General information erythrina abyssinica is a muchbranched, deciduous shrub or tree with a usually rounded, spreading crown. Prevalence and factors associated with use of herbal. Pdf constituents of erythrina a potential source of. Erythrina abyssinica is a muchbranched, deciduous shrub or tree with a usually rounded, spreading crown. Erythrina abyssinica a small, deciduous tree with unique flowers that bloom april through may on bare stems. Erythrina berteroana is a small deciduous tree, abundantly armed with stout spines, with a broad, spreading, thin crown. 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. Roots are taken to treat peptic ulcers, epilepsy, malaria, blennorrhagia and schistosomiasis. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. Erythrina abyssinica is a veritable multipurpose tree. The causes of such adverse reactions are diverse, includ. Parasite counts were monitored in peripheral circula tion from the third day post infection up to the end of the study. Review on agroforestry system and its contribution in. 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.
The methanol extract did not have a significant difference compared to the nontreated group. They are trees, with the larger species growing up to 30 m 98 ft in height. Erythrina abyssinica erythrina abyssinica x 23k jpg. Diby icraf cote divoire country program, c ote divoire, cocody mermoz 08. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Erythrina leaf extracts gave the best antityrosinase activity followed by e. Pilostigma thonningi and erythrina abyssinica are also found around the plots in this elevation range. Four new chalcones from erythrina abyssinica request pdf. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Inflorescence an axillary or terminal, pyramidal, dense, erect false raceme up to 20 cm long. It has been introduced as an ornamental in mauritius and various places in tropical asia and central america. Pdf cytotoxic and ptp1b inhibitory activities from. 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. It contains about species, which are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
Antimycobacterial activity and acute toxicity of erythrina abyssinica, cryptolepis sanguinolenta and solanum incanum bunalema lydia bsc. This leguminous tree species is native to east africa, eastern drc and southern africa. There are book citations related to erythrina abyssinica lam. Erythrina from the greek erythros meaning red referring to the flowers. Redhotpoker tree, lucky bean tree, flame tree, abyssinian coral tree en. Micropropagation of an endangered medicinal and indigenous. 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. Ethanol extract fractions gave the best reverse transcriptase 1 activities. Erythrina abyssinica is widespread in various habitats and currently not under threat. Butea monosperma, butea frondosa, erythrina monosperma flame of the forest, dhak, palas, bastard teak, parrot tree erythrina abyssinica, erythrina tomentosa. Erythrina abyssinica water extract exhibited significant reduc tion in perivascular cuffing, lymphocytic infiltration and astrocytosis in the cerebrum.
There are citation in web searches related to erythrina abyssinica lam. 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. 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. A web site containing information about the flora of zimbabwe. Swiss white mice were divided intotengroups, twocontrol groups andeightinfected groups. The wood is commonly used for making carvings, stools, drums, mortars. Erythrina abyssinica, erythrina tomentosa, coral tree. This leguminous tree species is native to east africa, eastern drc and southern africa history.
It grows from 1 15 metres tall, with occasional specimens as much as 24 metres tall. Media in category erythrina abyssinica the following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total. Seeds retain their viability for a long period, and may be stored indefinitely in cool, dry, insect free conditions. Erythrina abyssinica scientific classification kingdom. In this period they are conspicuous and decorative. Pdf antiplasmodial flavonoids from the stem bark of. Erythrina abyssinica photo of erythrina abyssinica lam. There are 21 citations in afrirefs related to erythrina abyssinica lam. 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. Erythrina abyssinica is widespread from sudan and ethiopia south to angola, zimbabwe and mozambique.
Frontiers wound healing properties of selected plants. Ngugi 1, george o orinda 1, geoffrey m karau 4, eliud nm njagi 1 1department of biochemistry and biotechnology, kenyatta. Cordia africana and erythrina abyssinica are the most compatible trees for coffee shade in southwestern ethiopia. Provided by smithsonian institution, department of botany. Many coral trees bloom for several weeks or months.
Brains were processed for histology, immunohisto chemistry scanning and transmission electron microscopy. Cytotoxic and ptp1b inhibitory activities from erythrina abyssinica. Antiplasmodial flavonoids from the stem bark of erythrina abyssinica. Erythrina corallodendron in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Kirika department of biochemistry and biotechnology, kenyatta university, p. 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. For more multimedia, look at erythrina corallodendron on wikimedia commons. Yet, this species has a very short flowering period and fun fact you are lucky if you see it in bloom. Micropropagation of an endangered medicinal and indigenous multipurpose tree species. Moreover, it has interesting erytthrina in traditional medicine that deserve more research attention. Erythrina abyssinica msebeantiplasmodial flavonoids from the stem bark of erythrina abyssinica. Infected mice received either methanol orwater extract of erythrina abyssinica at 12.
The in vitro antihelminthic efficacy of erythrina abyssinica extracts on ascaridia galli. Erythrina abyssinica in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Constituents of erythrina a potential source of secondary metabolities. The record derives from ildis data supplied on 20100714 which reports it as an accepted name record 2663. The genus erythrina has about 120 species with 9 occurring in southern africa. Erythrina abyssinica infructescences showing seeds.
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