A shrub, carissa spinarum have emerged as a good source. Introduction the bundala national park, covering an area of 6216 ha, is located about 250 km southeast of colombo, in the hambantota district 6. Octa journal of biosciences antibacterial activity of root and leaf extracts of carissa spinarum against methicillinresistant staphylococcus aureus mrsa and other clinically pathogenic bacterial strains vinod kumar1, vijay joshi2, and ravinder singh3 1. Bush plum carissa edulis some species are not yet frequent or. Carissa spinarum is most often found in semiarid coastal regions on finetextured soils such as clays and clayloams. Quantification of bioactive compounds and evaluation of the. For this reason, they were the most threatened plant species in the study area and need. An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in wayu tuka. Study methods the main elements of this study to assess the biodiversity of the lunamakalametiya area were. The procedure therefore involved field surveys of a handful of selected components of biodiversity such as plants, butterflies, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Bioactive compounds from carissa spinarum request pdf. Background and general introduction food trees for diversified diets, improved nutrition, and better livelihoods for. Research and development in karonda carissa carandas, a semi. Charota fabaceae h fruit fruits used in treatment of fever.
Fifty quadrats of 10 m x 50 m were laid at 500 m interval through systematic sampling method. It is a chronic condition with multiple causation and affects the people in their most active period of life. Karonda carissa carandas, a fruit of dryland which is a. He further highlighted the problems of the basin like. The farmers in ethiopia face serious and growing food insecurity caused by drought, land. The journal of ethnobiology and traditional medicine ph ton. S caesalpiniaceae tangedu diabetes, bed wetting fr, l 49 senna fistula l. Ethiopia encompasses an extraordinary number of ecological zones and plant diversity. The dark red variety was chosen as it was highest in phenolic content and an aqueous extract partially inhibited. Comparison across different agroecology and land use types in chilga and dabat district, northern ethiopia.
Differential metabolic responses of shrubs and grasses to. It has the added advantage of automatically backing up all working files onto the cloud. Rapid assessment of biodiversity on the campus of indian. An ethnobotanical study was conducted from october 2005 to june 2006 to investigate the uses of medicinal plants by people in zegie peninsula, northwestern ethiopia. The primary objective of this study was to examine the status of woody species composition and diversity along the walga river of wonchi, southwestern ethiopia. The research was conducted with 72 informants in six study sites through semistructured interviews, group discussion, and market survey.
The infusion of the roots, stem bark and fruits, of one of the active plants, carissa spinarum were administered orally to the livestock, in combination with decoction of other plants such as albizia coriaria johns et al. Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in ganta afeshum. Sitosterol 84 is the most common sterol in carissa and it is present in the leaves of c. Dalbergia lanceolaria decalepis hamiltonii derris trifoliata dalbergia latifolia dalbergia sissoo. The aim of the study is to document medicinal plants used by local people of the study area and the. Process optimization, physicochemical characterization and. Mar 14, 2007 an ethnobotanical study was conducted from october 2005 to june 2006 to investigate the uses of medicinal plants by people in zegie peninsula, northwestern ethiopia. Bush plum carissa edulis some species are not yet frequent or abundant on. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding. A crosssectional study was undertaken from september 2009 to june 2010 in wayu tuka district of oromia region, ethiopia. Using it will avoid a great deal of additional email traffic and hunting for and downloading large attachments. But it has a high ecological tolerance and can live in a wide range of habitats. However, the diversity of plants is highly threatened due to lack of institutional capacity, population pressure, land degradation and deforestation.
From 27 combinations tested between 17 medicinal plants and 16 antibiotics, 15 5% showed synergism, 23 8% had partial synergistic interaction, and 234 86% had no effect. D otted across the grassland stand distance, these seem to have a soft pink transporting any pollen from flower rough, scrambling shrubs speckled tinge. The electronic library of addis ababa university and relevant churchbased religious books were also inspected for additional. Carandas plum carissa tetramera stapf na carya illinoinensis wangenh. Dropbox is a free, easytosetup and use file sharing software package. Pdf ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to. Ethiopia is endowed with abundant medicinal plant resources and traditional medicinal practices. The dominant vegetation of this region is dry bush with shrubs and in the higher areas savannah with scattered trees ominde, 1968. Wind power generation project appendices 89 prepared by ceylon electricity board, ministry of power and renewable energy, democratic socialist republic of sri lanka for the asian development bank.
Ekerebo ekiagarori smw201731 climber decoction inhalation of steam 28 asteraceae berkheya spekeana oliv. Medicinal plants used in the management of chronic joint. A chemical study of this plant was then initiated, and this led to the isolation of 12 compounds, including a coumarin, two. The isolated metabolites and crude extract have exhibited a wide of in vitro and in vivo pharmacological effect, including antioxidant, antimicrobial, antiviral, anticonvulsant, anticancer, antiarthritic, antihelmintic, cytotoxic activity. Originally they were all classed as different plants, but now we consider them all the same. Thus, restoring these forest areas is essentially required and is one of the major objectives of the forest department. The informants, except the healers, were selected randomly and no. The status of ethnobotanical knowledge of medicinal plants. However, available research evidence on indigenous antimalarial plants is highly fragmented in the country. Ceiba pentandra cassytha filiformis cleistanthus collinus cordia dichotoma cyperus niveus coldenia procumbens combretum albidum crotalaria retusa curculigo orchioides. Currant bush conkerberry kunkerberry carissa spinarum. The following 91 files are in this category, out of 91 total. Mitigating climate change and enhancing income of forest. This study thus focused on medicinal plants used in the management of chronic joint pains in machakos andmakuenicountiesinkenya,avastsemiaridregionwithscarce conventional health facilities.
Carissa spinarum, casia italica, cassia alata, cassia tora, ceiba pentandra, chenopodium ambrosioides, citrus grandis, clausena anisata, cleistopholis patens, cochlospermum planchonii, cola. Traditional uses of underutilized tree species in sub. Omonyangateti smw201717 shrub roots decoction 27 asparagaceae asparagus racemosus rootswilld. This paper reports an ethnobotanical study that focused on the traditional medicinal plants used by local communities to treat human and livestock ailments. The present study was conducted in delanta ethiopia to examine the use of medicinal plants and investigate the impacts of the 198485 resettlement program on the local peoples knowledge on herbal medicine and its uses. Diversity of indigenous woody species in small holder farm lands. They have been chosen as highlights of a particular topic, but do not represent the full range of images that are available on commons. Pdf carissa spinarum is used both as food and as medicine in traditional african societies. May 26, 2016 three varieties of hibiscus sabdariffa were analyzed for their phytochemical content and inhibitory potential on carbohydratedigesting enzymes as a basis for selecting a variety for wine production. Fifty quadrats of 10 m x 50 m were laid at 500 m interval through systematic sampling method along the river line. Initiative meetings in 2011, the african orphan crops consortium aocc is an international effort to improve the nutrition, productivity and climatic adaptability of some of africas most important food crops, helping to decrease the malnutrition and stunting rife among the continents rural children. Wind power generation project appendices 89 prepared by ceylon electricity board, ministry of power and renewable energy, democratic socialist republic.
Enhancement of forest canopy and rich humus on ground would certainly. The present study is a rapid assessment of biodiversity on the iitm campus over a short period of 30 days in august 2006. A chemical study of this plant was then initiated, and this led to. Furthermore, in direct matrix ranking, carissa spinarum, acacia etbaica, and juniperus procera were ranked first, second, and third, respectively, showing multipurpose roles and the most preferred and extensively exploited by the local community. The crude methanolic extracts of leaves of carissa carandas linn. Bush plum carissa spinarum bananas musa x paradisiaca avocado persea americana. S apocynaceae kalimi fevers, stomachc, digestive fr 47 carissa carandas l. Oct 17, 2018 the primary objective of this study was to examine the status of woody species composition and diversity along the walga river of wonchi, southwestern ethiopia.
Carissa spinarum, casia italica, cassia alata, cassia tora, ceiba pentandra, chenopodium ambrosioides, citrus grandis, clausena anisata, cleistopholis patens, cochlospermum planchonii, cola acuminata, cola nitida, commelina diffusa. For a wider selection of images connected with carissa spinarum, see category. Carissa edulis is a plant used in the management of oxidative stress and inflammatory related disorders such as malaria, rheumatism. The informants, except the healers, were selected randomly and no appointment was made. This hardly little bush is really widespread in australia, and there is a huge variation in forms. In australia for example, it is often found in association with. Carissa spinarum has also been used in the ayurvedic medical system because of its therapeutic effects against liver disease, epileptic disease, microbial disease, cytotoxic, viral diseases.
Scientific information is still scarce on the importance. An initial reconnaissance survey of the study area to identify habitats and vegetation types, select representative sampling sites, plan sampling schedules and test the pre. A biodiversity status profile of lunama kalametiya. An adequate documentation of these plants also has not been conducted. The information was retrieved from pubmed according to the prisma guideline. Request pdf bioactive compounds from carissa spinarum in our continuing efforts to find new antiherpetic agents from plants, an extract prepared from the. Apocynaceae, commonly known as karanda, is a widely used medicinal plant. S apocynaceae kalimi digestive, carminative fr 48 senna auriculata l. Lantana camara, karonda carissa spinarum, and vantulsi ocimum basilicum adversely affect the growth of natural regeneration. Underutilized wild edible plants in the chilga district. Woody species composition and diversity of riparian. This is followed by both the plant list and wikipedia which generally has reliable information. Department of chemistry, uttaranchal university, dehradun, uttarakhand, india 2.
Antitrypanosomal activity of methanolic leaf extract. Media in category carissa spinarum the following 87 files are in this category, out of 87 total. Epas registered antimicrobial products for use against novel coronavirus sarscov2, the cause of covid19 author. Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by people in. Plant species ekebergia capensis cordia africana eucalyptus globules croton macrostachyus acacia abyssinica olea europaea carissa spinarum total rank charcoal 3 4 3 5 1 2 1 19 4th construction 5 5 5 1 1 0 1 18 5th species mostly for fire wood followed by medicinal use, fencing, charcoal, construction, furniture, forage and food table 4.