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    Review on Polygonum minus. Huds, a commonly used food additive in Southeast Asia

    Parayil Varghese Christapher1,3★, Subramani Parasuraman1, Josephine Maria Arokiaswamy Christina2, Mohd. Zaini Asmawi3, Murugaiyah Vikneswaran3★ Corresponding author

    1. 1Unit of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, Semeling, Bedong
    2. 2School of Pharmacy, Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya, Selangor
    3. 3School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

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    Parayil Varghese Christapher

    *Address for correspondence: Mr. Parayil Varghese Christapher, Unit of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, AIMST University, Semeling, Bedong, Malaysia.

    christapher@gmail.com

    Revised: 17-07-2014.

    Volume 7, Issue 1 · pp. 1–6 · PUBLISHED January-March 2015 · DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.147125

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    ABSTRACT

    Polygonum minus (Polygonaceae), generally known as ‘kesum’ in Malaysia is among the most commonly used food additive, flavoring agent and traditionally used to treat stomach and body aches. Raw or cooked leaves of P. minus are used in digestive disorders in the form of a decoction and the oil is used for dandruff. The pharmacological studies on P. minus have demonstrated antioxidant, in vitro LDL oxidation inhibition, antiulcer activity, analgesic activity, anti-inflammatory activity, in vitro antiplatelet aggregation activity, antimicrobial activity, digestive enhancing property and cytotoxic activity. The spectroscopic studies of essential oil of P. minus showed the presence of about 69 compounds, which are responsible for the aroma. The phytochemical studies showed presence of flavonoids and essential oils. This review is an effort to update the botanical, phytochemical, pharmacological and toxicological data of the plant P. minus.

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      Christapher, P. V., Parasuraman, S., Christina, J. M. A., Asmawi, M. Z., & Vikneswaran, M. (2015). Review on Polygonum minus. Huds, a commonly used food additive in Southeast Asia. Pharmacognosy Research, 7(1), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-8490.147125