Ketapang (Terminalia catappa L.): Potential utilization as foodstuffs and traditional medicine
Biology Education Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Kristen Indonesia. Jl. Mayjen Sutoyo No 2. Cawang, Jakarta Timur, Indonesia.
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Open Access Research Journal of Life Sciences, 2022, 03(02), 035–041.
Article DOI: 10.53022/oarjls.2022.3.2.0041
Publication history:
Received on 14 April 2022; revised on 16 May 2022; accepted on 20 May 2022
Abstract:
Indonesian local people use Terminalia catappa L. (TC) as a shade, traditional medicine and vegetables. This study aims to examine the utilization and bioactivity of TC. The research method uses online library research, especially from Google Scholar, using the keywords TC, uses TC and bioactivity of TC. The information obtained was synthesized so as to explain the botany and the use of TC in a comprehensive manner. The TC leaves and seeds can be used as food because they are rich in nutrients and mineral salts. TC seeds are carbohydrates, fats, saturated fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids and mineral salts in the form of Calcium, Iron and Zinc. In traditional medicine, TC has been used to treat hypertension, hepatitis, colitis, depression and anti-aging. The bioactivity of TC such as anti-diabetes mellitus, anti-microbial, antioxidant, anti-neurodegenerative, anti-aging, hepatoprotective, anti-cancer, anti-depressant, anti-hypertensive, anti-ulcer and immunomodulatory activities. The potential of TC as an anti-neurodegenerative and anti-stress needs to be studied further as a new alternative in the treatment of nervous system disorders as well as a source of unsaturated fatty acids.
Keywords:
Terminalia Catappa; Anti-Neurodegenerative; Fatty Acids
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