Uvaria chamae, commonly known as finger root or bush banana belongs to the family annonaceae. It has been reported that extracts of uvaria chamae have mutagenic effects. The generic name uvaria is derived from the latin uva meaning grape, likely because the edible fruit of some species in the genus resemble grapes species are distributed throughout the old world tropics. The malaysian journal of analytical sciences, vol 17 no 1 20. Hydrogen atom and hydride transfer in the reactions of. The drug benzyl benzoate used in antifungal preparations has a mutagenic compound, chamuvaritin, a benzyl dihydrochalcone that was isolated from uvaria chamae 10. These consist mainly of essential oils, flavonoids, alkaloids and annonaceous acetogenins. Toxicological studies of herbal antitumor extract uvaria chamae in monosodium glutamate and tamoxifen treated spraguedawley rat tola monday1,4. Uvaria chamae, commonly known as finger root or bush banana is a climbing large shrub or small tree native to tropical west and central africa where it grows in wet and dry forests and coastal scrublands. Antimalarial polyoxygenated cyclohexene derivatives from.
Handbook of african medicinal plants, second edition. Ethnobotanical survey on medicinal plants used by guinean traditional healers in the treatment of malaria journal of ethnopharmacology 150 20 11451153 contents lists available at sciencedirect journal of ethnopharmacology journal homepage. Uvaria chamae is a plant used traditionally in treatment of wounds and other ailments. Comparative studies of antioxidant and toxiological properties of methanol extracts of uvaria chamae leaves and roots quantity. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The most active extracts were the uvaria versicolor stems crude methanol and hexane extracts with ec50 values of 0. Encyclopedia of traditional chinese medicines molecular structures, pharmacological activities, natural sources and applications zhou, jiaju, xie, guirong, yan, xinjian. Elsohly hn, lasswell wl jr, hufford cd 1979 two new cbenzylated flavanones from uvaria chamae and c nmr analysis of flavanone methyl ethers. Pdf phytochemical composition, antioxidant and antibacterial. The chemical constituents of some medicinal plants used in. Ethnobotanical survey on medicinal plants used by guinean. Genetic variation of saba senegalensis pichon apocynaceae. Pdf essential oil of three uvaria species from ivory coast. Maintaining weight loss annals of internal medicine.
Beauv and clerodendron splendens a cheval are known to have various medicinal and therapeutic properties. These qualities are also found naturally as chamuvarinin. Acaricidal activity of uvaria versicolor and uvaria. Subchronic toxicity study of ethanolic extract of uvaria. The juice of roots, stem, or leaves is commonly applied to wounds and sores, and leaf infusion is used as a lotion for injuries, swellings, ophthalmia, etc.
According to irvine 1961, the crushed root of uvaria chamae, with capsicum and other rubefacients, is a local counterirritant. An extract of uvaria chamae, administered orally at 300900 mg kgday showed significant antimalarial activity. Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects. Media in category uvaria chamaethe following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Our primary objective is to assist and guide final year students with well researched and quality project topics, project works, research guides and project materials, at a very reduced and affordable price. Uvaria chamae is a climbing shrub or small tree growing up to 4 metres tall328. The efficacy of uvaria chamae plant species in herbal remedies may have come as. Evaluation of uvaria chamae aqueous and ethanolic extracts. The chemical constituents of some medicinal plants used in health management in south east nigeria.
In nigeria, for many years, traditional herbal healers practiced their trade shrouded in secrecy and often. Request pdf subchronic toxicity study of ethanolic extract of uvaria chamae root in rats purpose. Uvaria is a genus of flowering plants in the soursop family, annonaceae. Genetic variation of saba senegalensis pichon apocynaceae and few nutritional values article march 20 citations 0 reads 325 5 authors, including. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Uvaria chamae, commonly known as finger root or bush banana is a climbing large shrub or. This work was conducted on qualitative assessment of crude extracts of u.
Bmc complementary medicine and therapies home page. Odewo, a taxonomist in the department of botany and microbiology, faculty. It is commonly called nkarika ikot by akwa ibomites. Phytochemical composition, antioxidant and antibacterial. Title african flowering plants database publication author website. Proximate composition and analysis of cucumber and spinach. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network.
Annickia, annona, asimina, cananga, duguetia, monodora. Chamuvarinin 1, originally isolated from the roots of uvaria chamae, which has traditionally been used as a herbal remedy for hat, and subsequently synthesised in our laboratory,17 has low micromolar trypanocidal activity figure figure1 1. Beauv is known to have various medicinal and therapeutic properties. Uvaria chamae is a climbing shrub or small tree growing up to 4 metres tall. The genus uvaria is known to be a rich source of polyoxygenated cyclohexene derivatives.
An uvaria chamae in nahilalakip ha genus nga uvaria, ngan familia nga annonaceae. It is taken internally in the treatment of catarrhal inflammation of the mucous. Macro elemental composition of uvaria chamae leaves. Pdf in the present work phytochemical composition, antioxidant and antibacterial properties of aqueous and ethanol extracts of root of uvaria chamae. However, research is needed to ascertain the beneficial and adverse effects of the consumption of the extract. Phytochemical composition, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of root of uvaria chamae p. Tetrahydropan, also known as thp, ring systems have key qualities that are in biologically active.
Association with disease severity and symptoms control. Pdf phytochemical composition and biological activities of uvaria. In our ongoing efforts of finding natural fungicides to fight food and feed spoilage during production and storage, the antifungal potential of ghanaian uvaria chamae p. The common name refers to the fruit growing in its small bunches. Identification and characterization of elite shea trees in tengrela, boundiali and ferkessedougou departments. The biochemical and toxicological effects of the leaf extract were assessed in this study using albino wistar rats.
This large genus had about 150 species, but recent molecular analyses have revealed that several smaller. Scientific literature project organic chemistry ii joc stereoselective construction of 2,6cisdisubstituted tetrahydropyrans via intramolecular amide enolate alkylation. Haematological and genotoxicity evaluations of phytochemical compounds from nhexane extract of uvaria chamae stem on selected organs in mice oladipupo r. Both reactions exhibit a moderate deuterium isotope. The chemical compositions of roots and barks oils from uvaria chamae, uvaria afzelii and uvaria sp. Qualitative assessment of uvaria chamae academic journals. Antioxidative, antimitotic, and dnadamaging activities of garcinia kola stem bark, uvaria chamae root, and olax subscorpioidea root used in the ethnotherapy of cancers. Various parts of uvaria chamae are used by traditional medicine practitionersin almost all parts of nigeria especially in the eastern region in management and treatment of several disorders such as heart and kidney related diseases. Sahidin3, jalifah latip1, syarul nataqain4, normah mohd noor4. Effects of uvaria chamae root extracts on blood glucose, inflammatory markers, lipid profile, liver and renal status in streptozotocininduced diabetic rats. In this study, we evaluated the acute and subchronic oral toxicity and safety of the aqueous root extract of uvaria chamae in spraguedawley rats.
In the present work phytochemical composition, antioxidant and antibacterial properties of aqueous and ethanol extracts of root of uvaria chamae were studied. The roots of the plants were collected in the esan central region of edo state, nigeria. Some of these biologically active secondary metabolites validate the claim made in traditional system of medicine. Macro elemental composition of uvaria chamae leaves chapter one introduction background of the study varia chamae is a nigerian medicinal plant that belongs to the family of annonaceae. You can also choose filesave aspdf, then choose pdfa from the save as type menu. Uvaria chamae is a plant with both medicinal and nutritional values. Pdf toxicological studies of herbal antitumor extract uvaria. Serum zinc, selenium and total antioxidant contents of nigerian children with asthma. Mga pakli ha kaarangay nga uvaria an mga nasunod nga 190 ka mga pakli aada hini nga kaarangay, tikang hin 190 nga kabugosan. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Springer heidelberg dordrecht london new york 2011. Ng is an academic website built in nigeria that is registered with the corporate affairs commission cac. Macro elemental composition of uvaria chamae leaves with abstract, chapter 15, references and questionnaire.
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