Phytochemical, proximate and total antioxidant analysis of. Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending into the semiwarm temperate zone. The main purpose of ficus based agroforestry is to protect the soil from erosion. Ficus proves itself a versatile and tough houseplant. Descriptors for fig ficus carica and related ficus spp. We compared 2,350 afrosurinamese vernacular plant names with those vernacular plant names used in western africa for botanically related taxa. Nutritional composition and fatty acids profile of ficus. Characterisation of the antiproliferative constituents and. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Ficus also called figs are among the most popular indoor plants, and for good reason. 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. Effects of ficus exasperata vahl on common dermatophytes and causative agent of pityriasis versicolor in rivers state, nigeria. Phytochemical and toxicological analyses of the leaf and stem extracts of the plant revealed the presence of flavonoids, tannis, saponins, alkaloids and cyanogenic glycosides 18.
However, the most preponderant population of any single ficus sp. In vitro antiproliferative effect of ficus exasperata. The exotic bonsai paperback unabridged, january 1, 2004. Effects of ficus exasperata vahl on common dermatophytes and. The reduction in the levels of these enzymes is an indication that f. Ficus exasperata, fruits each species of fig is pollinated by one or a few specialised wasp species, and therefore plantings of fig species outside of their native range results in effectively sterile individuals. We studied components of reproductive success in two dioecious fig species, ficus exasperata and f. Nutrient and anti nutrient phytochemicals in ficus exasperata vahl leaves muibat olabisi bello, misbaudeen abdul hammed, precious ogunbeku. Evaluation of phytochemical constituents and sedative. In all of the plots installed, all trees with diameter at breast height.
Its glossy leaves grow in a variety of colors and patterns. 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. Pdf effectiveness of the leaf powder of ficus exasperata. Ficus exasperata leaves and fruits ficus exasperata is the botanical name of a small to medium sized tree that grows widely in africa and asia which is commonly referred to as sandpaper leaf tree. Hymenoptera chalcidoidea agaonidae from ficus exasperata. Ficus exasperata has been used to provide shade in plantations and is planted as an avenue shade tree.
These plants include abrus precatorius, ageratum conyzoides, allium sativum, alstonia boonei, bridelia micrantha and ficus exasperata gbolade, 2009. Awala and others published exploration of the antimicrobial properties of ficus exasperata leaves from akure metropolis find, read and cite all the research you need. Jul 04, 2015 nutritional composition and fatty acids profile of ficus exasperata fruit and fruit oil muibat olabisi bello industrial food chemistry unit, department of pure and applied chemistry, ladoke. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Characterisation of the antiproliferative constituents and activity of ficus exasperata vahl on ovarian cancer cells a preliminary investigation enitome e. Acute toxicity study of crude methanol leaf extract of. Effects of ficus exasperata vahl on common dermatophytes. The young leaves and fruits are edible and have a pleasing aroma. We examined the population genetic structure of two dioecious fig species ficus hispida and ficus exasperata in the indian western ghats using co. The leaves of ficus exasperata vahl moraceae generates. Ficus carica edible fig moraceae forest starr, kim starr, and lloyd loope united states geological surveybiological resources division haleakala field station, maui, hawaii january, 2003 overview there are no ficus species native to hawaii. Ifn you look real close, youll see some wire biting. Ficus trees are a common plant in the home and office, mainly because they look like a typical tree with a single trunk and a spreading canopy. The plants database includes the following 35 species of ficus.
Ficus exasperata possesses a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activities and potential candidate for prospective antimicrobial treatment with activities that will be at its best if ethanol is used in extraction to recover a wide range of phytochemicals. However, if you know how to care for a ficus tree, youll be better equipped with keeping it healthy and happy in your home for years. Ficus hispida but not in dioecious birddispersed f. But for all of their popularity, ficus plants are finicky. Trees species diversity, richness, and similarity were studied in fifteen plots of the tropical rainforests in the northeast of the republic of congo, based on trees inventories conducted on fifteen 0. Local plant names reveal that enslaved africans recognized. Ficus plants are one of the most popular foliage plants suitable for growing as ornamental house plants. The use of ficus exasperata during pregnancy has been previously reported bafor et al. Justin raj interdisciplinary research unit, departmentof biotechnology, malankara catholic college, mariagiri, k. A new sphingolipid and furanocoumarins with antimicrobial. Extraction is the key step for the recovery and isolation of bioactive phytochemicals from plant materials, earlier than component analysis. The process of species recognition, knowledge acquisition, and replacement has hardly been documented.
Pdf merge combinemerge pdf dateien online kostenlos deftpdf. In order to better understand the functions of these minerals and the control that the leaf exerts over mineral. Pharmacognostic and phytochemical properties of ficus carica. Acute toxicity study of crude methanol leaf extract of ficus exasperata vahl on male wistar albino rats there is an increase in demand for the use of traditional folk medicine globally due to their low cost, efficacy and easy accessibility especially for people living in developing countries. Koninklijke nederlandse akademie van wetenschappen. Small leaves and and wiry like stems will creep anywhere you allow them to. In addition, it drops leaves which quickly decay to provide both soil cover and manure thereby. In traditional medicine, different parts of ficus exasperata vahl.
Pharmacognostic and phytochemical properties of ficus carica linn an overview baby joseph, s. The aqueous extract of leaves of this herb reduced blood pressure through its cholinomimetic effect. Ulceration was induced by a single oral administration of indomethacin 30. It is used in herbal medicine to treat cough, hemorrhoid and lowering high blood pressure. 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. Ficus exasperata herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Youll find a form to suit your needs among growth habits ranging from creeping vine to giant tree. Unlike monoecious figs, which produce a mixture of wasps, seeds, and pollen in every fruit, dioecious fig species have hermaphrodite functionally male trees, which produce wasps and pollen only, and female. Pdf chemical constituents, antiinflammatory, antioxidant and. Evaluation of phytochemical constituents and sedativehypnotic. Nwogbo 1department of pure and industrial chemistry, university of nigeria, nsukka, nigeria 2institute of management and technology, imt enugu state, nigeria. Ulcerated rats were orally administered with spondias mombin, ficus exasperata at 200 mgkg body weightand esomeprazole a reference drug at a dose of 20 mgkg body weight once daily for 21 days after ulcer induction. Ethyl acetate and methanolic leaf extracts of ficus exasperata were fractionated and purified by a series of chromatographic techniques. Yoruba is one of the four primary languages spoken in nigeria.
Hypoglycaemic and hypotensive effects of ficus exasperata. Fortytwo albino rats weighing 170190 g were assigned into six groups af of seven animals each. Avoid using soils for roses or azaleas, since these are more acidic potting soils. Jan 12, 2015 its a willow leaf ficus ficus salicaria or nerifolia, salicaria etc ive had for about ten years or so. How ficus exasperata is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Phytochemical, proximate and total antioxidant analysis of ogbu ficus exasperata and uvuru anthocleista djalonensis healthygreen leaves 12 2c. Comparative antimicrobial activity of ethanol and hexane. Palm oils were obtained from the ripe fruits of elaeis guineensis and elaeis guineensis var virescens, including ficus exasperata leaves in the traditional processing procedurescooking and soaking the fruits in water.
This study investigated the quantitative polyphenolic constituents and gastroprotective effects of aqueous leaf extracts of spondias mombin and ficus exasperata against indomethacininduced gastric ulcer in rats. In this study, different fractions of the crude extract of f. Comparative antimicrobial activity of ethanol and hexane leaf. Stem bark extracts of ficus exasperata protects the liver. Some interesting observations were made about the genus which distinguished the wood species under study from one another, such features include crystals and silica inclusions. Pdf heavy metal analysis and effect of the crude extract of the. This document is enh411, one of a series of the environmental horticulture department, ufifas extension. Abstract ficus exasperataleaves were analyzed for the level of nutrient and anti nutrients phytochemicals in an effort to determine their food benefits. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in ficus exasperata.
The inclusion of ficus exasperata leaves in the processing of oil palm resulted in better stabilization of the oil in nigeria. Ficus exasperata has been extensively used in folk medicine for the treatment of many ailments. Evaluation of extract of ficus exasperata vahl root bark for antimicrobial activities against some strains of clinical isolates of bacterial and fungi. Although ficus moraceae is a keystone plant genus in the tropics, providing resources to many frugivorous vertebrates, its population genetic structure, which is an important determinant of its long. At the end of the experiment, gastric secretions and.
Pharmacognosy and hypotensive evaluation of ficus exasperata. Ficus, the fig genus, consists of over 800 species and. A willow leaf ficus to help me get back into the game adam. One of such herbs is ficus exasperata vahlholl moraceae, popularly referred to as sandpaper leaf tree owing to the rough surface of the leaves. In vitro studies to assess the antioxidative, radical. Effect of aqueous leaf extract of ficus exasperata in. 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. Not every nigerian is familiar with the yoruba language, but sometimes you just need to know what a particular herb is called in yoruba for example when you see a cool recipe but arent familiar with the terms. This work was done to ascertain the efficacy of the local use of ficus exasperata leaves in processing palm oils to improve and stabilize the quality. Bafor strathclyde institute of pharmacy and biomedical sciences, university of strathclyde, glasgow, united kingdom correspondence enitome. Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of flavonoid. Ficus carica hawaiian ecosystems at risk project hear.
Water the ficus evenly throughout the summer and reduce watering in the winter. Pdf zusammenfugen pdfdateien online kostenlos zu kombinieren. Combined administration of spondias mombin and ficus. Procedia apa bibtex chicago endnote harvard json mla ris xml iso 690 pdf downloads 587. 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.
Japanese journal of gastroenterology and hepatology research article histological and histomorphometric studies of the effects of aqueous leaf extracts of ficus exasperata vahl linn in indomethacininduced. The plant extract, xylazine and ketamine, sedated the mice for some period of time after arousal from sleep. Enslaved africans had to familiarize themselves with the american flora, which was largely alien to them, to survive. Evaluation of extract of ficus exasperata vahl root bark for antimicrobial activities against some strains of clinical isolates of bacterial and fungi forestry herbarium fhi, ibadan. Animals were sacrificed twenty four hours after the last treatment. Creeping fig ficus plants are climbing plants which are very easy to care and maintain. Glycaemic activity of ficus exasperata in fructoseinduced. Ficus exasperata is widely used in african traditional medicine. Names of ficus exasperata in various languages of the world are also given. Evaluation of extract of ficus exasperata vahl root bark. Comparative effects of different fractions of crude aqueous.
The antiproliferative activity of the crude extracts 1 mgml was assessed using the mtt assay on a2780 ovarian cancer cell line. Ficus exasperata vahl is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus ficus family moraceae. Pdf order hymenoptera, chalcidoidea associated with figs. Media in category ficus exasperata the following 67 files are in this category, out of 67 total. Ficus exasperata has been planted as an avenue shade tree, and wild trees are sometimes maintained as a shade tree in banana, coffee or cocoa plantations. Publications world academy of science, engineering and. Ficus benjamina, commonly known as weeping fig, benjamin fig or ficus tree, and often sold in stores as just ficus, is a species of flowering plant in the family moraceae, native to asia and australia. Pdf exploration of the antimicrobial properties of ficus. Methanol and ethylacetate extract of this plant were obtained by maceration and. The chemical ecology of seed dispersal in monoecious and. Pdf evaluation of extract of ficus exasperata vahl root. Ficus exasperata is a plant found in the tropics and subtropics region and it has been found to improve glucose in tolerance as assessed by glucose index taiwo et al. The water and ethanol extracts of the leaves of ficus exasperata. Weeping ficus is perhaps the most popular indoor tree.
Ficus also offer a variety of textures, so theres one for practically everyones personal style. 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. Within 3 to 5 years the ficus tree forms a deep root system that stabilizes the soil. Antimalarial effect of combined extracts of the leaf of. Ficus benjamina weeping fig page 3 residential planting unless it is used as a hedge or figure 3. Ficus exasperata vahl a small tree well known on account of its very rough leaves being used as paper widely spread in all ecoregions of nigeria. This page was last edited on 15 december 2019, at 10. The effect of the leaf powder were observed at different dosage. The antioxidant activities were enhanced whereas saponins, where present, were eliminated and sterols reduced. 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. The plant has been ethnobotanically reported to have diverse medicinal uses.
Descriptors for fig ficus carica bioversity international. This page was last edited on 22 december 2019, at 12. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The root bark samples was air dried and grounded to a powdery form using hammer mill. When i got it it had maybe half the girth it does now. And even though this cousin of the edible fig is a tropical plant, it survives in a wide variety of conditions. Research article histological and histomorphometric. Stabilization of palm oils by using ficus exasperata. Trees in disturbed evergreen to semievergreen forests up to 1200 m. Combine administration of dissociative anesthetics with sedatives or tranquilizers. Soilbased potting mixes should work well for this plant and provide the nutrients it needs. The genus includes trailing types, bonsai, and of course the indoor ficus tree. A web site containing information about the flora of zimbabwe.
Ficus exasperata is a deciduous african tree that grows up to about 20 m in height and prefers evergreen and secondary forest habitats. Aerial roots descend from the branches, touch the ground and take root, eventually forming numerous sturdy trunks which. These trees are a delight in the summer when they are loaded with an abundance of figs. These are easy to grow houseplants and offer a lot of variety, from low groundcover types to tall trees. Ficus leaves can deposit one or more of the three major mineral types found in leaves.
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