Nutrients found in Talong
manganese,
molybdenum,
potassium,
foliate,
copper,
vitamin B6 (pyridoxine),
tryptophan vitamin, magnesium,
vitamin B3 (niacin)
Health Benefits from Talong
Antioxidant Properties of Talong
Studies on talong fruit have identified anthocyanin phytonutrient called nasunin. Nasunin is a potent antioxidant and free radical scavenger that can be found in the skin of talong fruit. Nasunin has been found to protect the cell membranes from damage.
Aside from nasunin, studies conducted in the United States have also identified predominant phenolic compounds including chlorogenic acid and gallic acid that have antioxidant activities
Antioxidant activity of nasunin, an anthocyanin in eggplant peels
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10962130
Cardiovascular benefits from Talong
The phenolic compounds found in talong does not only have antioxidant properties but has been found to have the ability to lower the LDL (bad cholesterol) in the blood. In a study done on animals that are chemically induced with high cholesterol and were given with talong extract, the resulting findings were that the LDL cholesterol level have been reduced likewise the adhesion of cholesterol in the aorta and the artery walls were also reduced. This resulted to a more relaxed artery that increases the blood flow. These positive effects were likely due not only to nasunin but also to several other phenolic compounds found in talong
Effects of eggplant (Solanum melongena) on the atherogenesis and oxidative stress in LDL receptor knock out mice http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15207376
Analgesic and antipyretic property of dried Talong juice extract
In a study done in India’s College of Pharmaceutical Sciences as presented in the Indian Journal of Pharmacology 2003, Dried extracts from talong juice are found to contain phytochemicals - flavonoids, alkaloids, tannins and steroids that have shown antipyretic and analgesic activity to a test group.. This study supports the claims of traditional medicine that dried juice of talong or S. melongena can be used to treat body pains and fever.
Antipyretic and Analgesic Effect of Solanium Melongena Linn in Rodents. http://medind.nic.in/ibi/t03/i5/ibit03i5p312.pdf
Anti skin fungal infection activity of talong
In a study published in Indian Journal of Microbiology Vol. 50, Supp 1, talong leaf extract have shown to exhibit significant activity against human pathogenic dematophytes or skin fungus and bacterias particularly Trichophyton mentagrophytes, T. rubrum and T. tonsurans and two opportunistic fungi Candida albicans andTrichosporon beigelii. This study have supports the claims traditional medicine that leaf extract from talong leaves can fight skin fungal infections.
Indian Journal of Microbiology Vol. 50, Sup 1. Solanium Melongena: A Potential Source of Antifungal Agent.