In recent years, there has been a gradual revival of interest in the use of medicinal plants in developing countries because herbal medicines have been reported to be well tolerated when compared with synthetic drugs. Antifungal activities of the tannin, phenol and saponin extracts of mitracarpus villosus against clinical isolates of candida albicans, candida krusei, trichophyton. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. The information you enter here will be stored in the downloaded file to assist you in managing your downloaded pdfs locally. The only species of this genus identified around minna metropolis in niger state, nigeria, is mitracarpus villosus sw. Essential oil of mitracarpus frigidus as a potent source. Chemical composition, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic assessment. These are primarily included because names of species rank are. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Mitracarpus hirtus is a generally erect, annual plant that can be simple or. Comparative antibiotic activities of ethanol extracts of leaves and inflorescences of mitracarpus villosus from two different geographical regions in nigeria in synergy and antagonism with conventional antibiotics. Fws species profile about species listing status, federal register publications, recovery, critical habitat, conservation planning, petitions, and life history u.
Phytoremediation of heavy metals from flood plains of tannery. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Pdf on jan 10, 2016, lucy johnafrica and others published analgesic and antiinflammatory activities of the ethylacetate extract of mitracarpus villosus leaves in rodents find, read and cite. Mitracarpus maxwelliae is a rare species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common name maxwells girdlepod. 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. The plant list and the world checklist of selected plant families recognise 64 accepted species. Mitracarpus villosus leaves was tested in vitro, against four bacteria. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 128746 with original publication details. Get pdf antifungal activities of crude extracts of mitracarpus. Mitracarpus simplex rusby mitracarpus senegalensis dc. Bhl relies on donations to provide free pdf downloads and other services. Fruit a capsule splits horizontally around the middle. It is endemic to puerto rico, where it is known only from the guanica commonwealth forest in guanica.
Girdlepod is a common name for some species in this genus species. The plant list includes 86 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus mitracarpus. The frothing was mixed with 3 drops of olive oil and shaken vigorously, then observed for the formation of emulsion. Media in category mitracarpus hirtus the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Pharmacognostic evaluation of the leaves of mitracarpus. Rubiaceae, which is used traditionally for topical treatment of eczema and ring worm. The capsules of all the chinese specimens studied are smaller than those of neo. Mitracarpus frigidus aerial parts exhibited potent.
The genus mitracarpus rubiaceae contains local medicinal plants for which the leaves are highly valued for the treatment of skin infections. Girdlepod is a common name for some species in this genus. Mitracarpus polycladus is a suffrutescent perennial. Mitracarpus hirtus in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Ethanol extracts of leaves and inflorescences of mitracapus villosus from ikom and nsukka in the southsouth and southeast. The plant list includes a further 17 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus mitracarpus. W dc is used as treatment for diarrhoea and dysentery in some communities of west. The plant list and the world checklist of selected plant families recognise 64 accepted species mitracarpus acunae alain. The crude extract and the hexane, ch 2 cl 2, etoac, n buoh, and hydromethanolic fractions of the aerial parts of mitracarpus frigidus were evaluated against promastigote forms of two species of leishmania l. Escherichia coli, pseudomonas aeruginosa, klebsiella pneumoniae and staphylococcus. Extract is responsible for its use in the treatment of ring worm infection. Antifungal activities of the tannin, phenol and saponin extracts of mitracarpus villosus against clinical isolates of candida albicans, candida. The leaf essential oil of mitracarpus scaber showed only marginal antimicrobial or cytotoxic activities. Gray show all show tabs white girdlepod general information.
Chemical composition of mitracarpus scaber leaf essential oil ria compound %. Pdf antimicrobial activities and phytochemical screening. Mitracarpus is a plant genus in the coffee family rubiaceae. Mitracarpus simplex rusby mitracarpus stylosus link cham. Taxon is the leading international journal devoted to systematics, phylogeny and taxonomy of algae, fungi, and plants. Some mitracarpus species have ethnopharmacological importance as they are used in folk medicine for various purposes. The correct name for this species, whether mitracarpus hirtus or m. Research article open access assessment of weed species. Chemical composition, antimicrobial, and cytotoxic. Comparative antibiotic activities of ethanol extracts of. Leaves elliptic to ellipticlanceolate, 26 cm long, 0. May be semiprostrate, stems often darkpurplish, leaves opposite, interpetiolar stipules. Hexane extract of the leaves was found to have a dose dependent antiinflammatory activity. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.
Export a ris file for endnote, procite, reference manager, zotero, mendeley. Extracts of mitracarpus villosus leaves and inflorescences were investigated individually for in vitro antifungal activities by agardiffusion and tubedilution. Phytochemical analysis of mitracarpus villosus and comparative toxicity of mitracarpus villosus ointment and honey. It also publishes papers on methodology, botanical history, biography, bibliography and related subjects, opinion pieces, commentaries and new perspectives, and publishes a number of regular columns including plant systematics world. Antifungal activities of phyto compounds from mitracarpus villosus. It is branched near the base, and the erect or spreading stems may reach up to 17. Pdf phytochemical analysis of mitracarpus villosus and. Effect of varying soil minerals and phytochemical parameters. I am following mr dandys advice on the nomenclature of this species. In germany, grain yield levels without weed competition ranged from 8. Thus, the ethnobotanical uses and the bioactivity of the plant must be due to nonvolatile constituents see above rather than essential oil components.
Mitracarpus hirtus is a generally erect, annual plant that can be simple or sometimes much branched. Kavirondo district near uganda border, bungoma, nov. Antimicrobial activities and phytochemical screening of the leaf extract of mitracarpus scaber article pdf available in journal of biosciences 16. From the solution, serial 2 fold test tube dilution was.
The leaf extracts of mitracarpus scaber is widely used in traditional medicine practices in west. Plants profile for mitracarpus hirtus tropical girdlepod. Mitracarpus scaber is a perennial annual herb of about 30cm tall or much smaller and possess rough leaves 2. The same trend is followed by nhexane extract except that the m. The four main weeds in germany were the dicotyledonous species chenopodium album, galium aparine, stellaria media and capsella bursapastoris. The antiinflammatory property of mitracarpus villosus sw. Dc rubiaceae has been used for the treatment of various diseases in the traditional setting in nigeria. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Essential oil of mitracarpus frigidus as a potent source of. It grows in only one location in a coastal scrub forest and dwarf forest with limestone gravel substrates.
Pdf analgesic and antiinflammatory activities of the. Alternanthera philoxeroides alligator weed, eichhornia crassipes water hyacinth, hydrilla verticellata, pistia stratiotes water lettuce, salvinia molesta water fern, typha aungatata and water hyacinth. Bactericidal properties of crude extracts of mitracarpus. The survey was conducted in the wet season of 2009 at the national horticultural research institute nihort, ibadan latitude 7 23. Among those folkloric uses, the juice of the plant is applied topically for the treatment of skin. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Rubiaceae have several therapeutic applications in the. For more multimedia, look at mitracarpus hirtus on wikimedia commons. West african folk medicine for the management of a. 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.
Ethanol extracts of leaves and inflorescences of mitracapus villosus from ikom and nsukka in the southsouth and southeast geographical regions of nigeria respectively, were analyzed for bioactivity using agar well diffusion method against four test organisms. In benin, the two grasses setaria pumila and bulbostylis hispidula and the two dicotyledonous weeds stachytarpheta indica and mitracarpus villosus prevailed. Plants profile for mitracarpus breviflorus white girdlepod. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The antimicrobial activity of a methanol extract and isolated constituents of mitracarpus scaber, a species used in folk medicine by west african native people, was evaluated against staphylococcus aureus and candida albicans strains. Phytoremediation of heavy metals from flood plains of. 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. Other plants in the habitat include bucida buceras, bursera. In nigeria, it is known as obuobwa in igbo language, gududal in hausa language3 and irawo lle in yoruba language 4. A new benzophenone glycoside from the leaves of mitracarpus.
This page was last edited on 4 november 2014, at 05. A decoction of its aerial part have been reported to have significant hepatoprotective effect against induced liver injury, both. Sedative properties of mitracarpus villosus leaves in mice african. The capsules of all the chinese specimens studied are smaller than those of. Mitracarpus in world checklist of selected plant families. For all sites, the main weeds were primarily annual species. Mitracarpus villosus is the most effective against c.
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