As part of the study of biological tolerance of misca, we evaluated the pharmacological effects of the active molecules contained in the ethanol extract of mitracarpus scaber coded misca f2 on intestinal mechanical activity of rabbit and determine the mechanism of action of these. The aqueous extracts and the glycerol vehicle control did. There is at best only an 85% disease free survival rate, with a 7% transplantrelated mortality rate and a 9% graft failure rate. Viruses in weeds in dioscorea yam fields in nigeria. These are primarily included because names of species rank are. Pdf on jan 10, 2016, lucy johnafrica and others published analgesic. Sedative properties of mitracarpus villosus leaves in mice. Evaluation of the wound healing activity of a polyh erbal. Mitracarpus villosus leaves was tested in vitro, against four bacteria. Antioxidants are proficient in stabilizing or deactivating free radicals before they attack cells4. The correct name for this species, whether mitracarpus hirtus or m. Eleven years into the 21st century, the only cure for sca is bone marrow transplant that requires a rigorously compatible family member as donor.
Free radical formation is controlled naturally by several useful compounds known as antioxidants. Most conventional health medicines are directly or indirectly derived from plants or herbs. This study aims at evaluating the antifungal properties of mitracarpus villosus. Rubiaceae have several therapeutic applications in the west african folk medicine for the management of a plethora of stressrelated diseases including headaches. Antioxidants protect the body from damaging oxidation reactions by reacting with free radicals. This study was designed to evaluate the sedative properties of the ethylacetate extract of mitracarpus villosus on open field oft, diazepaminduced sleep, staircase climbing, headdips. Ethylacetate extract of mitracarpus villosus leaves. Phytochemical analysis of mitracarpus villosus and comparative toxicity of mitracarpus villosus ointment and honey article pdf available november 2018 with 446 reads how we measure reads. The procedure is expensive and precarious, and suitable donors are.
Antifungal activities of crude extracts of mitracarpus. Pharmacognostic evaluation of the leaves of mitracarpus. Mitracarpus frigidus aerial parts exhibited potent. From the solution, serial 2 fold test tube dilution was. The leaf essential oil of mitracarpus scaber showed only marginal antimicrobial or cytotoxic activities. The results showed that all extracts possessed antifungal activities whose levels vary from plant species to another. Mitracarpus villosus swartz dc extracts used as biofumigant against stored produce insect pests on albino rats jacobs mobolade adesina1, thomas inomisan ofuya 2, kayode david ileke 3,yallappa rajashekar4, titilayo elizabeth moboladeadesina5 1department of crop, soil and pest management technology, rufus giwa polytechnic, owo, ondo state. Kavirondo district near uganda border, bungoma, nov. Rubiaceae have several therapeutic applications in the west african folk medicine for the management of a.
Mitracarpus villosus, euphorbia hirta and spermacoce ocymoides are three plants that are called by the same local name irawoile in southwestern part of. Chemical composition, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic. Essential oil of mitracarpus frigidus as a potent source. Phytochemical test the phytochemical analysis of ageratum conyzoides, culcasia scandens and mitracarpus villosus extracts were. Nov 08, 2012 eleven years into the 21st century, the only cure for sca is bone marrow transplant that requires a rigorously compatible family member as donor. Pdf antifungal activities of phyto compounds from mitracarpus. In nigeria, it is known as obuobwa in igbo language, gududal in hausa language3 and irawo lle in yoruba language 4. Therefore, leaf samples of weeds were collected from dioscorea yam fields in fctabuja, and five states of the guinea savanna. Girdlepod is a common name for some species in this genus species. Department of pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical technology, faculty of pharmacy, university of benin, benin city 300001, nigeria abstract the antifungal activity of cream formulation of mitracapusvillosus crude extract has been reported.
The frothing was mixed with 3 drops of olive oil and shaken vigorously, then observed for the formation of emulsion. The plant list and the world checklist of selected plant families recognise 64 accepted species mitracarpus acunae alain. Project topics on free project topics and materials. The results demonstrated that the oral administration of b. Mitracarpus maxwelliae is a rare species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common name maxwells girdlepod.
Mitracarpus scaber is a medicinal plant used in traditional practices for the treatment of dermatoses and liver diseases. Constituents of the volatile oil of mitracarpus scaber zucc. Ethanolic extracts produced definite antifungal activities against trichophyton rubrum, microsporum gypseum, candida albicans, aspergillus niger and fusarium solani. Final year research project topics, ideas and materials in pdf, doc download for free. Antifungal activities of crude extracts of mitracarpus villosus rubiaceae. Effect of varying soil minerals and phytochemical parameters. Pdf analgesic and antiinflammatory activities of the ethylacetate.
Evaluation of the wound healing activity of a polyh erbal remedy. Mitracarpus scaber is widely employed in traditional medicine in west africa for headaches, toothache, amenorrhoea, dyspepsia, hepatic diseases, venereal diseases and leprosy. Biochemical and toxicological studies of bridelia micrantha. The plant list includes a further 17 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus mitracarpus. Chemical composition, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic assessment. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Thus, the ethnobotanical uses and the bioactivity of the plant must be due to nonvolatile constituents see above rather than essential oil components. The antiinflammatory property of mitracarpus villosus bems reports. For all sites, the main weeds were primarily annual species.
Extracts of mitracarpus villosus leaves and inflorescences were investigated individually for in vitro antifungal activities by agardiffusion and tubedilution techniques. Phytoremediation of heavy metals from flood plains of tannery. Mitracarpus hirtus in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Among those folkloric uses, the juice of the plant is applied topically for the treatment of skin. But the precise role of weeds as alternative hosts of virusesinfecting yam has not been systematically studied. The plant list and the world checklist of selected plant families recognise 64 accepted species. Mitracarpus hirtus is a generally erect, annual plant that can be simple or. Plants profile for mitracarpus hirtus tropical girdlepod. Dec 25, 2001 mitracarpus scaber is widely employed in traditional medicine in west africa for headaches, toothache, amenorrhoea, dyspepsia, hepatic diseases, venereal diseases and leprosy. The crude extract and the hexane, ch 2 cl 2, etoac, nbuoh, and hydromethanolic fractions of the aerial parts of mitracarpus frigidus were evaluated against promastigote forms of two species of leishmania l. May be semiprostrate, stems often darkpurplish, leaves opposite, interpetiolar stipules. The presence of viruses in yam leaves and the presence of weeds in close proximity to yam fields have been shown to be associated with diminished tuber yield. Eight of them had a satisfactory anticandidosic activity and extracts from terminalia species were the most active.
Phytoremediation of heavy metals from flood plains of. Antifungal activities of medicinal plants extracts of. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Pdf sedative properties of mitracarpus villosus leaves in mice. Mitracarpus hirtus wikispecies, free species directory. The free radical scavenging activity of sample solutions in methanol was determined based on their ability to react with stable 1, 1diphenyl2picrylhydrazyl dpph free radicals govidarajan et al. The last wells in row 12 served as drugfree controls. Leaves elliptic to ellipticlanceolate, 26 cm long, 0. Some mitracarpus species have ethnopharmacological importance as they are used in folk medicine for various purposes. Pdf preliminary studies on the antifungal activities of the. A was inserted with a manual holder through the septum and left in.
Antimicrobial activity of mitracarpus scaber extract and. Wo1998005299a1 novel cosmetic compositions for beautifying. The plant mitracarpus villosus swartz dc, formerly known as mitracarpus scaber zuccarini, is a perennial annual herb growing to about 3060 cm tall and possess rough leaves figure 1 12. The toxicity of the ethylacetate leaf extract of mitracarpus villosus mvea was investigated by acute and subchronic toxicity. Ipomoea asarifolia, mitracarpus villosus and cassia obtusifolia have showed significant level of absorption for heavy metals such as chromium and lead and can therefore be recommended as accumulators for the remediation of these heavy metals from the contaminated soil of the flood plain in the study area. Mitracarpus scaber is a perennial annual herb of about 30cm tall or much smaller and possess rough leaves 2.
We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. The animals were acclimatized for 2 weeks, with free access to food and water ad libitum and were placed under standard housing conditions in compliance with nih guide for care and use of laboratory animals. Mitracarpus villosus, sedation, diazepam, locomotion. This page was last edited on 4 november 2014, at 05. Traditional herbal management of sickle cell anemia.
The use of herbs master of arts 2009 isaac nortey darko graduate department of sociology and equity studies university of toronto abstract herbal medicines remain integral part of indigenous health care system in ghana. Mitracarpus hirtus is a generally erect, annual plant that can be simple or sometimes much branched. Essential oil of mitracarpus frigidus as a potent source of. Pdf malaysian journal of microbiology preliminary studies on the. Other plants in the habitat include bucida buceras, bursera. Pharmacological effects of misca f 2 mitracarpus scaber. Plantes of genus mitracarpus rubiaceae family are used to produce extracts useful in cosmetics for lightening skin, removing brown patches and enhancing skin complexion. The leaf extracts of mitracarpus scaber is widely used in traditional medicine practices in west. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 128746 with original publication details. Chemical composition of mitracarpus scaber leaf essential oil ria compound %. Effects of fermentation on the free fatty acids of african locust bean during iru production. Pdf phytochemical analysis of mitracarpus villosus and. For more multimedia, look at mitracarpus hirtus on wikimedia commons.
The free radical scavenging activity of sample solutions in methanol was. The capsules of all the chinese specimens studied are smaller than those of. In various parts of tropical africa, it is traditionally used for treatment of sore. This was based on our findings that two compounds were moderately safe with respects to their effects on the liver and kidney functions at concentrations of up. There is at best only an 85% diseasefree survival rate, with a 7% transplantrelated mortality rate and a 9% graft failure rate. Among the folkloric uses, the juice of the plant is applied topically for the treatment of skin diseases infectious dermatitis, eczema and scabies dalziel 1936. Mitracarpus villosus is an herb used for management of diverse disorders in ethnomedicine that include painful and infective conditions, thus the need to determine the safety profile of the plant. Research article isolated phenolic compounds from talinum. I am following mr dandys advice on the nomenclature of this species. Pdf studies on compounds present in plant or animal matter helps in identifying compounds responsible. It is endemic to puerto rico, where it is known only from the guanica commonwealth forest in guanica. Pdf in recent years, there has been a gradual revival of interest in the use.
Sedative properties of mitracarpus villosus leaves in mice african. It grows in only one location in a coastal scrub forest and dwarf forest with limestone gravel substrates. Biochemical and toxicological studies of bridelia micrantha berth and mitracarpus villosus swartz dc extracts used as biofumigant against stored produce insect pests on albino rats jacobs mobolade adesina 1, thomas inomisan ofuya 2, kayode david ileke 3, yallappa rajashekar 4, titilayo elizabeth moboladeadesina 5. Activities of crude extracts of the aerial parts of mitracarpus villosus sw. Plant extract mitracarpus scaber coded misca is used in traditional medicine to treat most of skin infections. It grows as a weed on old and abandoned farmlands and is distributed widely from forest to savanna zones of the tropics. Among them the terminalia superba extracts generated the strongest activities mfc 0. Essential oil of mitracarpus frigidus as a potent source of bioactive. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. The capsules of all the chinese specimens studied are smaller than those of neo. Antifungal activities of crude extracts of mitracarpus rubiaceae. The plant list includes 86 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus mitracarpus. Mitracarpus is a plant genus in the coffee family rubiaceae.
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