For more multimedia, look at mitracarpus hirtus on wikimedia commons. 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. This page was last edited on 4 november 2014, at 05. The plant list and the world checklist of selected plant families recognise 64 accepted species. From the solution, serial 2 fold test tube dilution was. These are primarily included because names of species rank are. Effect of varying soil minerals and phytochemical parameters. Girdlepod is a common name for some species in this genus species. Mitracarpus scaber is a medicinal plant used in traditional practices for the treatment of dermatoses and liver diseases. Free radical formation is controlled naturally by several useful compounds known as antioxidants. Pdf on jan 10, 2016, lucy johnafrica and others published analgesic. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
There is at best only an 85% diseasefree survival rate, with a 7% transplantrelated mortality rate and a 9% graft failure rate. Other plants in the habitat include bucida buceras, bursera. Pdf sedative properties of mitracarpus villosus leaves in mice. Mitracarpus scaber is a perennial annual herb of about 30cm tall or much smaller and possess rough leaves 2. Rubiaceae have several therapeutic applications in the west african folk medicine for the management of a plethora of stressrelated diseases including headaches. 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. This study aims at evaluating the antifungal properties of mitracarpus villosus.
Plant extract mitracarpus scaber coded misca is used in traditional medicine to treat most of skin infections. The antiinflammatory property of mitracarpus villosus bems reports. Mitracarpus hirtus is a generally erect, annual plant that can be simple or. Mitracarpus is a plant genus in the coffee family rubiaceae. Viruses in weeds in dioscorea yam fields in nigeria. The leaf essential oil of mitracarpus scaber showed only marginal antimicrobial or cytotoxic activities. Mitracarpus frigidus aerial parts exhibited potent. Mitracarpus villosus leaves was tested in vitro, against four bacteria.
Eight of them had a satisfactory anticandidosic activity and extracts from terminalia species were the most active. Sedative properties of mitracarpus villosus leaves in mice african. Among those folkloric uses, the juice of the plant is applied topically for the treatment of skin. Essential oil of mitracarpus frigidus as a potent source of bioactive. Phytochemical test the phytochemical analysis of ageratum conyzoides, culcasia scandens and mitracarpus villosus extracts were. Antioxidants protect the body from damaging oxidation reactions by reacting with free radicals. There is at best only an 85% disease free survival rate, with a 7% transplantrelated mortality rate and a 9% graft failure rate. Rubiaceae have several therapeutic applications in the west african folk medicine for the management of a. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Antifungal activities of crude extracts of mitracarpus.
Traditional herbal management of sickle cell anemia. 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. Chemical composition of mitracarpus scaber leaf essential oil ria compound %. 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. Final year research project topics, ideas and materials in pdf, doc download for free. Pharmacological effects of misca f 2 mitracarpus scaber. The results showed that all extracts possessed antifungal activities whose levels vary from plant species to another. For all sites, the main weeds were primarily annual species. Research article isolated phenolic compounds from talinum. Antifungal activities of crude extracts of mitracarpus villosus rubiaceae. Phytoremediation of heavy metals from flood plains of tannery. Mitracarpus hirtus in the germplasm resources information network grin, u.
Therefore, leaf samples of weeds were collected from dioscorea yam fields in fctabuja, and five states of the guinea savanna. 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 acunae alain. I am following mr dandys advice on the nomenclature of this species. The plant list includes a further 17 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus mitracarpus. 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. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The last wells in row 12 served as drugfree controls. The leaf extracts of mitracarpus scaber is widely used in traditional medicine practices in west. Mitracarpus villosus, euphorbia hirta and spermacoce ocymoides are three plants that are called by the same local name irawoile in southwestern part of. Pdf antifungal activities of phyto compounds from mitracarpus. Pdf malaysian journal of microbiology preliminary studies on the.
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. Thus, the ethnobotanical uses and the bioactivity of the plant must be due to nonvolatile constituents see above rather than essential oil components. Most conventional health medicines are directly or indirectly derived from plants or herbs. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 128746 with original publication details. 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. 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. Project topics on free project topics and materials. 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.
Evaluation of the wound healing activity of a polyh erbal. Mitracarpus hirtus wikispecies, free species directory. The aqueous extracts and the glycerol vehicle control did. Among them the terminalia superba extracts generated the strongest activities mfc 0. 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. 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. Essential oil of mitracarpus frigidus as a potent source. The toxicity of the ethylacetate leaf extract of mitracarpus villosus mvea was investigated by acute and subchronic toxicity. Leaves elliptic to ellipticlanceolate, 26 cm long, 0.
Pdf analgesic and antiinflammatory activities of the ethylacetate. In nigeria, it is known as obuobwa in igbo language, gududal in hausa language3 and irawo lle in yoruba language 4. Mitracarpus scaber is widely employed in traditional medicine in west africa for headaches, toothache, amenorrhoea, dyspepsia, hepatic diseases, venereal diseases and leprosy. In various parts of tropical africa, it is traditionally used for treatment of sore. 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. Antioxidants are proficient in stabilizing or deactivating free radicals before they attack cells4.
The free radical scavenging activity of sample solutions in methanol was. 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. Constituents of the volatile oil of mitracarpus scaber zucc. It is endemic to puerto rico, where it is known only from the guanica commonwealth forest in guanica. A was inserted with a manual holder through the septum and left in. Mitracarpus maxwelliae is a rare species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common name maxwells girdlepod. 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. Pharmacognostic evaluation of the leaves of mitracarpus. Some mitracarpus species have ethnopharmacological importance as they are used in folk medicine for various purposes. The frothing was mixed with 3 drops of olive oil and shaken vigorously, then observed for the formation of emulsion. Eleven years into the 21st century, the only cure for sca is bone marrow transplant that requires a rigorously compatible family member as donor. Plantes of genus mitracarpus rubiaceae family are used to produce extracts useful in cosmetics for lightening skin, removing brown patches and enhancing skin complexion. Antifungal activities of medicinal plants extracts of. The plant list includes 86 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus mitracarpus.
Ethylacetate extract of mitracarpus villosus leaves. 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. Pdf studies on compounds present in plant or animal matter helps in identifying compounds responsible. Plants profile for mitracarpus hirtus tropical girdlepod. The correct name for this species, whether mitracarpus hirtus or m. 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. Ethanolic extracts produced definite antifungal activities against trichophyton rubrum, microsporum gypseum, candida albicans, aspergillus niger and fusarium solani. Pdf preliminary studies on the antifungal activities of the. Activities of crude extracts of the aerial parts of mitracarpus villosus sw. Evaluation of the wound healing activity of a polyh erbal remedy. Wo1998005299a1 novel cosmetic compositions for beautifying. Chemical composition, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic. 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. Kavirondo district near uganda border, bungoma, nov.
Sedative properties of mitracarpus villosus leaves in mice. It grows in only one location in a coastal scrub forest and dwarf forest with limestone gravel substrates. Antifungal activities of crude extracts of mitracarpus rubiaceae. 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 results demonstrated that the oral administration of b. It grows as a weed on old and abandoned farmlands and is distributed widely from forest to savanna zones of the tropics. Biochemical and toxicological studies of bridelia micrantha. The capsules of all the chinese specimens studied are smaller than those of neo. Essential oil of mitracarpus frigidus as a potent source of. Effects of fermentation on the free fatty acids of african locust bean during iru production.
Antimicrobial activity of mitracarpus scaber extract and. Phytoremediation of heavy metals from flood plains of. Pdf in recent years, there has been a gradual revival of interest in the use. Mitracarpus villosus, sedation, diazepam, locomotion. The procedure is expensive and precarious, and suitable donors are. Chemical composition, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic assessment. The capsules of all the chinese specimens studied are smaller than those of.
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