Phytochemical and Ethnopharmacological Evaluations of Methanolic Extracts of Seed Coat of Manilkara Zapota: In-vitro & In-vivo Approaches |Biomedgrid

The plant Manilkara zapota, commonly known as chicle or sapodilla, is a slender, slow-growing, pyramidal evergreen tree that is native from southern Mexico to Costa Rica. This plant is spread all over the world including American tropics, Spain, Brazil and Bolivia, Pakistan, Srilanka etc. Phytochemical & Ethnopharmacological Evaluations of Methanolic Extracts of Seed Coat of Manilkara Zapota: In-vitro and In-vivo approaches have been investigated. It was used in ancient system of medicine in many countries but not to great extent. The fruit is used as reducing infections, in viral disease, bacterial infections, in tooth cavity, blood cell formation. Moreover, it also used in swelling, as a pain relief agent. It is suggested for the insomnia and panic disorder. More over Sapodilla fruit is full of vitamin A, C and B complex. So, its beneficial for good health, eye and tooth. In the Phytochemical screening the methanolic extract of Manilkara zapota seed coat showed the presence of alkaloid, flavonoid, carbohydrate, glycoside, tannin.