What is it about?
This work reports the pharmacological properties of liquids from cashew nut shells.
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Why is it important?
The cashew nut has antifungal, antibacterial, antiparasitic, anti-tumor, antiulcerogenic, molluscicides, antimutagenic and antioxidant activities. Natural cashew nut liquid is non-genotoxic, whereas technical liquid is genotoxic in prokaryotes and eukaryotes, although there is no evidence of their mutagenic effects on eukaryotic cells.
Perspectives
The excellent antioxidant and non-mutagenic activities of cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) provide opportunities for CNSL in the cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical industries.
Dr. Muhammad Torequl Islam
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This page is a summary of: Pharmacological properties of cashew (Anacardium occidentale), AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, August 2016, Academic Journals,
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2015.15051.
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