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Rubus ellipticus

Summary

Rubus ellipticus also known as ainselu or golden himalayan raspberry is native to India,Pakistan, Nepal and China. It is a species of thorny fruiting shrub in the rose family. It is not commonly harvested for domestic use.The berries contains secondary metabolites like gallic acid and catechin which are repoted to have antiproliferative and inflammatory

Mode of Consumption: Mostly consumed Raw, Used to prepare Juice, Jam, Pickles Dried fruits etc
Plant Details Agro-climatic Zone Vernacular Names Pictures
Scientific Name: Rubus ellipticus Sm.
Family: Rosaceae Sm. 
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Genus: Rubus Sm. 
Fruiting Season: August and september
Fruting Condition: Ripe
  • Eastern Himalayan Region
  • Gujarat Region
  • North-Western Mountain Region
  • West Coast Plains and Ghat Region

 Assam : Bor-jetuli-poka, Borjetulipoka, Joteli-poka, Jotelupoka
Gujarat : Shunu Mukram
Jammu and Kashmir : Gouriphal, Hisara
Kerala : Cheemullu, Mullippazham
Ladakh : ainselu, ainselu
Manipur : Heijampet
Compound/Chemical Immunomodulatory Activity Pathway Immunomodulatory Marker
Gallic acidAnti-inflammatory activityGallic acid inhibits the activities of NF-κB and MAPK, subsequently inhibiting the release of inflammatory factors (TNF-α, IL-1β/6), chemokines (CCL-2, ICAM-1, TIMP-1) and other inflammatory mediators such as COX-2 and NO.It also decreases inflammatory cell infiltration, thereby ameliorating the the inflammatory response[1]
CatechinAnti-inflammatory activityCatechin mediates ferroptosis to exert an Anti-inflammatory activity effect on RAW 264.7 cells[3][7]
Caffeic acidAntiproliferative activityCaffeic acid demonstrates activity against HCC, preventing the exaggerated formation of ROS and assisting in the killing of tumor cells through DNA oxidationas well as angioneogenesis by acting to reduce VEGF-induced vascularisation and suppression of MMP-2 and MMP expression−9.[2]
Major Class Metabolites
FlavonoidCatechin(Pulp), Catechin(Pulp)
Phenolic acidGallic acid(Pulp), Caffeic acid(Pulp), Gallic acid(Pulp), Caffeic acid(Pulp)
Traditional Practice Diseases Plant Part Additional Knowledge
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CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat-6, Assam, India
CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur-61,Himachal Pradesh, India