Author(s):
Abhipsa Anjeela, Subhasmita Subhashree, Birendra Kumar Bindhani, Uday Chand Basak
Email(s):
uc_basak07@yahoo.co.in
DOI:
10.52711/0974-360X.2025.00673 
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Abhipsa Anjeela1,2, Subhasmita Subhashree1, Birendra Kumar Bindhani2, Uday Chand Basak1
1Regional Plant Resource Centre, R&D Institute of Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
2School of Biotechnology, KIIT-Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 18,
Issue - 10,
Year - 2025
ABSTRACT:
This research delves into the assessment of immune-enhancer properties inherent in Artocarpus lakoocha which belongs to Moraceae (Monkey Jack family) and Mimusops elengi which comes under Sapotaceae (Bakul family), two wild edible fruits deeply embedded in the traditional practices of tribal communities in Odisha, India. Considering the vast geographical distribution and climatic conditions and to get a comparative account, both the fruit species were collected from two different agroclimatic zones of Odisha i.e., East and South Eastern Costa Plain (ESECP) and Mid Central Table Land (MCTL). The study focuses on the assessment of Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Total Phenol, Peroxidase, Catalase, Super Oxide Dismutase and for Total antioxidant Capacity DPPH and FRAP assay in two wild edible fruits i.e., Artocarpus lakoocha and Mimusops elengi. Ascorbic Acid quantification was carried out using the volumetric method and Spectrophotometric method. Artocarpus lakoocha had the highest Ascorbic Acid content (198.75mg/100gm fwt. and 132.16mg/100gm fwt.) through Volumetric and spectrophotometric analysis respectively at its semi-mature stage collected from ESECP zone. Mimusops elengi showed the highest DPPH scavenging activity i.e. 89.79% at its semimature stage and FRAP activity i.e. 107.5mM AEAC/g dry Wt. at it’s ripen stage collected from ESECP. The highest enzymatic activities (SOD, CAT, POX) were recorded in Artocarpus lakoocha. The highest Total Phenolic content (399.14mg/GAE) was recorded in Mimusops elengi at its mature stage collected from the MCTL zone. These findings highlighted the potential health benefits of these wild edible fruits and emphasized the significance of traditional knowledge in leveraging their immune-enhancing properties.
Cite this article:
Abhipsa Anjeela, Subhasmita Subhashree, Birendra Kumar Bindhani, Uday Chand Basak. Assessment of Immune-enhancer properties of two wild edible fruits Artocarpus lakoocha and Mimusops elengi traditionally used by tribals of Odisha. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 2025;18(10):4679-8. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2025.00673
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Abhipsa Anjeela, Subhasmita Subhashree, Birendra Kumar Bindhani, Uday Chand Basak. Assessment of Immune-enhancer properties of two wild edible fruits Artocarpus lakoocha and Mimusops elengi traditionally used by tribals of Odisha. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology. 2025;18(10):4679-8. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2025.00673 Available on: https://www.rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2025-18-10-12
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