Anticomplementary and hypoglycemic

Anticomplementary and hypoglycemic activity of Okra and Hibiscus
mucilages*

Several plant mucilages have been isolated from plants belonging to
Liliaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Dioscoreaceae, Orchidaceae, Saxifragaceae, Malvaceae,
and Plantaginaceae families, and structural studies on the polysaccharides
were carried out by our laboratory. Recently, anticomplementary activity of fifteen
plant mucilages1 and hypoglycemic activity of twenty plant mucilages2 were
reported. In general, the substances obtained from plants of monocotyledons
showed insignificant activity. On the other hand, paniculatan from the inner bark
of Hydrangea paniculutu Sieb (ref. 3) and Plantago-mucilage A (ref. 4) from the
seed of Plantago asiatica L. showed considerable anticomplementary activity. In
addition, many mucilages obtained from the plants belonging to the Malvaceae
family showed remarkable hypoglycemic activity on administration to normal mice.
The effective substances possessed the common backbone structure being
represented by the most effective mucilage5, Abelmoschus-mucilage M, from the
root of Abelmoschus manihot Medicus.
We report herein the anticomplementary activity and hypoglycemic activity
of the plant mucilages obtained from Abelmoschus es&en&s Moench (i.e. Hibiscus
esculentus L.; okra), Hibiscus moscheutos L., and Hibiscus syriacus L.
Okra-mucilages F (ref. 6) and R (ref. 7) were isolated from the immature
fruit and the root of Abelmoschus esculentus, respectively. Hibiscus-mucilages MO
(ref. 8) and ML (ref. 9) were isolated from the root and the leaf of Hibiscus

Results (Indonesian) 2:

Kegiatan Anticomplementary dan hipoglikemik Okra dan Hibiscus
Lendir *

Beberapa Lendir tanaman telah diisolasi dari tanaman milik
Liliaceae, Amaryllidaceae, dioscoreaceae, Orchidaceae, Saxifragaceae, Malvaceae,
dan keluarga plantaginaceae, dan studi struktural pada polisakarida
dilakukan oleh laboratorium kami. Baru-baru ini, anticomplementary aktivitas lima belas
mucilages1 tanaman dan aktivitas hipoglikemik dari dua puluh mucilages2 tanaman yang
dilaporkan. Secara umum, zat yang diperoleh dari tanaman monokotil
menunjukkan aktivitas signifikan. Di sisi lain, paniculatan dari kulit bagian
dari Hydrangea paniculutu Sieb (ref. 3) dan Plantago-lendir A (ref. 4) dari
benih Plantago asiatica L. menunjukkan aktivitas anticomplementary cukup.
Di samping itu, banyak Lendir yang diperoleh dari tanaman milik Malvaceae
keluarga menunjukkan aktivitas hipoglikemik yang luar biasa pada administrasi dengan tikus normal.
Zat yang efektif yang dimiliki struktur tulang punggung umum yang
diwakili oleh mucilage5 paling efektif, Abelmoschus-lendir M, dari
akar Abelmoschus manihot Medicus.
Kami melaporkan disini aktivitas anticomplementary dan aktivitas hipoglikemik
dari Lendir tanaman diperoleh dari Abelmoschus es & en & s Moench (yaitu Hibiscus
esculentus L .; okra), Hibiscus moscheutos L., dan Hibiscus syriacus L.
Okra-Lendir F (ref. 6) dan R ( ref. 7) diisolasi dari dewasa
buah dan akar Abelmoschus esculentus, masing-masing.
Hibiscus-Lendir MO (ref. 8) dan ML (ref. 9) diisolasi dari akar dan daun kembang sepatu