Musa sapientum (Fig) : medicinal properties in alcoholic extraction

Musa sapientum (Fig, Banana, Bannann, Figue, Banane) — family Musacées.

Scientific synonyms : Musa sapientum-L, Musa Cavendish-Lam.

Recognised external sources linked to this monograph: TRAMIL.

This database documents alcoholic (ethanol) extractions of active substances. Our monograph currently lists 19 indications in alcoholic extraction for this species. The Lapo v2 catalogue records 71 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

   Gastric ulcer in a diabetic patient

   Plant part used: Fruit pulp.

   Scientific references (short excerpts)

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

   • According to Kumar M (2013)

     Excerpt The present study evaluates the effects of extract of Musa sapientum fruit (MSE) on ulcer index, blood glucose level & gastric mucosal cytokines, TNF-α & IL-1β & growth factor, TGF-α (affected in diabetes & chronic ulcer) in acetic acid (AA)-induced gastric ulcer (GU) in diabetic (DR) rat. CONCLUSION: MSE showed antidiabetic & better ulcer healing effects compared with OMZ (antiulcer) or INS (antidiabetic) in diabetic rat & could be more effective in diabetes with concurrent gastric ulcer.

   • According to Sunil J (2012)

     Excerpt Both the extracts were also administered to normal & alloxan induced diabetic rats. Asian Pac Jl of Trop Biomed, 2012; 2(2): 914-8.-Abstract To screen the antimicrobial & antihyperglycaemic activities of Musa paradisiaca flowers.

   • According to Mallick C (2007)

     Excerpt Mallick C et al, Antihyperglycemic effects of separate & composite extract of root of Musa paradisiaca & leaf of Coccinea indica in streptozotocin induced diabetic male albino rat.

   • According to Mallick C (2006)

     Excerpt Mallick C et al, Comparative Study on Antihyperglycemic & Antihyperlipidemic Effects of Separate and Composite Extract of Seed of Eugenia jambolana & Root of Musa paradisiaca in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Male Albino Rat.

   • According to Pari L (1999)

     Excerpt Hypoglycaemic effects of Musa sapientum L. in alloxan-induced diabetic rats.

2. 2

   Type II diabetes mellitus

   Plant part used: Flower.

   Scientific references (short excerpts)

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

   • According to Sunil J (2012)

     Excerpt Asian Pac Jl of Trop Biomed, 2012; 2(2): 914-8.-Abstract To screen the antimicrobial & antihyperglycaemic activities of Musa paradisiaca flowers. Sunil J et al, Antimicrobial & Antihyperglycemic activities of Musa Paradisiaca flowers.

   • According to Kumar M (2013)

     Excerpt The present study evaluates the effects of extract of Musa sapientum fruit (MSE) on ulcer index, blood glucose level & gastric mucosal cytokines, TNF-α & IL-1β & growth factor, TGF-α (affected in diabetes & chronic ulcer) in acetic acid (AA)-induced gastric ulcer (GU) in diabetic (DR) rat. METHODS: MSE (100 mg/kg, oral), omeprazole (OMZ, 2.0 mg/kg, oral), insulin (INS, 4 U/kg, sc) or pentoxyphylline (PTX, 10 mg/kg, oral) were given once daily for 10 days in 14 days post-streptozotocin (60 mg/kg, intraperitoneal)-induced diabetic rats while, the normal/diabetic rats received CMC for the same period after induction of GU with AA.

   • According to Mallick C (2007)

     Excerpt Mallick C et al, Antihyperglycemic effects of separate & composite extract of root of Musa paradisiaca & leaf of Coccinea indica in streptozotocin induced diabetic male albino rat.

   • According to Mallick C (2006)

     Excerpt Mallick C et al, Comparative Study on Antihyperglycemic & Antihyperlipidemic Effects of Separate and Composite Extract of Seed of Eugenia jambolana & Root of Musa paradisiaca in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Male Albino Rat.

   • According to Pari L (1999)

     Excerpt Hypoglycaemic effects of Musa sapientum L. in alloxan-induced diabetic rats.

3. 3

   Normalisation of serum parameters: ALT, AST, SOD, hepatitis

   Plant part used: Whole plant.

   Scientific references (short excerpts)

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   • According to Verma P (2017)

     Excerpt Serum ALT and AST activities significantly decreased in a dose-dependent manner in both pre-treatment and post-treatment groups with ethanolic whole plant extract of MP. Ethanolic whole plant extract of Musa paradisiaca has multiple pharmacological activities including antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, anticancer effects.

   • According to Ekweogu CN (2024)

     Excerpt Treatment of rats with AMPSE has shown that AMPSE has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, hepatoprotective, lipid-lowering & wound-healing effects, supporting its therapeutic use in ethnomedicine. Conclusion: This study shows that AMPSE is not toxic but contains biologically active compounds with hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, lipid-lowering & wound-healing effects.

   • According to Nirmala M (2012)

     Excerpt Hepatoprotective activity of Musa paradisiaca on experimental animal models.

   • According to Ojewole D (2015)

     Excerpt Ojewole D et al, Hepatorenal Protective Activities of Plantain Root (Musa paradisiaca) on Arsenic-induced Oxidative Damage in Rats.

   • According to Bayala B (2020)

     Excerpt Bayala B et al, Antioxidant & antiproliferative activities on prostate & cervical cultured cancer cells of five medicinal plant extracts from Burkina Faso, Int Jl of Chem Sci, 2020-The aim of this work was to study the antioxidant & antiproliferative activities of hydromethanolic extracts of Musa sapientum L., Cassia italica (Mill.) Spreng., Crateva adansonii DC., Euphorbia hirta L. Of these five plant extracts, hydromethanolic extract of EHleaf twigs showed the best antioxidant activity both by DPPH (IC50 = 0.53 ± 0.04 μg extract / μg DPPH) and ABTS (C = 0.302 ± 0.003 μMET / g extract) methods.

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.