Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology

SCOPUS
  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue: 10

Potential of watermelon waste in several pharmaceutical preparations in global medicine: A review

  • Author:
  • Ermawati1,5, Ahyar Ahmad2,*, Sartini Sartini3, Yanti Leman4, Harningsih Karim5, Muhammad Taufiq Duppa6
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 5113 to 5118

1Doctoral Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia

5Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy YAMASI, Makassar, Indonesia

2Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia

3Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia

4Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia

6Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia

Abstract

Basically, not many people know about watermelon waste and its benefits. People generally only consume the flesh of the watermelon and throw away waste such as the watermelon rind, which apparently contains many ingredients and compounds that function in medicine. In this review article, we will thoroughly review the components and benefits in the pharmaceutical and medical fields related to watermelon waste. There are several benefits explained in this review article, for example, watermelon rind, which has antidiabetic benefits with the various ingredients it contains.

Keywords

Watermelon Waste, Antidiabetic, Pharmaceutical