Micropropagation of an endangered medicinal and indigenous multipurpose tree species. Review on agroforestry system and its contribution in. Marume a, matope g, katsande s, khoza s, mutingwende i, mduluza t, munodawafataderera t and ndhlala ar 2017 wound healing properties of selected plants used in ethnoveterinary medicine. Erythrina abyssinica is widespread from sudan and ethiopia south to angola, zimbabwe and mozambique. Parasite counts were monitored in peripheral circula tion from the third day post infection up to the end of the study. Request pdf four new chalcones from erythrina abyssinica four new chalcones 1 4, named abyssinones a d, were isolated from the stem bark of the plant erythrina abyssinica and their. Inflorescence an axillary or terminal, pyramidal, dense, erect false raceme up to 20 cm long. The causes of such adverse reactions are diverse, includ. Erythrina abyssinica water extract exhibited significant reduc tion in perivascular cuffing, lymphocytic infiltration and astrocytosis in the cerebrum. Erythrina abyssinica infructescences showing seeds. Constituents of erythrina a potential source of secondary metabolities.
The wood is commonly used for making carvings, stools, drums, mortars, beehives, tool handles, brake blocks and floats for fishing nets, and sometimes also in house construction. Swiss white mice were divided intotengroups, twocontrol groups andeightinfected groups. The in vitro antihelminthic efficacy of erythrina abyssinica extracts on ascaridia galli. Erythrina abyssinica msebeantiplasmodial flavonoids from the stem bark of erythrina abyssinica. This leguminous tree species is native to east africa, eastern drc and southern africa history. A web site containing information about the flora of zimbabwe. Erythrina abyssinica is widespread in various habitats and currently not under threat. Erythrina crista galli, erythrina laurifolia cry baby tree, cockspur coral tree, cocks comb coral tree erythrina decora namib coral tree erythrina edulis chachafruto erythrina fusca, erythrina glauca cape kaffirboom, gallito, coral bean, bois immortelle erythrina herbacea coral tree, coral bean, cardinalspear, cherokeebean more. This page was last edited on 10 december 2014, at 04. It has a wellbranched, rounded and spreading crown. Antiplasmodial flavonoids from the stem bark of erythrina abyssinica. Four new chalcones from erythrina abyssinica request pdf. General information erythrina abyssinica is a muchbranched, deciduous shrub or tree with a usually rounded, spreading crown.
Pdf antiplasmodial flavonoids from the stem bark of. General information abyssinian gooseberry is a spiny, evergreen shrub or small tree with a rounded crown, that can grow up to 10 metres tall, but is more commonly around 6 metres. Infected mice received either methanol orwater extract of erythrina abyssinica at 12. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions.
It has been introduced as an ornamental in mauritius and various places in tropical asia and central america. In this period they are conspicuous and decorative. Erythrina abyssinica in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Erythrina abyssinica is a veritable multipurpose tree. The methanol extract did not have a significant difference compared to the nontreated group. Erythrina abyssinica is a muchbranched, deciduous shrub or tree with a usually rounded, spreading crown. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Butea monosperma, butea frondosa, erythrina monosperma flame of the forest, dhak, palas, bastard teak, parrot tree erythrina abyssinica, erythrina tomentosa. Micropropagation of an endangered medicinal and indigenous. Brains were processed for histology, immunohisto chemistry scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Erythrina corallodendron in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. It contains about species, which are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Roots are taken to treat peptic ulcers, epilepsy, malaria, blennorrhagia and schistosomiasis. Pdf constituents of erythrina a potential source of.
The wood is commonly used for making carvings, stools, drums, mortars. Many coral trees bloom for several weeks or months. Ngugi 1, george o orinda 1, geoffrey m karau 4, eliud nm njagi 1 1department of biochemistry and biotechnology, kenyatta. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. There are 21 citations in afrirefs related to erythrina abyssinica lam. Erythrina from the greek erythros meaning red referring to the flowers. For more multimedia, look at erythrina corallodendron on wikimedia commons. Moreover, it has interesting erytthrina in traditional medicine that deserve more research attention. Erythrina leaf extracts gave the best antityrosinase activity followed by e.
Erythrina berteroana is a small deciduous tree, abundantly armed with stout spines, with a broad, spreading, thin crown. Kirika department of biochemistry and biotechnology, kenyatta university, p. Frontiers wound healing properties of selected plants. In vivo antianaemic effect and safety of aqueous extracts of erythrina abyssinica and zanthoxylum usambarensis in mice models thomas m musyoka 1, nyamai w dorothy, arika m wycliffe, kelvin k juma, mutua d nzioka 1, david maina 2, stanely k waithaka 3, mathew p. Ethanol extract fractions gave the best reverse transcriptase 1 activities.
Like modern pharmaceutical drugs, herbal medicines, however, have the potential to cause adverse effects 14. Redhotpoker tree, lucky bean tree, flame tree, abyssinian coral tree en. Media in category erythrina abyssinica the following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total. Cordia africana and erythrina abyssinica are the most compatible trees for coffee shade in southwestern ethiopia.
Erythrina abyssinica photo of erythrina abyssinica lam. Erythrina abyssinica a small, deciduous tree with unique flowers that bloom april through may on bare stems. It grows from 1 15 metres tall, with occasional specimens as much as 24 metres tall. Seeds retain their viability for a long period, and may be stored indefinitely in cool, dry, insect free conditions. Pdf cytotoxic and ptp1b inhibitory activities from. Erythrina abyssinica scientific classification kingdom. Erythrina abyssinica, erythrina tomentosa, coral tree. The in vitro antihelminthic efficacy of erythrina abyssinica extracts on ascaridia galli charles lagu and fib kayanja additional information is available at the end of the chapter. This leguminous tree species is native to east africa, eastern drc and southern africa. Yet, this species has a very short flowering period and fun fact you are lucky if you see it in bloom. Feeding value of erythrina abyssinica leaves were evaluated with native sheep and goats at soddo, southern ethiopia in a 21day digestibility and 80 day growth trial. In addition, to shade services, they also offer various tree products like firewood, timber, construction materials and lastly improving soil fertility and reduction of soil erosion 4445. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
They are trees, with the larger species growing up to 30 m 98 ft in height. The genus erythrina has about 120 species with 9 occurring in southern africa. Cytotoxic and ptp1b inhibitory activities from erythrina abyssinica. Erythrina abyssinica erythrina abyssinica x 23k jpg. There are citation in web searches related to erythrina abyssinica lam. The record derives from ildis data supplied on 20100714 which reports it as an accepted name record 2663. Pilostigma thonningi and erythrina abyssinica are also found around the plots in this elevation range. There are book citations related to erythrina abyssinica lam. Prevalence and factors associated with use of herbal. Antimycobacterial activity and acute toxicity of erythrina abyssinica, cryptolepis sanguinolenta and solanum incanum bunalema lydia bsc. Diby icraf cote divoire country program, c ote divoire, cocody mermoz 08. Coral tree erythrina elenae native only to cuba, this species is. Myrica kandtiana, entada abyssinica, rubus steudneri and erythrina abyssinica were more potent compared to the medicinal plant abyssinica extracts of solanum aculeastrum, sesamum anguistifolium and sapium ellipticum with high mic values above 0.
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