Antioxidant activity of tuber of ruellia tuberosa l. How maerua arenaria is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Maerua edulis is a muchbranched, evergreen, perennial plant, with a woody rootstock that is often large and swollen, growing 1 3 metres tall. Maerua is a genus of plants in the family capparaceae, with its centre of diversity in africa, though some species extend their range as far north as the levant, and as far east as the indian subcontinent. Accedit tabula arabiae felicis geographicobotanica. The bole is often stunted and twisted, it can be up to 25cm in diameter. Maerua in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Pdf antiinflammatory activity of whole plant of sonerila. Pdf in vitro evaluation of antioxidant activity of. Antiinflammatory activity of whole plant of sonerila tinnevelliensis fischer melastomataceae.
In tropical africa the plant is used medicinally and the ripe fruits are eaten by africans, but no reports of similar usage are known for southern africa. Maerua arenaria, niebhuria arenaria is a low woody bushy undershrub sometimes scandent to 23 meters high, with a thick root stock and thick leaves, and strongly scented flowers, occurring in india, pakistan, africa and saudi arabia. Leaves are oblong and ovate, variable in shape and size, usually 515 mm long and 28 mm broad, somewhat fleshy, glabrous and almost sessile. This page was last edited on 10 december 2019, at 22. Maerua arenaria herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The class b floral organ identity genes are necessary for the proper development of the petals and stamens normally found in the second and third whorls of the flower the apetala3 ap3 and pistillata pi madsbox gene products likely interact as a heterodimer to specify the b function of the organ identity model links. The antiinflammatory activity was assessed by carrageenan induced. Antiinflammatory activity of aerial part of maerua apetala. Preliminary phytochemical screening of aerial part of m. The aim of this study is to measure the antifrap, antiabts and antidpph activities through the nhexane nh. General information maerua pseudopetalosa is a perennial woody herb or subshrub with ascending branches, growing 30 60 cm tall, from a woody thickened root328. Maerua species maerua angolensis name homonyms maerua angolensis dc. This page was last edited on 22 december 2019, at 00. Maerua crassifolia is a species of plant in the capparaceae family. Consistent with its organ identity role, ap1 rna accumulates in sepals and. Maerua angolensis is a shrub or small tree, usually growing 5 6 metres tall but with reports of some trees up to 10 metres tall328. The apetala1 ap1 gene specifies flower meristem identity and is also required for normal development of sepals and petals.
Maerua species maerua crassifolia name synonyms maerua hirtella chiov. Consistent with its meristem identity role, ap1 rna begins to accumulate in young flower primordia as they arise on the flanks of the inflorescence meristem im. The highest dose of maerua apetala aerial part extracts 300 mg kg produced a maximum inhibition of 84. Maerua pseudopetalosa is a perennial woody herb or subshrub with ascending branches, growing 30 60 cm tall, from a woody thickened root328. Wilczek family capparidaceae type of maerua virgata gilg family capparaceae syntype of maerua oblongifolia.
The record derives from tropicos data supplied on 20120418 which reports it as an accepted name record 5900815 with original publication details. The record derives from tropicos data supplied on 20120418 which reports it as an accepted name record 5900800 with original publication details. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. The dried plant material was granulated or powdered by using a blender and sieved to get uniform particles by using. The leaves vary from 4x1 mm to 30 x 15 mm and are almost glabrous to tomentulose. General information maerua crassifolia is an evergreen tree with a spreading, muchbranched crown. Sive descriptiones plantarum, quas per aegyptum inferiorem et arabium felicem detexit, illustravit petrus forskal. The collected samples were cut into small fragments and shade dried until the fracture is uniform and smooth. The antiinflammatory activity was assessed by carrageenan induced paw oedema in albino rats. Preliminary phytochemical screening, gas chromatography. Pdf in vitro evaluation of antioxidant activity of aerial.
It the plant is a shrub or small tree, leaves 3 foliate. Jacobs tree up to 4m tall, petals are absent, leaves 1 2 3 5 foliolate, leaflets ovate, inflorescence is terminal not in corymb as in crateva species, 520 flowered, flowers green or white with purple tinge. Names of maerua arenaria in various languages of the world are also given. In vitro antioxidant activity of petroleum ether, benzene, ethyl acetate, methanol and ethanol extracts of ruellia tuberosa acanthaceae was evaluated by studying 1,1diphenyl2picrylhydrazyl. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Maerua species maerua oblongifolia name synonyms capparis heteroclita roxb.
Foliage from this plant is used as fodder for animals, especially camels, during the dry season in parts of africa. International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology 2001, 51, 783791. Shrub or slender tree, up to 7 m tall, with glabrous stems and leaves. Foliage from this plant is used as fodder for animals, especially camels, during the dry season in parts of africa the plant grows commonly in yemen, where it is called meru. The present study was conducted to evaluate the antiinflammatory activity in the ethanol extract of aerial part of maerua apetala. Maerua has an entry in the 11th century arabic encyclopedia the canon of medicine under the name meru and this name became the source for the latin genus name maerua. Pdf antiinflammatory activity of aerial part of maerua. It varies in habit from a herbaceous plant with more or less woody stems, to a true shrub with stiff branches. Tagetes apetala in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. The aerial parts of maerua apetala roth jacobs were collected from vattakottai, kanyakumari district, tamil nadu. Maerua elegans is a species of plant in the capparaceae family.
In the 18th century the plants arabic name meru was used as. Leaves are oblong and ovate, variable in shape and size, usually 515 mm long and 28 mm broad. The bioactive components of the ethanol extract of aerial part of maerua apetala were investigated using perkinelmer gas. In telugu this plant is called by name bhoochakra gadda in telangana and bhoochakra dumpa in andhra. In vitro evaluation of antioxidant activity of aerial part of maerua apetala. Jun 10, 2015 this page was last edited on 10 december 2019, at 22. It is native to africa, tropical arabia, and israel, but is disappearing from egypt. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
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