Evaluation of Therapeutic Potential of Traditionally Consumed Cucumis melo Seeds


	Asian Journal of Plant Sciences
	Year: 2011 \| Volume: 10 \| Issue: 1 \| Page No.: 86-91 DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2011.86.91

Evaluation of Therapeutic Potential of Traditionally Consumed Cucumis melo Seeds

N.S. Gill, J. Bajwa, K. Dhiman, P. Sharma, S. Sood, P.D. Sharma, B. Singh and M. Bali

Abstract: The objective of present study was to evaluate the therapeutic potential of Cucumis melo seeds traditionally consumed and it was studied for free radical scavenging potential by hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) and DPPH method. Anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated using carrageenan-induced paw edema in rats. Analgesic activity was evaluated by tail immersion and tail flick methods in mice. The percentage scavenging of DPPH radical and H₂O₂ radical was 74.9% at 300 μg mL^-1 and 58.91% at 200 μg mL^-1 respectively concentration of. The H₂O₂ scavenging effect of MECM was 58.91%. The percentage reduction of paw edema was 56.6% at the dose of 300 mg kg^-1. The high dose caused significant reduction in pain. Thus it can be concluded from the above results that Cucumis melo seeds have potent anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and analgesic activity.

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How to cite this article:

N.S. Gill, J. Bajwa, K. Dhiman, P. Sharma, S. Sood, P.D. Sharma, B. Singh and M. Bali, 2011. Evaluation of Therapeutic Potential of Traditionally Consumed Cucumis melo Seeds. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, 10: 86-91.

DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2011.86.91

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajps.2011.86.91

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