Authors contributions this work was carried out in collaboration. In vivo and in vitro inhibition of rat liver glutathione transferases activity by extracts from combretum zeyheri combretaceae and parinari curatellifolia chrysobalanaceae david gweshelo, rudo muswe, stanley mukanganyama. Crude methanol and water extracts of 36 plants, employed in the treatment of diseases of probable bacterial. Authors contributions this work was carried out in collaboration between all authors. Protective effects of parinari curatellifolia flavonoids against acetaminopheninduced hepatic necrosis in rats. Pdf phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity. Evaluation of acute toxicity in mice and subchronic toxicity. Parinari curatellifolia fruit contents for the benefit of the local populace, the goal being to enhance food security and income generation through fruit pulp products and new tastes. Parinari curatellifolia is a valuable medicinal plant and different parts of the plant are used by traditional herbalists in the treatment of many medical conditions 1. The purpose of the study was to determine the properties of parinari curatellifolia fruit from amby, waterfalls and acadia in harare. Antimicrobial activity of medicinal plants against oral microorganisms.
Uses of parinari curatellifolia fruit in mbozi plateau. Peni j, elinge cm, yusuf h, itodo au, agaie bm, mbongo an, chogo e. Phytochemistry, pharmacology and therapeutics 336 the ability of the anthocyanins extracts, in this study, to reverse the pathological events leading. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. In some cases, fruit bearing trees because of their domestic and market value are retained even. The results are in agreement with fatty acids confirmed to be present in parinari curatellifolia oil by oladimeji ao et al 2011. The dynamic interethnic interactions of different people from the surrounding countries constitute a rich reservoir of herbal based healing practices. Acetic acid extract had the highest antimicrobial activity with zones of. Parinari curatellifolia is a large, evergreen, spreading tree up to 20 m tall with a single bare stem and a dense, roundish to mushroomshaped crown. Antibacterial activity and phytochemical evaluation of the leaf root and stem bark extracts of parinari. In most african countries, people in rural areas collect edible wild fruits that include parinari curatellifolia for direct consumption or processing into food products especially during periods of food shortage.
Drying kinetics of syrup of parinari curatellifolia fruit and cereal based product, zvambwa. Parinari is a genus of plant in the family chrysobalanaceae species of genus parinari are found in subsaharan africa from senegal to sudan and kenya and south to namibia and natal. Studies of soils under parinari curatellifolia suggest that organic matter levels are doubled and phosphate levels are increased by almost five times wilson, 1989. Department of pharmacology, university of pretoria, faculty of health sciences, south africa.
Parinari curatellifolia is a spreading tree that is striking amongst surrounding vegetation because of its semicircular, almost mushroomshaped canopy depicting hues of bluegreen and grey. The mobola plum is an evergreen tree growing up to 20m with a distinct mushroom shape and yields exceptional large quantities of reddishyellow fruits, mottled with grey national research council, 2008. In another work, the antimicrobial activities of hexane, chloroform, acetone, ethanol, methanol and aqueous extracts from roots and leaves of. Phytochemical screening of some sudanese medicinal plants. Chrysobalanaceae mobola plum fruit is found in miombo woodlands of southern africa joulain et al. It is an evergreen, with palegreen spreading foliage forming a dense roundish to mushroomshaped crown. These indigenous fruits yield a harvest even during drought, since they are well adapted to their local environment. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. It is also known as mupundu or mobola plum after the fruit, which is considered tasty and causes the tree to be spared when woodland is cleared for cultivation. Physical and chemical characterization of roasted cashew. Properties of parinari curatellifolia hacha or chakata. The air dried leaf of parinari curatellifolia was extracted using the soxhlet extractor. The study evaluated the potential use of agricultural waste, tamarindus indica fruit shell ash, as a solid base catalyst for production of biodiesel.
The total phenolic compound content of cape gooseberry samples, however, varies from 0. Parinari curatellifolia planch ex benth chrysobalanaceae is used in. Parinari curatellifolia is a miombo woodland tree that bears green to grey oval shaped fruit that turns yellowish to brown when ripe. Microorganisms are increasingly developing resistance against commonly used antimicrobial agents, and the use of herbs in the treatment of diseases is becoming widely accepted. Large amounts of flavonoids such as quercetin, myricetin and kaempferol, are reported in cape gooseberry by bravo et al. The aqueous and organic solvent extract of the stem of parinari curatelifolia were screened for phytochemical and antibacterial activity by hole in plate bioassay procedure.
Parinari curatellifolia in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. The tree has a single bare stem, with dark gray, deeply. In response to the growing needs of conserving and sustainably using the worlds plant genetic resources, the global crop diversity trust has been established. Research article open access multiple cellular effects of leaf extracts from parinari curatellifolia mitchelle gororo1, theresa chimponda2, elaine chirisa2 and stanley mukanganyama2,3 abstract background. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding. Quercetin is the main flavonoid, followed by myricetin and kaempferol in gooseberry ramadan, 2011. Indigenous fruits possess the potential to contribute to food, nutrition security, health and the income of rural communities in southern africa, especially in dry areas where cultivation of exotic fruit species is often not possible stadlmayr et al. Atere 1 1department of chemistry, ekiti state university, p.
The kagera region of north western tanzania has a rich culture of traditional medicine use and practices. Curative effect of parinari curatellifolia leaf extract on. The range of values shows that parinari curatellifolia oil is less susceptible to primary oxidation. Multiple cellular effects of leaf extracts from parinari curatellifolia. Useful tropical plants database 2014 by ken fern, web interface by ajna fern with help from richard morris. The chemical, fatty acid and sensory evaluation of parinari curatellifolia seeds h. Pdf preliminary phytochemical screening, antibacterial activity.
Phytochemical screening, elemental analysis, parinari curatellifolia. However, no studies have been conducted on the constituents of serratene triterpenoids of pinus merkusii. Creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. Parinari curatellifolia is an evergreen tropical tree of africa, found in various kinds of deciduous woodland most frequently in poorly drained areas and inland at moderate altitudes. Idofun is an evergreen tropical tree of africa, found in various kinds of deciduous woodland most frequently in poorly drained areas and inland at moderate altitudes. Crude extract of the plant was found to be rich in phytochemicals of medicinal importance such. Phytochemical and antibacterial evaluation of parinari. Mobola plum description parinari curatellifolia is a large, evergreen, spreading tree up to 20 m tall with a single bare stem and a dense, roundish to mushroomshaped crown. The curative effect of parinari curatellifolia leaf extract on epiglottitis was investigated. Regeneration of threatened indigenous fruit species in. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. Extracts of mobola plum parinari curatellifolia planch ex. In the present study, we investigated the hepatoprotective potential of parinari curatellifolia planch chrysobalanaceae in experimental rats in order to ascertain the validity of folkloric claims of its effectiveness in the treatment of hepaticrelated disorders. Triterpenoids and steroids from the bark of pinus merkusii pinaceae masendra, a tatsuya ashitani, b koetsu takahashi, b and ganis lukmandaru a, serratene triterpenoids are considered chemotaxonomy compounds from the pinaceae family, within the pinus genus.
Review open access traditional use of medicinal plants in. Traditional use of medicinal plants in southcentral zimbabwe. Protective effects of parinari curatellifolia flavonoids. Ethnomedicine of the kagera region, north western tanzania. May 04, 20 peni j, elinge cm, yusuf h, itodo au, agaie bm, mbongo an, chogo e.
Pdf phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of parinari. The different parts leaf, root and stem bark extracts of parinari curatellifolia were studied to. The local people have a long history of traditional plant usage for medicinal purposes. Pdf phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of. Parinari curatellifolia family chrysobalancaceae, order malphighiales, class magnoliopsida. Branaueremmettteller, thermal gravimetric analysis, xray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, xray florescence, and hammett. Evaluation of acute toxicity in mice and subchronic. Phytochemical and nutritional properties of underutilised. Most of the plants are used traditionally to treat different illnesses in sudan. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of the seed extract through acute toxicity study. The extract from parinari curatellifolia had an mic of 8 g disk and an mbc of 63 gdisk.
The chemical, fatty acid and sensory evaluation of parinari. Traditional medicine has remained as the most affordable and easily accessible source of treatment in the primary healthcare system of resource poor communities in zimbabwe. Parinari curatellifolia images useful tropical plants. Phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of parinari curatellifolia stem extract. Abdurahman 1 department of pharmacognosy and ethnomedicine, usmanu danfodiyo university, sokoto.
More g, tshikalange te, lall n, botha f, meyer jjm. Parinari curatellifolia is a prominent plant in folk medicine in subsaharan africa. Caralluma edulis, whose phytochemistry and phytopharmacology should be investigated further in order to detect possible phytotherapeutic uses in the prevention of ards and ad. The database and code is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. Crude extract of the plant was found to be rich in phytochemicals of medicinal importance such as alkaloids, tannins, saponins, flavonoids. Studies on the analgesic and antipyretic activities of ethanolic extract of carica papaya leaves in rats 378 b. The antimicrobial activity of the extracts was assayed. Antimicrobial, antiplasmodial, haemolytic and antioxidant. The seeds of parinari curatellifolia, commonly called mobola plum, are widely employed in traditional medicine for the management of various diseases including hypertension olaleye et al.
Degradation kinetics studies of the powdered leaves, extracts and formulations. Parinari curatellifolia seeds are ethnobotanically used in the treatment of diabetes and other diseases. Ethnomedicinal knowledge and plants traditionally used to treat anemia in tanzania. Phytochemical screening and antibacterial activity of parinari curatellifolia stem extract article pdf available in journal of medicinal plant research 420 october 2010 with 525 reads. See status, confidence level, source for definitions. Despite the increasing acceptance of traditional medicine in zimbabwe, this rich indigenous knowledge is not adequately documented.
Parinari curatellifolia african orphan crops consortium. Parinari curatellifolia stem extract, phytochemical constituents, antibac. Uses of parinari curatellifolia fruit in mbozi plateau, tanzania. General information mbola is an evergreen shrub or tree with a dense, mushroomshaped crown. Multiple cellular effects of leaf extracts from parinari.
Antibacterial activity and phytochemical evaluation of the leaf root. The chemical, fatty acid and sensory evaluation of. In zimbabwe, it is estimated that out of the 5000 species, about 10 % of them are being used as medicinal plants 5. Mawula r regeneration of threatened indigenous fruit species in uganda. Among all the tested plant extracts, it was interesting to note. Article full text enhanced pdf format, 314607 bytes. Parinari curatellifolia is a good source of some macronutrients, especially vitamin c, and might contribute significantly to the mineral requirements of the rural populace. The operating principle is to convey the fruits by auger screw against a stationary sieve, due to.