The Globe’s Healthiest Food with Numerous Medicinal Properties— Solanum tuberosum
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Solanum tuberosum, commonly known as potato, belongs to the Solanaceae family. The whole part of potato plant including leaves, tuber, peels and their juice are used in traditional medicine. Several pharmacological activities of potato have been reported, i.e. antioxidant, antidiabetic, anticancer, antiallergy, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antiobesity, antisepsis, anticonvulsant, fibrinolytic and antiplatelets activity. Potato contains vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin B3, pantothenic acid, potassium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, and fibers. The medicinal properties, traditional uses, nutritional value, phytochemical constituents, distribution, dosage, drug interaction, and side effects of potatoes have been discussed in this present review to provide collective data for multipurpose benefits. Keywords: Solanum tuberosum, pharmacological, traditional, phytochemicalCite this Article Usmani A, Mishra A, Badruddeen. The Globe’s Healthiest Food with Numerous Medicinal Properties—Solanum tuberosum. Research & Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacology. 2016; 6(3): 1–10p.
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