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Résumé
Chlorophytum tuberosum, commonly known as safed musali or Musli, is used in indigenous medicine as a rejuvenator, tonic, galactogogue, and aphrodisiac [PMID:21455452, PMID:16271837].
Contexte
Chlorophytum tuberosum Baker is a member of the Liliaceae family, and its white tuberous roots are the medicinally useful parts [PMID:21455452].
Usages traditionnels
It is used in Ayurveda as a 'Rasayana' drug (rejuvenator and tonic) and in other indigenous systems as a galactogogue and aphrodisiac [PMID:21455452, PMID:16271837].
Composés actifs
The plant contains sugar, starch, protein, and Vitamin C [PMID:16271837].
Mécanisme d'action
The extract demonstrates antioxidant activity through the scavenging of 1,1-diphenyl picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) and nitric oxide radicals, the reduction of lipid peroxidation in rat liver homogenate, and the chelation of ferrous ions [PMID:16271837].
Preuves cliniques
Preuve DOxidative Stress
The extract possesses antioxidant activity across multiple models, including DPPH and nitric oxide scavenging [PMID:16271837]
Synthèse des preuves
The available evidence is limited to pharmacognostic descriptions and in vitro/ex vivo antioxidant studies; there are no clinical trials provided.
Sources PubMed
- 1.PMID: 21455452 (2010) — Pharmacognostic study of Chlorophytum tuberosum Baker. · International journal of Ayurveda research
- 2.PMID: 16271837 (2006) — Free radical scavenging potential of Chlorophytum tuberosum Baker. · Journal of ethnopharmacology