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. The crude methanolic extracts of leaves of carissa carandas linn. The journal of ethnobiology and traditional medicine ph ton. Process optimization, physicochemical characterization and. S caesalpiniaceae tangedu diabetes, bed wetting fr, l 49 senna fistula l. The aim of the study is to document medicinal plants used by local people of the study area and the.
Currant bush conkerberry kunkerberry carissa spinarum. 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. The research was conducted with 72 informants in six study sites through semistructured interviews, group discussion, and market survey. Pdf ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to. The informants, except the healers, were selected randomly and no. Dropbox is a free, easytosetup and use file sharing software package. Originally they were all classed as different plants, but now we consider them all the same. For this reason, they were the most threatened plant species in the study area and need.
This is followed by both the plant list and wikipedia which generally has reliable information. Research and development in karonda carissa carandas, a semi. Quantification of bioactive compounds and evaluation of the. Bush plum carissa spinarum bananas musa x paradisiaca avocado persea americana. 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. Karonda carissa carandas, a fruit of dryland which is a. Fifty quadrats of 10 m x 50 m were laid at 500 m interval through systematic sampling method along the river line.
Epas registered antimicrobial products for use against novel coronavirus sarscov2, the cause of covid19 author. Carandas plum carissa tetramera stapf na carya illinoinensis wangenh. Thus, restoring these forest areas is essentially required and is one of the major objectives of the forest department. Diversity of indigenous woody species in small holder farm lands. 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. 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. 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. A crosssectional study was undertaken from september 2009 to june 2010 in wayu tuka district of oromia region, ethiopia. 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. D otted across the grassland stand distance, these seem to have a soft pink transporting any pollen from flower rough, scrambling shrubs speckled tinge.
A biodiversity status profile of lunama kalametiya. Ekerebo ekiagarori smw201731 climber decoction inhalation of steam 28 asteraceae berkheya spekeana oliv. 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. Request pdf bioactive compounds from carissa spinarum in our continuing efforts to find new antiherpetic agents from plants, an extract prepared from the. The procedure therefore involved field surveys of a handful of selected components of biodiversity such as plants, butterflies, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
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. The following 91 files are in this category, out of 91 total. S apocynaceae kalimi fevers, stomachc, digestive fr 47 carissa carandas l. S apocynaceae kalimi digestive, carminative fr 48 senna auriculata l. Pdf carissa spinarum is used both as food and as medicine in traditional african societies. A chemical study of this plant was then initiated, and this led to. This hardly little bush is really widespread in australia, and there is a huge variation in forms. Underutilized wild edible plants in the chilga district.
Dalbergia lanceolaria decalepis hamiltonii derris trifoliata dalbergia latifolia dalbergia sissoo. Wind power generation project appendices 89 prepared by ceylon electricity board, ministry of power and renewable energy, democratic socialist republic. In our continuing efforts to find new antiherpetic agents from plants, an extract prepared from the stems of carissa spinarum l. Woody species composition and diversity of riparian. Using it will avoid a great deal of additional email traffic and hunting for and downloading large attachments. The farmers in ethiopia face serious and growing food insecurity caused by drought, land. Enhancement of forest canopy and rich humus on ground would certainly. Study methods the main elements of this study to assess the biodiversity of the lunamakalametiya area were.
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. But it has a high ecological tolerance and can live in a wide range of habitats. They have been chosen as highlights of a particular topic, but do not represent the full range of images that are available on commons. 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. The status of ethnobotanical knowledge of medicinal plants. A shrub, carissa spinarum have emerged as a good source.
However, the diversity of plants is highly threatened due to lack of institutional capacity, population pressure, land degradation and deforestation. An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in wayu tuka. Ethiopia is endowed with abundant medicinal plant resources and traditional medicinal practices. Rigeri smw201702 shrub roots and leaves decoction and also ash 7. Bioactive compounds from carissa spinarum request pdf. Bush plum carissa edulis some species are not yet frequent or. An adequate documentation of these plants also has not been conducted. However, available research evidence on indigenous antimalarial plants is highly fragmented in the country.
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. A chemical study of this plant was then initiated, and this led to the isolation of 12 compounds, including a coumarin, two. Media in category carissa spinarum the following 87 files are in this category, out of 87 total. The information was retrieved from pubmed according to the prisma guideline. Bush plum carissa edulis some species are not yet frequent or abundant on. Fifty quadrats of 10 m x 50 m were laid at 500 m interval through systematic sampling method. Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by people in. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding. This study thus focused on medicinal plants used in the management of chronic joint pains in machakos andmakuenicountiesinkenya,avastsemiaridregionwithscarce conventional health facilities. It has the added advantage of automatically backing up all working files onto the cloud. Differential metabolic responses of shrubs and grasses to. The dark red variety was chosen as it was highest in phenolic content and an aqueous extract partially inhibited. Traditional uses of underutilized tree species in sub.
Mitigating climate change and enhancing income of forest. Omonyangateti smw201717 shrub roots decoction 27 asparagaceae asparagus racemosus rootswilld. Comparison across different agroecology and land use types in chilga and dabat district, northern ethiopia. The dominant vegetation of this region is dry bush with shrubs and in the higher areas savannah with scattered trees ominde, 1968. Carissa edulis is a plant used in the management of oxidative stress and inflammatory related disorders such as malaria, rheumatism. 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.
Antitrypanosomal activity of methanolic leaf extract. The electronic library of addis ababa university and relevant churchbased religious books were also inspected for additional. Ceiba pentandra cassytha filiformis cleistanthus collinus cordia dichotoma cyperus niveus coldenia procumbens combretum albidum crotalaria retusa curculigo orchioides. Ethiopia encompasses an extraordinary number of ecological zones and plant diversity. Background and general introduction food trees for diversified diets, improved nutrition, and better livelihoods for. This paper reports an ethnobotanical study that focused on the traditional medicinal plants used by local communities to treat human and livestock ailments. Media in category carissa spinarumthe following 87 files are in this category, out of 87 total. 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. Charota fabaceae h fruit fruits used in treatment of fever. It is a chronic condition with multiple causation and affects the people in their most active period of life. 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. Apocynaceae, commonly known as karanda, is a widely used medicinal plant. For a wider selection of images connected with carissa spinarum, see category. 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.
Department of chemistry, uttaranchal university, dehradun, uttarakhand, india 2. Carissa spinarum is most often found in semiarid coastal regions on finetextured soils such as clays and clayloams. 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. Sitosterol 84 is the most common sterol in carissa and it is present in the leaves of c. Rapid assessment of biodiversity on the campus of indian. The informants, except the healers, were selected randomly and no appointment was made. The present study is a rapid assessment of biodiversity on the iitm campus over a short period of 30 days in august 2006. Lantana camara, karonda carissa spinarum, and vantulsi ocimum basilicum adversely affect the growth of natural regeneration. 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. Introduction the bundala national park, covering an area of 6216 ha, is located about 250 km southeast of colombo, in the hambantota district 6. Aug 27, 2014 ethiopia encompasses an extraordinary number of ecological zones and plant diversity. The farmers in ethiopia face serious and growing food insecurity caused by drought.