Banana Peel: A potential waste product with numerous pharmacological activities
Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Raghu College of Pharmacy, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Review Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2023, 23(02), 160–174.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2023.23.2.0190
Publication history:
Received on 09 April 2023; revised on 16 May 2023; accepted on 18 May 2023
Abstract:
Plants have been used as a traditional medicine for generations. Recently the pharmaceutical industries are showing a great interest in using plant extracts in pharmaceutical product development due to the uses of the plants in the treatment of various diseases. Banana is a world-wide edible fruit which comes from south-east Asia. It belongs to the genus Musa and is of two types, sweet banana, and plantain. It has many different species in the world, which are divided into 50 groups. The scientific names of cultivated bananas are Musa accuminata, Musa balbisiana and Musa paradisiaca belonging to the family Musaceae. The present review discusses the various pharmacological activities of the banana peel.
Keywords:
Plant waste; Musa; Phytochemical compounds; Pharmacological activity
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