Apakah khasiatNirmali Seeds
"Biji Nirmali" ialah tumbuhan asli India dan digunakan secara tradisional dalam merawat paras glukosa darah tinggi dan gonorea. Benih ini dilaporkan mempunyai aktiviti antidiarrheal, aktiviti anti-radang dan aktiviti antioksidan.
Khasiat tumbuhan ini telah di buktikan dengan kajian saintifik
Apa itu Strychnos Potatorum?
Strychnos potatorum atau Benih Nirmali ialah tumbuhan asli dari India dan banyak terdapat di hutan luruh di Bengal Barat, India Tengah, dan di India Selatan dengan ketinggian 1200 meter. Di Madras, India, biji benih digunakan secara tradisional dalam merawat glukosa darah tinggi dan gonorea.
Ia kaya dengan tanin yang berfungsi untuk mengurangkan tekanan oksidatif dan kerosakan radikal bebas pada sel kita. Ia terkenal dengan aktiviti antimikrobnya, dan ia akan meningkatkan tindak balas imun anda.
Ciri-ciri Strychnos potatorum
KOMPOSISI KIMIA
alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, lignins, phenols, saponins, sterols, and tannins
AKTIVITI FARMAKOLOGI
Anti-kencing manis
Anti-radang
Hepatoprotektif
Aktiviti antioksidan
Anti-artritis
Anti-nociceptive
Antipiretik
Anti cirit birit
Diuretik
Sifat antimikrob
KAWASAN
Benggala Barat, India Tengah, dan di India Selatan
RUJUKAN
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