Mimusops elengi (Chinese quince) : medicinal properties in alcoholic extraction

Mimusops elengi (Chinese quince, elengi, Coing de Chine) — family Sapotacées.

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This database documents alcoholic (ethanol) extractions of active substances. Our monograph currently lists 16 indications in alcoholic extraction for this species. The Lapo v2 catalogue records 68 scientific references for this species (full detail in the application).

Important — scientific references on this public page: only a short excerpt of each cited source is shown (selected abstract sentences), kept in the original language of the publication (most often English), without translation. These excerpts are not the full article text and are not a complete bibliography. The full reference records and complete monographic detail are available in the Lapo v2 application (free 30-day trial).

1. 1

   Cancer: adjuvant treatment for cholangiocarcinoma

   Plant part used: Stem bark.

   Scientific references (short excerpts)

   Short excerpts only (not the full article). Full reference records are in the Lapo v2 application.

   • According to Kumar H (2016)

     Excerpt Various parts of Mimusops elengi (Sapotaceae) have been used widely in traditional Indian medicine for the treatment of pain, inflammation & wounds. elengi on pharmacological grounds & to evaluate the scientific basis of cytotoxic & antitumor activity.

2. 2

   Bacterial infection: Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa

   Plant part used: Sheet.

   Scientific references (short excerpts)

   Short excerpts only (not the full article). Full reference records are in the Lapo v2 application.

   • According to Mandal S (2016)

     Excerpt elengi leaf, seed and bark extracts against the clinical isolates of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Proteus vulgaris & Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The current study determines the antibacterial activity of ‘Bakul’ (Mimusops elengi) leaf, seed & bark extracts against gram-negative clinical bacterial isolates as well as the standard bacterial strains.

   • According to Prasad P (2015)

     Excerpt The aim of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of Punica granatum & Mimusops elengi extracts against some common oral pathogens like Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacillus fermentum & Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Among all three bacterial strains examined, it was more effective against P.

   • According to Shahwar D (2009)

     Excerpt The extracts of Mimusops elengi L. Nocardia asteroids NRRL 174, Micrococcus luteus ATCC 10240, Bacillus subtilis PCSIRB 248, Bacillus licheniformis NCL 2024, Proteus mirabilis ATCC 29425 & Salmonella typhimurium ATCC 14028.

   • According to Mandal S (2014)

     Excerpt The current communication evaluates the antibacterial activity of Mimusops elengi (M. The combined activity of BSE & MSE was synergistic against the test bacterial isolates, and the test plant extracts are potential in combating S.

3. 3

   Gastric ulcer

   Plant part used: Stem bark.

   Scientific references (short excerpts)

   Short excerpts only (not the full article). Full reference records are in the Lapo v2 application.

   • According to Dabadi P (2011)

     Excerpt In order to establish the pharmacological basis for the ethno medicinal use of Mimusops elengi in gastrointestinal affections, the effect of bark extracts of M elengi family Sapotaceae was evaluated in serotonin induced ulceration (20mg/kg) in albino rats. The alcoholic extract (200mg/kg) a Petroleum ether extracts (200mg/kg) of bark of M elengi showed significant antiulcer activity as evidenced by the data obtained.

   • According to Shah PJ (2003)

     Excerpt Shah PJ et al, Study of Mimusops elengi bark in experimental gastric ulcers, J Ethnopharmacol 2003, 89(2-3), 305-311.

Further indications (including other extraction modes where applicable), dosages, precautions for use, and the <strong>full scientific references</strong> (complete records, not only the short excerpts above) are available in the complete monographic record in the Lapo v2 application.