Glossocardia bosvallia DC.
Synonym G. linearfolia Cass.
Family Compositae; Asteraceae.
Habitat Plains of Northern and Western India and Deccan Peninsula.
Ayurvedic Parpata (substitute). (Fumariaparvfolora Linn., Hedyotis corymbosa (L.) Lam synonym Oldenlandia corymbosa Linn., Mollugo cerviana (L.) Ser., Justicia procumbens Linn., Polycarpea corymbosa Lam are also used as Parpata for fevers.)
Siddha Parapalanamu. Action Used as emmenagogue.
The essential oil from the plant is antimicrobial, that from flowers anthelmintic.
Glycine max Merrill.
Synonym G. soja Sieb. & Zucc. G. hispida Maxim.
Family Papilionaceae; Fabaceae.
Habitat Native to South East Asia; now cultivated as pulse crop mainly in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Naga Hills, Mainpur and Kashmir.
English Soybean, Soya. Folk Soyabean, Raam Kurthi, Bhat. Action Used as a protein supplement. (Products include fortified wheat flour, soymilk, snack foods, cooking oil.)
Key application Soy lecithin (phospholipids extracted from the seeds of G. max)—used for moderate disturbances of fat metabolism, especially hypercholesterolaemic (if dietary measures are not sufficient). (German Commission E.)
Glycyrrhiza glabra Linn. 289
Soybean is rich in protein, oil and minerals, but low in carbohydrates. It also contains water-and fat-soluble vitamins. The major portion of soy protein is composed of glycinin and betaconglycinin.
Wheat flour can be fortified with full-fat or defatted soyflour for balancing it in essential amino acids, lysine and methionine.
Soy saponins are divided into three groups according to their respective type of aglycon, soyasapogenol A, B and E. Saponin A and AB group fraction protects the liver against antioxidation and improved lipid metabolism in the injured liver.
Administration of a small peptide derived from soybean showed antifatigue, antiobesity and hypoglycaemic activity in mice.
Feeding soy protein to hamsters, consistently, resulted in significantly reduced incidence of gallstones.
In studies of experimental carcinogenesis in animals, soybean isoflavones exhibited protective effect in 65% animals.
