... include antihypercholesterolemic, (Ooi and Liong, 2010 ; Anderson and Gilliland, 1999 ; Pereira et al., 2003) anticancer, (Wollowski et al., 2001 ; Ohashi et al., 2000) immune stimulatory, (Nagao et al., 2000 , Gill, 1998) and antidiabetic effects (Zhang and Zhang...

... vine, member of Cucurbitaceae family. It is an edible, heat-sensitive plant, which has an abundant amount of active compounds such as carotenoids, alkaloids, flavonoids, polyphenols, tannins, tocopherols, phytosterols and cucurbitacin, accounted for numerous health benefits, namely, antidiabetic...