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Gnetum gnemon

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523: 44: 88: 389: 63: 308: 1070: 375:-like seed 2–4 cm long inside. Fleshy strobili weigh about 5.5 g, the seed alone 3.8 g. It changes colour from yellow to orange, purple or pink when ripe. Melinjo season in Indonesia comes three times in March to April, June to July, and September to October, but the fruiting season in northeast of Philippines mainly from June to September. 364: 617:
Oral administration of the 50% ethanol extract of melinjo fruit at 100 mg/kg/day significantly enhanced the production of the Th1 cytokines IL-2 and IFN-γ irrespective of concanavalin-A stimulation, whereas the production of the Th2 cytokines IL-4 and IL-5 was not affected. New stilbene
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Kato, Hikaru; Samizo, Masayuki; Kawabata, Ryosuke; Takano, Fumihide; Ohta, Tomihisa (2011). "Stilbenoids from the Melinjo (Gnetum gnemonL.) Fruit Modulate Cytokine Production in Murine Peyer's Patch CellsEx Vivo".
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from single long stems 3–6 centimetres long. Male strobili are small and arranged in long stalks which are often mistaken for flowers, melinjo fruit instead are produced from fertilizing the female strobili.
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Iliya, Ibrahim; Ali, Zulfiqar; Tanaka, Toshiyuki; Iinuma, Munekazu; Furusawa, Miyuki; Nakaya, Ken-ichi; Murata, Jin; Darnaedi, Dedy (2002). "Four New Stilbene Oligomers in the Root of Gnetum gnemon".
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activity, works as a food preservative, off flavour inhibitor and taste enhancer. This species may have applications in food industries which do not use any synthetic chemicals in their processes.
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which were tested for DPPH radical scavenging action, antimicrobial activity and inhibition of lipase and α-amylase from porcine pancreas. Gnetin C showed the best effect among these stilbenoids.
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This species can be easily confused for an angiosperm due to the fruit-like female strobili, broad leaves and male strobili looking like flowers due to convergent evolution.
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region and is regarded as a vegetable of high status. Its male strobili, young leaves and female strobilus are used as ingredients in traditional vegetable curry called
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Kato, Eishin; Tokunaga, Yuji; Sakan, Fujio (2009). "Stilbenoids Isolated from the Seeds of Melinjo (Gnetum gnemon L.) and Their Biological Activity".
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The separation of a 50% ethanol extract of the dried endosperms yielded gnetin C, gnetin L (new stilbenoid), gnemonosides A, C and D, and
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Philippines: Country Report to the FAO International Technical Conference on Plant Genetic Resources (Leipzig, 1996)
347:, opposite, 8–20 cm long and 3–10 cm broad, entire, emerging bronze-coloured, maturing glossy dark green. 1383: 932:.(2008). Inhibition of Fish Lipid Oxidation by the Extract of Indonesia Edible Plant Seed `Melinjo`. Kyoto, Japan. 1409: 1316: 1074: 87: 1388: 908:(2005). Antibacterial and Antioxidative Constituents of Melinjo Seeds and Their Application to Foods. Japan. 1207: 414:. The young leaves, flowers, and the outer flesh of the fruits are also edible when cooked and are eaten in 1212: 1199: 1194: 1085: 834: 909: 607:-glycosylflavones (isovitexin, vicenin II, isoswertisin, swertisin, swertiajaponin, isoswertiajaponin). 188: 1238: 684: 581: 1326: 1168: 749: 662: 52: 577: 1468: 1435: 1414: 1123: 446: 212: 82: 1375: 569: 565: 561: 557: 43: 1277: 542:. This result was published in XXIII International Conference on Polyphenols, Canada, in 2006. 1334: 1145: 1049: 1013: 885: 764: 593: 589: 585: 539: 522: 260: 867: 1339: 1303: 1041: 1005: 978: 951: 657: 431: 371:
The oval fruit measures 1–3.5 cm long, it consists of a thin velvety skin and a large
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Wallace, James W.; Morris, Gene (1978). "C-Glycosylflavones in Gnetum gnemon".
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Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands: Their Culture, Environment, and Use
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Gnetum nuts are eaten boiled, roasted, or raw in most parts of
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district, the women pick the red-skinned ripe fruit and make
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The tree does not flower but still grow male and female
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Index

Melinjo

Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Gymnospermae
Gnetophyta
Gnetales
Gnetaceae
Gnetum
Binomial name
L.
Synonyms
gymnosperm
Gnetum
Mizoram
Assam
Malay Peninsula
Malay Archipelago
Philippines
Pacific

tree
lianas
leaves
evergreen

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