Selected Phytochemical, Nutritional And Antioxidant Properties Of Fresh, Oven And Freeze-Dried Streblus asper Leaves

Streblus asper from the family Moraceae is known locally as kesinai in Malaysia. This medicinal herb is found in the northern region of peninsular Malaysia especially in Kedah and Perlis. Most studies on S. asper concentrate on the root part and stem bark. However, there is documentation on the trad...

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Main Author: Ibrahim, Nor Mawarti
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/45014/1/NOR%20MAWARTI%20IBRAHIM.pdf
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description Streblus asper from the family Moraceae is known locally as kesinai in Malaysia. This medicinal herb is found in the northern region of peninsular Malaysia especially in Kedah and Perlis. Most studies on S. asper concentrate on the root part and stem bark. However, there is documentation on the traditional use of kesinai leaf for the treatment of urinary tract swelling, candidiasis, dysuria, diarrhoea, increase breast milk supply and as diuretic agent. In this research, phytochemical properties of S. asper leaves from various drying treatments were studied to get a suitable procedure to preserve and maintain a high quality medicinal plant without reducing its medicinal and nutritive value.
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spelling usm.eprints-450142019-07-23T01:46:39Z http://eprints.usm.my/45014/ Selected Phytochemical, Nutritional And Antioxidant Properties Of Fresh, Oven And Freeze-Dried Streblus asper Leaves Ibrahim, Nor Mawarti R735-854 Medical education. Medical schools. Research Streblus asper from the family Moraceae is known locally as kesinai in Malaysia. This medicinal herb is found in the northern region of peninsular Malaysia especially in Kedah and Perlis. Most studies on S. asper concentrate on the root part and stem bark. However, there is documentation on the traditional use of kesinai leaf for the treatment of urinary tract swelling, candidiasis, dysuria, diarrhoea, increase breast milk supply and as diuretic agent. In this research, phytochemical properties of S. asper leaves from various drying treatments were studied to get a suitable procedure to preserve and maintain a high quality medicinal plant without reducing its medicinal and nutritive value. 2014-02 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/45014/1/NOR%20MAWARTI%20IBRAHIM.pdf Ibrahim, Nor Mawarti (2014) Selected Phytochemical, Nutritional And Antioxidant Properties Of Fresh, Oven And Freeze-Dried Streblus asper Leaves. Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
spellingShingle R735-854 Medical education. Medical schools. Research
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Selected Phytochemical, Nutritional And Antioxidant Properties Of Fresh, Oven And Freeze-Dried Streblus asper Leaves
title Selected Phytochemical, Nutritional And Antioxidant Properties Of Fresh, Oven And Freeze-Dried Streblus asper Leaves
title_full Selected Phytochemical, Nutritional And Antioxidant Properties Of Fresh, Oven And Freeze-Dried Streblus asper Leaves
title_fullStr Selected Phytochemical, Nutritional And Antioxidant Properties Of Fresh, Oven And Freeze-Dried Streblus asper Leaves
title_full_unstemmed Selected Phytochemical, Nutritional And Antioxidant Properties Of Fresh, Oven And Freeze-Dried Streblus asper Leaves
title_short Selected Phytochemical, Nutritional And Antioxidant Properties Of Fresh, Oven And Freeze-Dried Streblus asper Leaves
title_sort selected phytochemical nutritional and antioxidant properties of fresh oven and freeze dried streblus asper leaves
topic R735-854 Medical education. Medical schools. Research
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