Antioxidant and nutraceutical potential of bamboo: an overview
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The mention of the traditional use of bamboo in Asian medicine dates back to the 6th century. Today people are switching over
the use of herbal medicine instead of the synthetic drugs and bamboo, the ‘Green gold’ has voluminous nutraceutical properties
and thus forms a core ingredient for research in many laboratory. Scientists from round the globe are exploring bamboo for
establishing its pharmacological mechanism and also record the individual constituents responsible for it. This review
summarizes published information on the historical uses, nutritional composition of various parts together with the
antioxidative potential and the possible role and mechanism of action of these phytochemical components with regards to the
antimicrobial, anti-diabetic, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-obesity, anti-fatigue, anti-lipidemic effect along with effects on
the cardiovascular diseases of this ‘Green gold’.
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