Phytolacca dodecandra an overview sciencedirect topics. Larvicidal effect of endod phytolacca dodecandra seed products. Comparative bacterial inhibition by bioactive extracts. It is used as a soap and shampoo as well as a poison to stun fish. Phytolacca dodccandra plantderived molluscicide and anti hiv retroviral led both to raised hopes, even expectations, and to disappointment and frustration. Ethiopia that varied from 1600 to 3000 meters above sea. Molluscicidal saponins from phytolacca dodecandra sciencedirect. Safety evaluation of a plant molluscicide sciencedirect.
Evaluation of berries of phytolacca dodecandra for growth. Kingdom plantae plantae family phytolaccaceae solanales genus phytolacca datura species dodecandra stramonium binomial name phytolacca dodecandra datura stramonium table 1. Spices, condiments and medicinal plants in ethiopia, their taxonomy and agricultural significance pdf. Investigations of molluscicidal saponins from the endod. Field manual of common faba bean diseases in the nile valley.
Catherine kohn, in equine infectious diseases second edition, 2014. Laboratory evaluation of ethiopian local plant phytolacca. A combination of topical application of an extract of crude dried ground berries of phytolacca dodecandra with intramuscular administration of penicillindihydrostreptomycin was reported to be as effective as intravenousoral administration of sodium iodide with. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click on download. Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of. Download citation if you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential. To evaluate the berries of phytolacca dodecandra p. Although the solutions of crushed fruits kill a range of aquatic life forms, including small fish, leeches, mosquito larvae, other stages of the bilharzia lifecycle miracidia and cercariae, zebra mussels and tadpoles, the active ingredients are easily biodegradable and are eliminated from the water within 48 hours.
Phytolacca dodecandra l herit phytolaccaceae, called endod in ethiopia, is a robust perennial. Despite the many studies published on endod toxicityand the increasing data suggesting its relative safety as well as. Phytolacca dodecandra, commonly known as endod, gopo berry, or african soapberry, is a. The extent of morphological variability of endod phytolacca dodecandra sampled from 17 localities in. Ripe fruits are hard to harvest as they fall from the plant and are eaten by birds. Wed like to understand how you use our websites in order to improve them. The desired concentrations of test solution were achieved by adding 1 ml of an appropriate stock solution to 249 ml of tap water taken in 500 ml beaker.
The fruits of phytolacca dodecandra are harvested when fullgrown but still green as the saponin content is then highest. Essential oil from phytolacca dodecandra collected in ethiopia. Dodecandrin, a new ribosomeinhibiting protein from phytolacca. Complete fruit bunches are collected manually legesse woldeyohannes, 1992. Samples were collected from unruptured nodules of cases of. Investigations of molluscicidal saponins from the endod plant. Plants such as endod phytolacca dodecandra can potentially be used for the control of mosquito larvae as a. Bioactive compounds, morphological and biochemical tests, antimicrobial activity. Male flowering plant, and mating insects photograph by. Phytolaccosides a, b phytolacca saponine g, d, d2, e phytolacca saponine e and phytolacca saponine b.
In ethiopia, toxic plants, berries of phytolacca dodecandra are being commonly used for washing clothes and to con trol fresh water snails. Genetic resources transfer and regulation directorate, ibc. Laboratory evaluation of phytolacca dodecandra extract for its toxicity effectiveness. Advances in experimental medicine and biology, vol 404. Phytolacca dodecandra, commonly known as endod, gopo berry, or african soapberry, is a trailing shrub or climber native to tropical africa, southern africa, and madagascar endod as it is known in amharic or shibti in tigrigna has been selected and cultivated by africans for centuries, particularly in ethiopia and eritrea.
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