Josephs college autonomous, tiruchirappalli 620 002. Experimental assessment of antidiarrheal and antisecretory. In vitro antibacterial activity of leaf extracts of. However, available research evidence on indigenous antimalarial plants is highly fragmented in the country. Sonhafouonic acid, a new cytotoxic and antifungal hopene. Herbal medicines have been used in local healing for a long.
Prostrate or climbing herb with annual stems, up to 6 m long. Ethnomedicinal study of plants used for human ailments in ankober district, north shewa zone, amhara region, ethiopia. Mature branching is clad with exfoliating brown bark. Deutzia scabra, commonly called fuzzy deutzia, is an upright, somewhat coarse, deciduous shrub that typically grows 610 tall with spreading to arching branches that form a rounded crown. Antibacterial activities of zehneria scabra root extracts. Zehneria scabra is a climber belongs to the family cucurbitaceae, which has a wide traditional uses. Melothria scabra grows vigorously in full sun when temperatures are warm. Zehneria scabra which is for family of cucurbitaceae is one of the herbal medicines which have been used.
Based on who traditional medicine is defined as the sum total of all knowledge and practices, whether explicable or not, used in diagnosis, prevention and elimination of physical, mental, or social imbalance and relying exclusively on practical experience and observation handed down from generation to generation, whether verbally or in writing. The ethnomedicine of the haya people of bugabo ward. The aim of this study was to investigate antidiarrheal and antisecretory effects of hydroalcolic leaf extract of z. Compound 1a exhibited inhibitory activity against mycelial growth of. Singh s, verma ssk 2011 antibacterial properties of alkaloid rich fractions obtained from various parts of prosopis juliflora. The kagera region, in north western tanzania, is endowed with a strong culture of traditional medicine that is well supported by a rich diversity of medicinal plants. Agshare is a powerful tested model that provides strategies for a coherent institutional approach to agricultural teaching, research and community development. Mouse melon or mexican sour cucumber, melothria scabra. Medicinal use, method of administration and phytochemicals. Redefinition of zehneria and four new related genera cucurbitaceae, with an enumeration of the australasian and pacific species, blumea 511. Vernacular names include mouse melon, mexican sour gherkin, cucamelon, mexican miniature watermelon, mexican sour cucumber and pepquino.
Nmr spectral analysis on root extract of zehneria scabra a vital medicinal climber s. Once the weather warms, this plant grows rampantly, quickly covering a small trellis or wire cage. A new species of zehneria cucurbitaceae from somalia. Zehneria scabra in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. The kagera region of north western tanzania has a rich culture of traditional medicine use and practice. Plant extracts and the standard drug, loperamide were dissolved with distilled water, were administered orally and volume administered was 10 mlkg for all animals. The tiny flowers and fruits are not at sight under the leaves. Richardia scabra herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Inflorescences grow on axillary racemes, with the flowers normally clustered, occasionally solitary. Flowers small, white, becoming cream or yellowishgreen with age. In addition, the study showed that some of the plants such as malva verticillata, phytolaca dodecandra, plantago lanceolata, zehneria scabra were widely distributed in the study area. Pdf zehneria longiflora cucurbitaceae, a new species. In vitro antibacterial activity of leaf extracts of zehneria. Highest fidelity level values were recorded for zehneria scabra 95% and hagenia abyssinica 93.
Access is allocated within two business days of purchase and lasts one year. Plasmodium berghei was used for induction of malaria, kept in a refrigerator and maintained by serial passage of blood from mouse to mouse. But it lacks apposite pharmacological investigation. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Research article open access experimental assessment. Zehneria scabra information from the global compendium of. Appropriate intervention on awareness creation and parallel conservation works should be facilitated as far as the issue of medicinal plants sustainability is. The authors suggest domestication of some of the wild medicinal plants by households or. Till date, there are few studies on the flora found in receiving environments polluted by effluent from agrifood industries. In ethiopia, up to 80% of the population use traditional medicine for primary health care. Nmr spectral analysis on root extract of zehneria scabra. For each of antidiarrheal, gastrointestinal motility and antisecretory.
Bacterial infections involving multidrug resistant mdr phenotypes constitute a worldwide health concern. Podocarpus falcatus was ranked first in a direct matrix ranking exercise of multipurpose medicinal plants. An ethnobotanical study of the semiwetland vegetation of. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf medicinal use, method of administration and phytochemicals in zehneria scabra article pdf available in journal of medicinal plants studies 65.
The leaf of zehneria scabra is traditionally used for the management of diarrhea in ethiopia. The threat of complete disappearance of the knowledge on herbal medicine from factors such as deforestation, lack of proper regulation, overexploitation and sociocultural issues warrants an urgent need to document the information. Enjoy unrestricted access to all content and features, including. Medicinal plants used for treatment of diarrhoeal related. Female flowers in similar inflorescences to the male. Be aware that the tender young stems and tendrils are easily damaged by cold or rough handling. The medicinal plants used by herbalists in kenya have not been well documented, despite their widespread use. Experimental assessment of antidiarrheal and antisecretory activity. Tiny, fragrant, starshaped, white flowers to 34 long appear in late. In vitro antibacterial activity of leaf extracts of zehneria scabra. List of various diseases cured by richardia scabra. Knowledge, attitude, and utilization of traditional. Zehenria scabra is among the ethiopian folk medicine for malaria like fever and other infectious diseases. The ethnomedicine of the haya people of bugabo ward, kagera.
Herbal medicines have been used in local healing for a long time. In vitro antibacterial activity of leaf extracts of zehneria scabra and. It is a climber and when grown at a wire mesh, it will make a dense curtain of dark green leaves. Studies on the current knowledge and practices of communities in the era of modern health care expansion are lacking. Mouse melon or mexican sour cucumber is a vine in the cucumber family that produces unique tiny fruits to add interest to salads or appetizer trays. Floristic diversity of receiving environments polluted by. Presented here is summary information about the species zehneria scabra from the global compendium of weeds, and citations of references to this species as a weed. Gentiana scabra, the korean gentian, or japanese gentian, is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family gentianaceae, found in much of the united states and japan. Ethnomedicine of the kagera region, north western tanzania. Morphoanatomical characters of zehneria capillacea schumach c. The reported highest fidelity level values for zehneria scabra 95% and ocimum lamiifolium 93.
Male flowers solitary or in raceme or umbellike axillary clusters. Ethnomedicinal study indicated its wide use in the local healing. Fruits are about the size of grapes and taste like cucumbers with a tinge of sourness. Gentiana scabra roots are used as a bitter tonic in chinese herbalism where it is said to promote digestive secretions. Deutzia scabra plant finder missouri botanical garden.
Anand and others published antibacterial activities of zehneria scabra root extracts find, read and cite all the research you. Pdf morphoanatomical characters of zehneria capillacea. As an initiative in that direction, this study documented the knowledge on medicinal plant use by traditional healers of. Antibacterial and antibioticmodulation activity of six. Climbing dioecious or monoecious herbs with simple leaves. West african plants a photo guide zehneria scabra l. Research article open access experimental assessment of. The phytochemical study conducted by showed the presence.
Van hemert seeds seed catalogue zehneria melothria. A study of the medicinal plants used by the marakwet. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf experimental assessment of antidiarrheal and antisecretory activity of 80% methanolic leaf extract of zehneria scabra in mice. For each of antidiarrheal, gastrointestinal motility and antisecretory activity. Medicinal use, method of administration and phytochemicals in zehneria scabra contact. Medicinal plants used for treatment of diarrhoeal related diseases in ethiopia bizuneh woldeab tibebu alemu moa megersa corresponding author department of environmental health science and technology, jimma university, p. Addis ababa university ethiopian public health institute. However, most of the plants being used have either not been documented or. Download fulltext pdf zehneria longiflora cucurbitaceae, a new species from kenya article pdf available in phytotaxa 3241. Table 1 parts used and habit of noncultivated food plants of cheffa, ethiopia, from 20 november 1999 to 30 february 2000.
The fruit is fleshy, usually globose or ellipsoidal, and indehiscent. Floristic inventories of ten receiving environments in cameroon. Looking for something unusual to add to your vegetable garden. Their leaves are simple, dentate and usually palmately lobed. Therefore, this study is aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitude, and practice of traditional medicine among communities in merawi town. Zehneria species are either monoecious or dioecious, annual or perennial, climbing vines. Melothria scabra, also known as the cucamelon, is a vine grown for its edible fruit. Pdf medicinal use, method of administration and phytochemicals. The plant powder is used as curative agent of headache and stomachache when applied externally. The present work was designed to assess the antibacterial properties of the methanol extracts of six medicinal plants anthocleista schweinfurthii, nauclea latifolia, boehmeria platyphylla, caucalis melanantha, erigeron floribundus and zehneria scobra and. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in. Antibacterial activities of zehneria scabra root extracts request pdf. The flowers bloom in midsummer, autumn and are blue or dark blue in color. To learn more about this different vegetable from central america that resembles miniature striped watermelons, read this article. The reliance on medicinal plants is partly owing to the high cost of modern drugs, inaccessibility of modern health institutions and due to cultural acceptability of the system 3, 4, 5. Medicinal use, method of administration and phytochemicals in.
Traditional medicines are the mainstay of healthcare in this region and are known to support the management of many illnesses such as malaria, bacterial infections, epilepsy, gynecological problems and others. Place it on by mixing with leaves of zehneria scabra and eucalyptus. Ornamental cucumber species with tiny, distinctively light and dark green marbled fruits. This page was last edited on 9 december 2019, at 20. Anand and others published antibacterial activities of zehneria scabra root extracts find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Zehneria is a genus of flowering plants of vines in the cucumber and gourd family.
It contains about 35 species ranging from africa, through southeast asia to australia and oceania. Leaves more or less broadly ovate in outline, usually unlobed but occasionally 35lobed, deep green and with rough hairs above, paler below, cordate at the base. Please note that this is a trial program and may end. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf medicinal use, method of administration and phytochemicals in zehneria scabra article pdf available in journal of. An ethnobotanical study of the semiwetland vegetation of cheffa. Ethiopia is endowed with abundant medicinal plant resources and traditional medicinal practices. About 80% of the ethiopian population and 90% of livestock still depend on traditional medicinal to fight a number of diseases 1, 2.
Zehneria scabra is one of the wellknown medicinal plants in ethiopia. How richardia scabra is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. As an initiative in that direction, this study documented the knowledge on medicinal plant use by. Zehneria is a genus of flowering plants of vines in the cucumber and gourd family, cucurbitaceae. Media in category zehneria the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. The structure of 1a was established by extensive nmr and high resolution ms techniques and confirmed by singlecrystal xray crystallographic analysis. The plant is also used for the treatment of wound, alopecia, and eczema in folk medicines. Knowledge, attitude, and utilization of traditional medicine. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. Nmr spectral analysis on root extract of zehneria scabra a. Local people in ethiopia use the leaves of the plant to get relief from diarrhoea. Names of richardia scabra in various languages of the world are also given. Its use, however, has not been scientifically validated for safety and efficacy. Ethnomedicinal study of plants used for human ailments in.
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