Effect of Mucuna pruriens seed and Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract on longevity of Drosophila melanogaster and vestigial wing mutant

Intake of food and nutrition plays a major role in affecting aging process and longevity. However, the precise mechanisms underlying the ageing process are still unclear. To this respect, diet has been considered to be a determinant of ageing process. In order to better illustrate this, we used Drosophila melanogaster and vestigial wing mutantas a model and fed them orally with different concentrations of two commonly used Indian medicinal plant extract, Mucuna pruriens seed and Glycyrrhiza glabra root. The results revealed significant increase in life span of Drosophila flies and vestigial wing mutant exposure to both the plant extract more efficiently when compared to control flies .