Husnul Hanani Soib, Hassan Fahmi Ismail, Fitrien Husin, Mohamad Hafizi Abu Bakar, Harisun Yaakob, Mohamad Roji Sarmidi
Herbal plants are traditionally utilized to treat various illnesses. They contain phytochemicals that can be extracted using conventional methods such as maceration, soxhlet, and boiling, as well as non-conventional methods including ultrasonic, microwave, and others. Carica papaya leaves have been used for the treatment of dengue, fungal, and bacterial infections as well as an ingredient in anti-aging products. Phytochemicals analysis detected the presence of kaempferol, myricetin, carpaine, pseudocarpaine, dehydrocarpaine I and II, ferulic acid, caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, β-carotene, lycopene, and anthraquinones glycoside...
January 24, 2020: Molecules: a Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry