Author(s): Jaber S. Mossa, Mobamed S. Hifnawy and Abdel G. Mekkawi
Article publication date: 1986-12-01
Vol. 4 No. 2 (yearly), pp. 495-507.
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Keywords
mice, date seeds, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
Qualitative phytochemical similarly in date seeds of seven Saudi Arabian cultivars was observed, as the samples were found to contain sterols, sugars, flavonoids, minerals, and fixed oils. Microbiological and neuropharmacological screening, with the alcoholic extract of one cultivar, showed significant antimicrobial activity against certain microorganisms as well as a stimulant action on the motor activity of mice.