This article is a compilation of fertility herbs and their local names, alongside an interview with a traditional medicine practitioner. Antihyperglycemic studies on the leaf extract and active. Pdf phytochemical screening and proximate analysis of. Some medicinal applications of parts of newbouldia laevis are known. Garden catalogs orisha exotic plants medicinal plants spirituality bloom gardens science health. Hepatoprotective, phytochemical and antioxidant properties. The use of plants to facilitate birth or to protect the young embryo appears to be a common practice among traditional healers. Request pdf on sep 1, 2008, bertin vouffo and others published chemical constituents of dorstenia picta and newbouldia laevis find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Pdf antithrombotic activities of newbouldia laevis p. The plant has shiny dark green leaves and bears large showy terminal purple flowers.
Newbouldia laevis in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. The genus newbouldia is in the family bignoniaceae in the major group angiosperms flowering plants. Uterine contractile effects of the aqueous and ethanol. Phytochemical and in vitro antimicrobial assay of the leaf extract of. Today, biological research has shown that this practice of phytotherapy will remain with man for sometime. Chromatographic and spectrophotometric methods were used in the study and modified where necessary in the study. It is called ewe akoko in yoruba people of west africa. Biochemical and haematological effects of the leaf extract. Apr 19, 2019 fertility plant or indian cork tree newbouldia laevis. Among these, nine quinone derivatives 17, 12, one triterpeniod 8, and three steroids 911 were isolated. In nigeria, the plant has been found to be effective in the treatment of elephantiasis, dysentery, rheumatic swellings, syphilis, constipation, pile and as a vermifuge to round worms usman and osuji, 2007. Newbouldia laevis is a sunloving, fastgrowing, droughttolerant species from west tropical africa. On oct 2, 2007, rareplantbroker from fort pierce, fl wrote. Phytochemical studies and antidiabetic activities of.
Materials and methods chemicals all chemicals used were of analytical grade. Chemical constituents of dorstenia picta and newbouldia laevis. In nigeria the leaves of the plant are used in the treatment of convulsions, diabetes, and different bacterial infections. Phytochemical and in vitro antimicrobial assay of the leaf. It is a monotypic genus consisting of the species newbouldia laevis common name.
Aduruku in hausa, ogirisi in igbo and akoko in yoruba languages hutchinson and dalziel, 1963 is a medium sized angiosperm which belongs to the bignoniaceae family. Beauv is a medicinal plant traditionally used to treat various diseases across african countries. Anticonvulsant activity of aqueous extract of root and stem bark of. Phytochemical and antibacterial evaluations of the stem bark of. Newbouldia in world checklist of selected plant families. Newbouldia laevis seem, is an ubiquitous perennial plant belonging to the family bignoniaceae with varying applicability in. Some other people from tlc same area use the leaf and inti0rescenc cf a.
Chemical composition of newbouldia laevis latest published. Threeminute herbal treatment to reduce dental caries with. Toxicological assessment of ethanolic extract of the leaves. The stereochemistry of 3hydroxy furonaphthoquinones. Newbouldia is a genus of plant in the family bignoniaceae native to africa. Agents that stimulate uterine contraction are classified as oxytocics and are employed clinically for the. Cheminform is a weekly abstracting service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. Shade tree effects in an 8yearold cocoa agroforestry system. The status of the 3 species names for the genus newbouldia recorded in. See status, confidence level, source for definitions. Shade tree effects in an 8yearold cocoa agroforestry. A total of twenty four growing west african dwarf rams between 1215 months old and of balanced weight were used for the experiment.
The plant list includes 3 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus newbouldia. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Agents that stimulate uterine contraction are classified as oxytocics 2 and are employed clinically for the induction and augmentation of labour as well as in the management of the third. Newbouldia laevis commonly called african border tree or boundary tree is known locally as aduruku in hausa, ogirisi in igbo and akoko in yoruba languages of northern, eastern and western nigeria, respectively. Computational study of antimalarial pyrazole alkaloids from. Preparation of plant extracts the fresh leaves of newbouldia laevis were air dried for 7 days and ground into powdered form, 400g of each plant samples were extracted using 6000ml of 70% ethanol and shaken intermittently for 72 hours. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the in vitro antioxidant and free radical scavenging capacity of bioactive metabolites present in newbouldia laevis leaf extract. Toxicological assessment of ethanolic extract of the. The hepatoprotective activity of the plant reported in this study would provide scientific evidence of its claimed medicinal properties.
The database and code is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. Standardization of newbouldia laevis powdered pulps resume introduction. The morphology, habitat and cultivation of newbouldia laevis have been described 1618. This plant is a popular and potent fertility herb that is used to treat all female reproductive disorders including infertility as the name implies. Congolese newbouldia laevis revealed the absence of flavonoids, saponnins, quinonones, terpenes and steroids gafner et al. Biochemical and haematological effects of the leaf extract of. Boundary tree newbouldia laevis important information. Ethnobotanical survey and literature revealed its application in the management of cns disorders e. Antiinflammatory, phytochemical and acute toxicity study of. The extract revealed the presence of flavonoids, tannins, terpenes, steroidal and cardiac glycosides. Introduction diabetes mellitus dm is the commonest serious, complex and multifarious group of metabolic disorders of multiple etiology that disturbs carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism, characterized by chronic hyperglyce. Useful tropical plants database 2014 by ken fern, web interface by ajna fern with help from richard morris.
Uterine contractile effects of the aqueous and ethanol leaf. Six pyrazole alkaloids of natural origin isolated from newbouldia laevis in dr congo that exhibit antimalarial activitynamely withasomnine, newbouldine, and their parahydroxy and methoxy derivativeswere investigated theoretically. It was filtered and the filtrate concentrated dried in. Through bioassayguided fractionation, compounds 1 were isolated from the ch 2 cl 2 meoh 1. Newbouldia laevis, african border tree, akoko tree. The record derives from iplants data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 317700 with original publication details.
Newbouldia laevis has different symbols and meanings to different countries for example. Chemical constituents, the stereochemistry of 3hydroxy. To access a cheminform abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a full text option. Standardization of newbouldia laevis powdered pulps minyem. It is a familiar livefence and boundary tree throughout its. Media in category newbouldia laevis the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. All plants, bloom seasons, flowering trees, medium trees, spring, winter by admin the place of origin for this medium evergreen tree is tropical africa. Aduruku in hausa, ogirisi in igbo and akoko in yoruba languages. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. The antimicrobial activity of the plant extract was assayed by the agar plate disc diffusion and nutrient broth dilution techniques.
Analgesic and antiinflammatory screening of newbouldia. Vegetable garden garden plants plant therapy natural herbs easy garden medicinal plants natural medicine kraut. Newbouldia laevis family bignoniaceae as an external antiseptic for wound dressing. Oct 29, 2014 six pyrazole alkaloids of natural origin isolated from newbouldia laevis in dr congo that exhibit antimalarial activitynamely withasomnine, newbouldine, and their parahydroxy and methoxy derivativeswere investigated theoretically. The methanolic leaf extract of newbouldia laevis was subjected to preliminary phytochemical screening and invitro antimicrobial tests. Preliminary phytochemical analysis showed that the leaves and stem bark of newboudia aevis and the leaves and inflorescence of aspilia africana. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. Anaga, university of agriculture makurdi, nigeria p1. The ibibio and efik people of nigeria regard the tree as a symbol of their deities thus they tend to place it in sacred places. Newbouldia laevis is native to tropical africa and grows from guinea savannahs to dense forests arbonnier, 2004. Lapachol is a naphthoquinone that was first isolated by e. Creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. Newbouldia laevis african border tree freund flowering. This study was conducted to assess the effect of newbouldia laevis leaf extract on growth performance and faecal egg count of west african dwarf sheep.
The rams were allotted to three treatment groups containing 8 animals per group, each group were drenched with. A wide spectrum of therapeutic activities have been attributed to lapachol or its derivatives viz. It only reaches a height of 3 8 metres in the west of its range, but can attain a height of up to 20 metres in the east 200. This pretty fast growing mediumsize tree is close related to popular tabebuias. Each multistrata treatment consisted of one shade tree in combination with a cocoa tree stratum. Fertility herbs and their local names the fertile chick. Newbouldia laevis boundary tree african border tree akoko. Hepatoprotective effect, newbouldia laevies, antioxidant properties, lipid peroxidation. Newbouldia laevis, antihyperglycemi c, diabetes mellitus, blood glucose, alloxan, hypoglycemia 1. Phytochemical screening and proximate analysis of newbouldia laevis and allium sativum. As a result, there is need to study the flower root of bark of newbouldia laevis, family. Hence, the effect of oral administration of aqueous extract of newbouldia laevis leaves for twenty one 21 days on reproductive hormones of albino male rats was investigated. Pdf antiinflammatory and analgesic effects of ethanolic. Iita headquarters pmb 5320, oyo road, ibadan 200001, oyo state, nigeria.
Newbouldia laevis, antibacterial, phytochemical, wound isolates, eye isolates. Introduction newbouldia laevis family bignoniaceae is a nonleguminous, medium sized angiosperm, commonly called boundary tree planted as hedgerows and as a life fence, chieftaincy tree used in. Antiinflammatory, phytochemical and acute toxicity study. Introduction newbouldia laevis family bignoniaceae is a nonleguminous, medium sized angiosperm, commonly called boundary tree planted as hedgerows and as a life fence, chieftaincy tree used in chieftaincy and traditional religious ceremonies. By onsite inspection, 12 random 10 m radius circular plots centered around the upper canopy shade tree were selected with approximately 25 cocoa trees in each plot. There still exist a large number of tropical trees with. A shrub or small tree reaching to 78 m high in the west senegal, 26 to 20 m in the east nigeria, 21 of the region, and to 2. Newbouldia laevis, african border tree, akoko tree, newboldia. Hepatoprotective, phytochemical and antioxidant properties of. Newbouldia laevis is a fastgrowing evergreen shrub or small tree. Newbouldia laevis is one of such plants and its leaves are used in southeastern nigeria to hasten parturition and to expel the placenta after delivery. Antiinflammatory and analgesic effects of ethanolic leaf extract of newbouldia laevis p.
Introduction scientific validations are being made globally to get evidences for traditionally used herbal plants. Leaves of newbouldia laevis contain a class of indole alkaloids called betacarbolines 2. In this study, the acute and subchronic toxicity profiles of the ethanolic extract of the leaves of n. In this report, i shall discuss a test for an extract prepared from the fully matured leaves of newbouldia laevis as a bactericide against those microbes implicated in causing toothache. In some parts of southeastern nigeria, it is usually planted at the grave to mark the position of the head of the deceased. Stem bark extract in a rat model article pdf available in pharmacognosy magazine 517. Mar 14, 2015 the aim of the present study was to evaluate the in vitro antioxidant and free radical scavenging capacity of bioactive metabolites present in newbouldia laevis leaf extract.
The clusters of lavender flowers bloom winter and spring. Seeman ex bureau is a bignoniaceae widely distributed in usa, central africa and west africa. Newbouldia laevis bignoniaceae is a woody tropical plant commonly found in southwest nigeria. Pdf antinociceptive effects of newbouldia laevis p. Treeto 15 m tall with pinnate leaves, the leaflets 4jugate, to 16.
Standardization of newbouldia laevis powdered pulps. Stem bark of newbouldia laevis against isolates from. With the increasing population and high industrial activities, the use of newbouldia laevis as a medicine has also increased. Some villages in ivory coast and gabon plant the tree near the tombs to act as a protective talisman. The effect of oral administration of aqueous extract of.
The nitro derivatives of withasomnine and parahydroxywithasomnine, which show enhanced antimalarial activity, were also studied in this manner. Pdf the study evaluated anticoagulant properties of the methanol extract of newbouldia laevis leaves using blood clotting time, bleeding time and. It has earned its common name, the boundary tree, due to the fact that it is planted as a living fence in its native habitat to mark property boundaries. Haematological, biochemical, newbouldia laevis, diabetes, antioxidant 1. Family compositae for wound dressing and earaches caused by inflammation of the car. The pdf file you selected should load here if your web browser has a pdf reader plugin installed for example, a recent version of adobe acrobat reader if you would like more information about how to print, save, and work with pdfs, highwire press provides a helpful frequently asked questions about pdfs alternatively, you can download the pdf file directly to your computer, from where it. Computational study of antimalarial pyrazole alkaloids. The plant is valued for many medicinal properties in various african tropical catalogues. The tree has a wide distribution across west and central africa. A naphthoquinoneanthraquinone ether coupled pigment, as a potential antimicrobial and antimalarial agent from newbouldia laevis. Bignoniaceae african border tree, akoko tree, newboldia origin. Paterno from tabebuia avellanedae bignoniaceae in 1882. Synonymic checklists of the vascular plants of the world 2019. Leaves are lush, tropical looking, dark red and waxy.
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