for medicine. In keeping this view in mind the present investigation is carried out in Syzygium cumini seed of Kattuppalayam, Erode District, Tamil Nadu, South India. The results suggest that the phytochemical properties of the seed for curing various ailments.

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