Abstract
In India, Trichosanthes dioica is known as pointed gourd (in English), parwal (in Hindi) and potol (in Oriya) it is distributed in equatorial and subtropical regions and widely found in northern India. The present study is a unique example of interdisciplinary research as it deals not only with the phytochemical investigation of Trichosanthes dioica, using natural product technology but also correlates the presence of certain trace elements with its biological activities using Laser induced break down Spectroscopy (LIBS). The study reveals the isolation of one known and two unknown flavonoids and the presence of certain glycemic elements, responsible for the observed antidiabetic activity of Trichosanthes dioica. Hence, the presence of isolated flavonoids and trace elements can be very well correlated with its medicinal value.
Highlights
Trichosanthes dioica, is cultivated widely in eastern India
Major research interests of Dr Nilesh are Study of different materials using laser spectroscopic techniques. During his D.Phil. work Dr Nilesh has developed laser based analytical technique named as Laser induced break down Spectroscopy (LIBS) (Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy) for study of different types of materials of Environmental, Herbal and Biological interest
It is a rich source of carbohydrates, vitamin A, and vitamin C and major nutrients and certain essential trace elements such as magnesium, potassium, copper, sulfur, and chlorine which that seems an important role in human physiology [1,2,3,4]
Summary
Trichosanthes dioica, (green potato) is cultivated widely in eastern India. It is a rich source of carbohydrates, vitamin A, and vitamin C and major nutrients and certain essential trace elements such as magnesium, potassium, copper, sulfur, and chlorine which that seems an important role in human physiology [1,2,3,4]. Ms Mehta is working as SRF in the Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad. Work Dr Nilesh has developed laser based analytical technique named as LIBS (Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy) for study of different types of materials of Environmental, Herbal and Biological interest.
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