Tutus Gusdinar
Sekolah Farmasi, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

Published : 1 Documents Claim Missing Document
Claim Missing Document
Check
Articles

Found 1 Documents
Search

KAJIAN KOMPOSISI KIMIA, NILAI NUTRISI, DAN ETNOFARMAKOLOGIS TANAMAN GENUS KENARI Hamidah Rahman Rahman; Kusnandar Anggadiredja; Tutus Gusdinar; Johnner P Sitompul; A R Ryadin
Jurnal Fitofarmaka Indonesia Vol 6, No 1 (2019): JURNAL FITOFARMAKA INDONESIA
Publisher : Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Muslim Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (1153.162 KB) | DOI: 10.33096/jffi.v6i1.431

Abstract

One species of canarium genus is Canarium indicum L which is an original plant from Indonesia. Utilization of some canarium nut species which spread around the world had been recognized, such as a source of nutritious food as well as its potency as raw material of medicine based on evidence-based scientific. In traditional medicine, was reported if canarium nut had been used for diabetes mellitus treatment, angina, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic, expectorant, etc. This article aims to review the chemical composition, nutrient values, and potency of canarium nut as the raw material of medicine. Scientific data were obtained from online search results. From the searching was found that at least eight species of canarium nut reported which is related to chemical composition and its nutrition which also provide ethnopharmacological benefits. Overall results, all identified canarium nut species have a favorable chemical composition and nutritional values that can be utilized as functional, nutritional and medicinal food. Therefore, the result of this study also indicates if the canarium nut from Indonesia, C. indicum L., has not been thoroughly studied. That indicates by the lack of scientific paper which presented about C. indicum from Indonesia.