Beneficial effect of standardized extracts of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber and its active constituents on experimental constipation in rats
Yadu Nandan Dey, Manish M. Wanjari, Bhavana Srivastava, Dharmendra Kumar, Deepti Sharma, Jyoti Sharma, Sudesh N. Gaidhani
Abstract
exhibited beneficial effect in functional constipation possibly through its laxative action. The study validates its ethno-medicinal use in correction of constipation. The principal constituents, betulinic acid and glucomannan in tuber extracts might have played important role in relieving the constipation.
Topics & Concepts
LaxativeBetulinic acidAmorphophallusConstipationChemistryTraditional medicineGlucomannanChromatographyFood scienceMedicineBiologyGastroenterologyGeneticsPolysaccharides Composition and ApplicationsPhytochemical Studies and BioactivitiesChromatography in Natural Products