HELTH Benefits of RAMBUTAN

This fruit provides great amounts of natural sugars such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, potassium, magnesium, manganese, Vitamin B3, A, C and Vitamin B9. Rambutan is a great
source of minerals and vitamins that assist to strengthen bones, lose weight and also provide
anti-parasitic properties. The juice of leaves promotes healthy scalp and seeds possess
anti-diabetic properties. Seeds possess equal proportions of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids such as arachidic (34 percent) and oleic (42 percent) acids.
HELTH Benefits of RAMBUTAN

Anti-viral activities

The conducted study shows that geraniin possess antiviral activities against DENV- 2 by preventing mechanism of viral attachment. It shows effect through E protein during early stage of virus life cycle. It suppresses early viral gene transcription as well as replication. An exact mechanism through which geraniin inhibit DENV-2 gene transcription is unknown. In vivo experiments, determination of efficacy of geraniin for protection against DENV-2 challenge would be helpful as it could affirm capability of geraniin to be developed further as anti-dengue agent.

Anti-diabetic activity

Further study assessed anti-diabetic activities of Rambutan peel phenolic extract in mouse model of Type II diabetes promoted by streptozotocin incorporated with high fat diet. The results show that Rambutan peel phenolic extract promoted body weight and lowered the fasting level of blood
glucose of the diabetic mice. The extract lowered the serum levels of total cholesterol, creati- nine, and triglyceride and glycated serum protein in diabetic mice. Rambutan peel phenolic extract recovered glycogen content in mice liver which promoted activity of glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase and lowered lipid perioxidation in diabetic mice.