Baccaurea ramiflora Lour.: Biochemical and ethnobotanical value with scope for bio-prospection

Abstract

Baccaurea ramiflora Lour., a member of Euphorbiaceae family, is found in the tropical forests with wild distribution in India (Assam). The fruits are edible and the wood of the tree is use for making furniture. The present review work is an effort to revisit the scientific works done to evaluate the scope for bio-prospection of edible fruit of B. ramiflora. Research work has reported rich content of minerals and vitamin C in the fruit. The plant has ethno-botanical uses in different countries of the world. Though it has many valuable properties, the plant is still an underutilized plant as its economic potentialities are still untapped. Since time immemorial, humankind has quest for identification and utilization of biological resources, which is crucial to the survival, adaptation, and evolution of the human species. The search for new sources of chemical compounds, genes, proteins, microorganisms and other products that have economic potential and can be obtain from the biological resources around us is bioprospecting. Bioprospecting can be an element of conservation of bio-resources if it can contribute in the generation of wealth through research and development (R&D) and alleviating poverty in bio-diversity rich regions. If underexploited and underutilized natural resources can be transform into potential economically, valuable products it may help in leading subsistence lifestyles in the remote biodiversity rich regions.

Traditional and Pharmacological Reports of The Genus Baccaurea. A Review

“…ramiflora, the most well-known species, for the Southeast Asian region and found growing wild as well as under cultivation in Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, South China, Indochina, Thailand, the Andaman Islands and Peninsular Malaysia. It grows in few districts of Bangladesh namely Narsingdi, Sylhet, Gazipur, Netrokona and Kishoregonj [11]. The folklore uses of B. ramiflora have attracted the attentions over time and thus various researchers documented different parts of species are used as ethnomedical for many purposes like as an anti-phlogistic and anodyne against rheumatoid arthritis, cellulitis, abscesses, indigestion, flavouring and colouring agent etc.…”

“…In two different studies expand that a total of 17 phenolic compounds contained in the skin, pulp, and whole fruit of methanolic extract of B. angulata (Figure 4). Among them, five flavonoids (1-5), ten phenolic acids (6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15) and two phenolic diterpenes (16)(17) were reported to be isolated and identified as quercetin (1), catechin (2), kaempferol (3), rutin (4), myricetin (5), caffeic acid (6), cinnamic acid (7), p-coumaric acid (8), ferulic acid (9), gallic acid (10), 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (11), protocatechuic acid (12), salicylic acid (13), sinapic acid ( 14), vanillic acid (15), carnosol (16) and carnosic acid (17) were performed on Chromatographic analyses of (LCMS/MS) (AB Sciex, Toronto, Canada) coupled to Perkin Elmer Flexar FX15 (UHPLC) system operated by AB Sciex analyst software for instrument control, data acquisition and data analysis [33][34]58](Table 2?). 6), cinnamic acid (7), p-coumaric acid (8), ferulic acid (9), gallic acid (10), 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (11), protocatechuic acid (12), salicylic acid (13), sinapic acid (14), vanillic acid (15), carnosol (16) and carnosic acid (17).…”

Optimization of antioxidative phenolic compound extraction from freeze-dried pulp, peel, and seed of Burmese grape (Baccaurea ramiflora Lour.) by response surface methodology

“…Burmese grape fruits have been consumed since ancient times for health and medicinal purposes. However, it is significant that a tiny portion of this fruit is edible, which means a large part of Burmese grape produce wastage [16,17]. These waste materials are not easily degradable and thus produce environmental pollution [18].…”

Optimization of Antioxidant Extraction from Freeze-dried Pulp, Peel, and Seed of Burmese grape (Baccaurea ramiflora Lour.) by Response Surface Methodology

“…Lotkon fruits have been consumed since ancient times for health and medicinal purposes. However, it is significant that a tiny portion of lotkon fruit is edible, which means a large part of lotkon produce wastage [14,15]. These waste materials are not easily degradable and thus produce environmental pollution.…”