Extraction is the key step for the recovery and isolation of bioactive phytochemicals from plant materials, earlier than component analysis. How ficus exasperata is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. The leaves of ficus exasperata vahl moraceae generates. Medicinal herbs have played significant roles in the treatment of various diseases in humans and animals. Ethyl acetate and methanolic leaf extracts of ficus exasperata were fractionated 14 december 2012 and.
However, the most preponderant population of any single ficus sp. Ficus religiosa trees are sacred to buddhists, as buddha is said to have attained enlightenment while sitting under one. Known as the bhodi tree, or the sacred fig, ficus religiosa trees are often grown as ornamentals. Effect of rootextracts of ficus benghalensis banyan in. Glycaemic activity of ficus exasperata in fructoseinduced. The leaf extract has been used ethnomedicinally to treat high blood pressure, rheumatism, arthritis, intestinal pains and colics, epilepsy, bleeding and wounds irvin, 1961. Ficus exasperata herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Watson2 introduction this is a huge tree growing to 60 feet tall and 60 to 70 feet wide fig. The dense, rounded canopy and gracefully drooping branches of weeping fig made it quite popular as a landscape tree until recently. It has beautiful, rough, variegated leaves that are the main atractive of this plant. It was the widest tree in the world in terms of the area of the canopy and is estimated to be about 200 to 250 years old. In the present study, comparative antibacterial activities of different indigenous black soaps and ethanol leave extracts of ficus exasperata vahl on. There is however no information on the effect of ficus exasperata f.
Pdf ficus exasperata vahl leaves extract attenuates. An ficus exasperata in uska species han magnoliopsida nga ginhulagway ni vahl. Afterwards, and as an output of the joint effort of the ciheam network of underutilized fruit trees crops and ipgri, it was coordinated by gerardo llacer, mars messaoud, leader of ciheam and stefano padulosi. The leaves were air dried at room temperature and pulverized with an electric blender nakai blender 248 special, japan stored in airtight container kept in refrigerator prior to analyses. Ficus exasperata, also called the sandpaper tree, forest sandpaper fig, white fig, or sandpaper leaf tree, is a deciduous, and dioecious species of plant in the mulberry family moraceae, native to tropical africa an area from senegal east to ethiopia and south to angola. Healing anxiety with herbs has been a topic of hot debate in recent years. In traditional medicine, different parts of ficus exasperata vahl. Pdf effectiveness of the leaf powder of ficus exasperata. Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of flavonoid. The genus isremarkable for the large variation in the habits of itsspecies1. To download the pdf, click the download link below. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Phytochemical, proximate and total antioxidant analysis of. Ficus species, mosaic fig, variegated clown fig tree ficus. Traditional uses and pharmacological potential of ficus exasperata. This page was last edited on 19 december 2019, at 12. Flora malesiana precursor for the treatment of moraceaea 1. Ficus exasperata popularly known as sand paper tree due to its rough surfaces is an important medicinal plant in africa used traditionally for. These trees are a delight in the summer when they are loaded with an abundance of figs. The great banyan is a banyan tree ficus benghalensis located in acharya jagadish chandra bose indian botanic garden, howrah, near kolkata, india.
Ficus exasperata vahl moraceae is a terrestrial afrotropical tree used as an antiepileptic remedy in african traditional medicine. Ficus repens ficus religiosa bo tree or sacred fig. The tree also has several other local uses, the leaves being employed as a sandpaper, the plant having insect repellent properties and the wood also being used. Pdf ficus exasperata vahl leaves extract attenuates motor. This may be a short tree or a shrub, up to 4m tall. The antimicrobial activities screening results revealed the ethanol extract of the roots of ficus exasperata to have greater zone of inhibition in salmonella typhi15. Many are tall forest trees that are buttressed by great spreading roots.
Feb, 20 the leaves of ficus exasperata vahl moraceae generates uterine active chemical constituents. Pdf analgesic and antiemetic activities of ficus exasperata vahl. Natural products are being explored as an alternative for anxiety disorder because of public acceptance of plants and unwanted sideeffects of popular antianxiety drugs like benzodiazepines 46. Ficus carica is a gyn odioec ious species, havi ng two distin ct forms of trees. Temperature regime and its effect on energy potentials of. Ficus exasperata has been used to provide shade in plantations and is planted as an avenue shade tree. Pdf ficus exasperata vahl a small tree well known on account of its very rough leaves being used as paper widely spread in all ecoregions. The plant extract, xylazine and ketamine, sedated the mice for some period of time after arousal from sleep. Pharmacognostic and phytochemical properties of ficus carica. Ficus exasperata vahl ficus religiosa ficus pumila. The chromatogram at 340 nm of the aqueous extracts of f. Annotated checklist of the ficus species of the african floristic region, with special reference and a key to the taxa of southern africa. Nutrient and antinutrient phytochemicals in ficus exasperata. The plant is used for the treatment of stomach disorder, scabies, gonorrhoea, urinary ailments, jaundice, abortifacient, antipyretic.
Ficus, the fig genus, consists of over 800 species and is one of about 40 genera of the mulberryfamily. This study evaluates the effects of methanolic extract of ficus exasperata leaf on the activities of some enzymes in the serum, liver, kidney and heart of albino. Evaluation of phytochemical constituents and sedative. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in ficus exasperata. Afterwards, and as an output of the joint effort of the. Watson2 introduction often seen as an interior container plant, rubber tree has large, 5 to 12inchlong, thick, glossy evergreen leaves, multiple trunks, and a spreading, irregular canopy fig. Ficus aurea florida strangler fig species distribution map pdf file from the usgs ficus auriculata cultivated, from fort worth botanic garden. Laboratory evaluation of the effectiveness of old and young sandpaper leaf, ficus exasperata on callosobruchus maculatus and sitophilus zeamais was carried out for a period of 72 hours. The plants are native primarily to tropical areas of east asia. This study investigated the anticonvulsant effect of a. Ozolua department of pharmacology and toxicology, faculty of pharmacy, university of benin, benin city, 300001, nigeria abstract. In africa, it is locally named epin, eweipin among other names. The university of karachi, karachi 75270, pakistan. Reproductive toxicological evaluation of ficus exasperata.
Ficus exasperata mansfeld world database of agricultural and horticultural crops. List of various diseases cured by ficus exasperata. The plants healing properties are extracted from the leaves, bark, root, seeds the plant is used for the treatment of stomach disorder, scabies, gonorrhoea, urinary ailments, jaundice, abortifacient, antipyretic. Comparative study of the effects of different fractions of. Gastric ulceration is a benign lesion on the mucosal epithelium upon exposure of the stomach to excess acid and aggressive pepsin activity. Ficus exasperata is a deciduous african tree that grows up to about 20 m in height and prefers evergreen and secondary forest habitats. Ficus baola, a new species of ficus subgenus urostigma section malvanthera moraceae from the solomon islands blumea 47. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Descriptors for fig ficus carica bioversity international. Media in category ficus exasperata the following 67 files are in this category, out of 67 total. Ficus exasperata is a medicinal plant belonging to moraceae family.
Pdf evaluation of extract of ficus exasperata vahl root bark for. Names of ficus exasperata in various languages of the world are also given. Ficus exasperata vahl is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus ficus family moraceae. I would suggest you to try other effective herbs to cure. Ficus exasperata belongs to the familymoraceae young plants up to 50 cm a heartshaped, rounded or and is commonly called sand paper or fig treeplant, wedgeshaped base, wedgeshaped upper end and a widely spread in all ecoregions of nigeria. Chemical findings and in vitro biological studies to uphold. The group pretreated with a high dose of the plant extract 200 mgkg and the treated with ketamine after 30 min exhibited longer sleeping duration time. Ficus species, mosaic fig, variegated clown fig tree ficus aspera. Ficus exasperata, also called the sandpaper tree, forest sandpaper fig, white fig, or sandpaper leaf tree, is a deciduous, and dioecious species of plant in the mulberry family moraceae, native to tropical africa an area from senegal east to ethiopia and south to angola and mozambique and southern asia india, sri lanka, yemen. The antioxidant activities were enhanced whereas saponins, where present, were eliminated and sterols reduced. Pdf in traditional medicine, different parts of ficus exasperata vahl. Temperature regime and its effect on energy potentials of bio.
Glycaemic activity of ficus exasperata in fructoseinduced glucose intolerance in rats idowu adewumi taiwo, olumide adedapo adebesin, amdalat funmilayo shittu, rukiat ibironke lawal, peter godwin chikwenye odeigah department of cell biology and genetics, faculty of science, university of lagos, lagos 101017, nigeria. Pdf the leaves of ficus exasperata vahl moraceae generates. Ficus exasperata vahl leaf aqueous extract, streptozotocin, rats, hypoglycaemic, hypotensive and hypolipidaemic properties introduction it is known that streptozotocin stzinduced diabetes mellitus causes functional and structural changes in some tissues and organs of mammalian animals. Changes in activities of tissues enzymes in rats administered ficus. Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending into the semiwarm temperate zone. Chemical findings and in vitro biological studies to. The medicinal use of ficus exasperata sand paper tree. Its glossy leaves grow in a variety of colors and patterns. This page was last edited on 15 december 2019, at 10. The effect of the leaf powder were observed at different dosage.
Hypoglycaemic and hypotensive effects of ficus exasperata. Buy seed powder of stripped cucumber shivlingi and drypetes roxburghii putarjivak and have 1 teaspoon of each with a glass of milk or water. Use of bark and leaf extracts of ficus exasperata l. Ficus exasperata leaves were harvested from the ficus tree in front of the department of chemistry, ladoke akintola university of technology, ogbomoso, nigeria. And also various researches state that it may induce infertility. Alternatively, you can also download the pdf file directly to your computer, from where it can be opened using a pdf reader. The inclusion of ficus exasperata leaves in the processing of oil palm resulted in better stabilization of the oil in nigeria. Trees in disturbed evergreen to semievergreen forests up to 1200 m. Pdf traditional uses and pharmacological potential of ficus. Youll find a form to suit your needs among growth habits ranging from creeping vine to giant tree. The leaf extract has been used ethnomedicinally to treat high blood pressure, rheumatism, arthritis, intestinal pains and colics, epilepsy, bleeding and wounds. Moraceae are used as analgesic, antiarthritic, diuretic, wound healing.
Ficus religiosa is a type of banyan tree native to india, china and southeast asia. It is the most prevalent gastrointestinal disorder ever known, accounting for an estimated 15 mortality out of every 15,000 complications yearly in the world. Ficus, genus of about 900 species of trees, shrubs, and vines in the family moraceae, many of which are commonly known as figs. Pharmacognostic and phytochemical properties of ficus. Pdf anticonvulsant effects of a leaf extract of ficus. In spite of the rapidly changing concept of gastric ulcer management from. The leaves of ficus exasperata vahl moraceae generates uterine active chemical constituents. Descriptors for fig ficus carica and related ficus spp. Pharmacognosy and hypotensive evaluation of ficus exasperata. Ficus proves itself a versatile and tough houseplant. And even though this cousin of the edible fig is a tropical plant, it survives in a wide variety of conditions.
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