Advancement in Organic Life with Medicinal Plants

By: Shahrajabian, Mohamad Hesam

Since ancient times, the utilization of traditional medicine was started and used all over the decades. Medicinal value of bitter melon has been attributed to its high antioxidant properties due in part to anthraquinones, phenols, isoflavones, flavonoids, terpenes, and glucosinolates, all of which confer a bitter taste. It contains biologically active chemicals that include glycosides, saponins, triterpenes, alkaloids, fixed oils, steroids and proteins. Papaya is an important medicinal and economic plant with various pharmacological benefits and different nutritional benefits such as anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, antidiarrheal, antimicrobial, larvicidal, wound healing, neuroprotective, anxiolytic, anti-diabetic, hepatoprotective, anti-obesity, anti-hyperlipidemic, anti-ulcerogenic, anthelminthic and anti-thrombocytopenic activities. It also possesses high vitamin C and vitamin A values and various bioactive components with pharmacological activities.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6209250289
• ISBN13: 9786209250286
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"