Effect of different processing methods on resistant starch content and in vitro starch digestibility of some common Indian pulses

In the present study, the effect of various processing methods like soaking, autoclaving, storage and pullulanase treatment on resistant starch content and in vitro starch digestibility of dhals (split pulses) of pulses pigeon pea, green gram and black gram was assessed. Results showed that these processing methods including pullulanase treatment significantly decreased the resistant starch (RS) content in all the samples. Further, results of in vitro starch digestibility demonstrated that autoclaving significantly increased the predicted glycemic index (pGI) and slowly digested starch (SDS). However, decrease in rapidly digested starch (RDS) and starch digestive index (SDI) was observed after autoclaving. Results suggested that RS and RDS are getting converted into SDS after processing treatments. Moreover, present findings suggest that, the processed dhals of pigeon pea, green gram and black gram could have added health promoting potential due to their high content of SDS

Effect of different processing methods on resistant starch content and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">in vitro</i> starch digestibility of some common Indian pulses

541-546In the present study, the effect of various processing methods like soaking, autoclaving, storage and pullulanase treatment on resistant starch content and in vitro starch digestibility of dhals (split pulses) of pulses pigeon pea, green gram and black gram was assessed. Results showed that these processing methods including pullulanase treatment significantly decreased the resistant starch (RS) content in all the samples. Further, results of in vitro starch digestibility demonstrated that autoclaving significantly increased the predicted glycemic index (pGI) and slowly digested starch (SDS). However, decrease in rapidly digested starch (RDS) and starch digestive index (SDI) was observed after autoclaving. Results suggested that RS and RDS are getting converted into SDS after processing treatments. Moreover, present findings suggest that, the processed dhals of pigeon pea, green gram and black gram could have added health promoting potential due to their high content of SDS

<span style="font-size:15.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt" lang="EN-US">Comparative immunomodulation potential of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Tinospora cordifolia </i>(Willd.) Miers ex Hook. F., <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Tinospora sinensis </i>(Lour.) Merrill and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Tinospora cordifolia </i>growing on<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"> Azadirachta indica </i>A. Juss.<span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt" lang="EN-US"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt" lang="EN-US"></span></i> </span></span>

808-813Guduchi has been widely used in the traditional medicine as an immunomodulator. Description of guduchi in Ayurvedic literature resemble<span style="font-size:8.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:" times="" new="" roman""="" lang="EN-GB"> with T. sinensis rather than with commonly available T. cordifolia and hence this may be used as substitutes for T. sinensis. T. cordifolia growing on Azadirachta indica commonly called Neem-guduchi has more immunomodulatory potential. Thus, immunomodulatory activity of three Tinospora spp. was assessed by checking humoral and cell mediated immune responses to the antigenic challenges with sheep RBCs and by neutrophil adhesion tests on albino Wistar rats using Guduchi-Satwa, a well known dosage form. Results revealed that Neem-guduchi possesses higher immunomodulatory potential at the dose of 300 mg/kg, po and validated the traditional claim. Hence, Neem-Guduchi can be employed in immunomodulatory formulation prepared using guduchi. </span