Phytochemical and nutritional evaluation of amorphophallus. The leaf like spathe is green with white markings, and the spadix is purple. All smithsonian museums and smithsonian libraries locations continue to be closed to support the effort to contain the spread of covid19. Isolation and characterization of a heteropolysaccharide.
Nicolson nicolson elephant yam is a striking aroid with a flower spike crowned with a bulbous maroon knob and encircled by a fleshy maroon and greenblotched bract. Elephant foot yam amorphophallus paeoniifolius dennst. Antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic activities of. Traditionally, amorphophallus campanulatus tuber is used for the treatment of enlarged spleen, rheumatism and tumour. Gastrokinetic activity of amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber in rats. This plant produces a single inflorescence followed by a solitary leaf. Because of its production potential and popularity as a vegetable in various cuisines, it can be raised as a cash crop. Official news bulletin of the international society for plant taxonomy. Pungapung amorphophallus paeoniifolius elephant foot yam. Remove the person from exposed area to fresh area immediately. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, the elephant foot yam, a species cultivated in the. Whitespot giant arum amorphophallus campanulatus, tubers. Several plants have been used for the treatment of piles, abdominal pain, tumours, enlarged spleen, asthma and rheumatism. These are also used in case of anaemia, constipation, ear aches.
Amorphophallus campanulatus tuber is used for the treatment of enlarged spleen 6 and rheumatism 12. The amorphophallus campanulatus tubers were cut into proper size and. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius in world checklist of selected plant families. Some species adapt this cycle nicely to the florida winter. Fruits and seeds of amorphophallus sylvaticus are made into a paste and employed in toothache and bruises muthu et al. An annotated checklist of aroids of bangladesh bangladesh journal of plant taxonomy 82. Amorphophallus plants grow from large underground corms, and many are adapted to be dormant during the dry season in seasonal tropical woodlands. Pdf antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic activities. This substance is toxic fresh and, if eaten, makes the mouth, tongue and throat feel as if hundreds of small needles are digging in to them.
Amorphophallus campanulatus synonyms, amorphophallus campanulatus pronunciation, amorphophallus campanulatus translation, english dictionary definition of amorphophallus campanulatus. With a little hunting, many of the species can be found for. Plants belonging to genus dioscorea of family discoreaceae under monocotyledons are commonly known as yams. May 27, 2015 this page was last edited on 23 december 2019, at 17. Pharmacognostic evaluation of amorphophallus campanulatus tubers for extractive value, total ash content, solubility, crude fibre content, fluorescence analysis were analysed. Pdf immunomodulatory activity of the methanol extract of. May 24, 2010 the biggest and one of the rarest flowers in the world. Isolation and characterization of a heteropolysaccharide from. The analysis of corm has revealed the presence of 78. We are not announcing a reopening date at this time and will provide updates on a regular and asneeded basis. Elephant yam amorphophallus paeoniifolius in the amorphophallus database.
Cytotoxic activity of amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber extracts in. The crude amorphophallus campanulatus tubers were procured from rithu bazar market, mehdipatnam, hyderabad, and authenticated in department of pharmacognosy, anwarul uloom college of pharmacy, new mallepally, hyderabad. Blume belonging to the family of araceae, is a perennial herb commonly known as elephant foot yam. Engler merged a number of other genera into amorphophallus, with a final monograph. Indroda park about amorphophallus paeoniifolius plant. The petiole of the leaf is mottled with an attractive pattern of light green splotches. The tubers contain an acrid juice which should be got rid off by thorough boiling and washing, otherwise the vegetable is apt to. If the flower is pollinated normally by flies if the plant is outside it will take 1 year for the plant to mature its seeds. Nicolson nicolson elephant yam is a striking aroid with a flower spike crowned with a bulbous maroon knob and encircled by a. Functional uses cosmetic ingredient for skin conditioning. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius is a highly potential cash crop.
A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term amorphophallus campanulatus from the website. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. To assess the in vitro antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic activities of amblyone, a triterpenoid isolated from amorphophallus campanulatus roxb. This lifeform is found widely in the indoaustralian region.
Nicolson starch and its blend with konjac glucomannan. Immunomodulatory activity of the methanol extract of. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as a synonym record 8106 with original publication details. Pdf phytochemical and nutritional evaluation of amorphophallus. This gel is also used for treatment of asthma, cough, hernia, burns, hematological and skin disorders 11. Characterization of tyrosinase and accompanying laccase from. The species was previously called amorphophallus campanulatus.
This species is found over a very wide range from india to new guinea. Araceae, locally known as ol kachu, is a perennial herb with rounded tuberous root stock corm that is widely distributed in bangladesh, india, and africa 35. Amorphophallus campanulatus this flower is about 1. High extractive value was found in hydro alcohol 50%, total ash valve was found to be 6. Amorphophallus campanulatus is largely cultivated throughout the plains of india for using its corm bulb as food. Cytotoxic and apoptotic activities of amorphophallus. Corms of amorphophallus campanulatus are used in dysentery and piles. This name is a synonym of amorphophallus paeoniifolius dennst. Protective effect of amorphophallus campanulatus tuber extracts against h2o2 induced oxidative damage in human erythrocytes and leucocytes. The tuberous roots of the plant are used traditionally for the treatment of piles, abdominal pain, tumors, enlargement.
Definition of amorphophallus campanulatus in the dictionary. Manojk creative commons attributionshare alike amorphophallus paeoniifolius is a perennial growing to m 2ft 7in. Plant database entry for elephant yam amorphophallus paeoniifolius with 30 images, one comment, and 32 data details. Petroleum ether extracts of amorphophallus paeoniifolius at the dose of 200, 300, 400 mgkg were used for the effects on the onset of convulsion in isoniazid inh induced mice model. Araceae was studied for in vitro antibacterial, antifungal, and cytotoxic activities. Although no specific mention has been seen for this species, it belongs to a family where most of the members contain calcium oxalate crystals. Review of literature please purchase pdf split merge on. The flower emits an odor most frequently compared to that of rotting flesh. It is hardy to zone uk the species is monoecious individual flowers are either. Soda pdf merge tool allows you to combine two or more documents into a single pdf file for free. Amorphophallus campanulatus definition of amorphophallus.
To study the anticonvulsant activity of amorphophallus paeoniifolius. Antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic activities of amblyone isolated from amorphophallus campanulatus alam khan 1, moizur rahman 2, ms islam 2 1 department of pharmacy, university of rajshahi, rajshahi 6205, bangladesh 2 department of animal husbandry and veterinary science, university of rajshahi, rajshahi 6205, bangladesh. The tuber of amorphophallus paeoniifolius familyaraceae, commonly called suran or jimikand, has medicinal and food. Pada jaman penjajahan jepang, umbi suweg berperan sebagai sumber cadangan pangan bagi masyarakat indonesia, terutama bagi masyarakat yang. Immunomodulatory activity of the methanol extract of amorphophallus campanulatus araceae tuber article pdf available in tropical journal of pharmaceutical research 95.
Disc diffusion technique was used for in vitro antibacterial and antifungal screening. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius growing native plants. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius belongs to a different alliance of species, with. The unpleasant smell that the flower omits is only present for a few hours after the flower opens. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Salviasperanol, a diterpenoid isolated from amorphophallus campanulatus roxb. Amorphophallus campanulatus has been renamed to amorphophallus paeoniifolius. Proper usage and audio pronunciation of the word amorphophallus campanulatus. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius commonly known as jimikand, elephant foot yam is one of the underutilized aroid of araceae family. The biggest and one of the rarest flowers in the world. Analgesic activity of amorphophallus campanulatus tuber.
Pungapung, amorphophallus paeoniifolius, elephant foot yam philippine herbal mediciines an illustrated compilation by dr godofredo umali stuart, with. Cytotoxic and apoptotic activities of amorphophallus campanulatus tuber extracts against human hepatoma cell line. The asterisk indicates that the average value was obtained by an equation. Amorphophallus paeonifolius, elephant yam, pungapung, telingo potato type of. This page was last edited on 21 december 2019, at 20. Effects of the petroleum ether extract of amorphophallus. This page was last edited on 23 december 2019, at 17. Cytotoxicity was determined against brine shrimp nauplii. Pdf protective effect of amorphophallus campanulatus. Amorphophallus is a large genus of some 200 tropical and subtropical tuberous herbaceous. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about amorphophallus, devils tongue, snakes tongue, voodoo lily amorphophallus bulbifer supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles.
The amorphophallus campanulatus is cultivated for the sake of its tubers, which are cooked and eaten by the natives like yams or potatoes. Our pdf merger allows you to quickly combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf document, in just a few clicks. The effect of the methanol extract me of amorphophallus campanulatus tuber on. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius randys tropical plants. The figure 3 illustrates the habit of amorphophallus commutatus with vegetative structure and corm with inflorescence. Whitespot giant arum amorphophallus campanulatus important information. Physicochemical properties of amorphophallus paeoniifolius. Information and translations of amorphophallus campanulatus in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Information about amorphophallus campanulatus in the dictionary, synonyms and antonyms. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Amorphophallus campanulatus pallavi s paranjpe1, meena s karve2 and subhash b padhye1 1department of chemistry and 2biochemistry, university of pune, pune 411007, india received march 2002. Angayarkanni and others published cytotoxic activity of amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber extracts in vitro find, read and.
Pharmacognostic evaluation of amorphophallus campanulatus. Wash immediately with large amounts of water or normal saline. Discussion 141 bioactivity and phytochemical analysis of amorphophallus commutatus schott engl. Voodoo lily, devils tongue, snake palm, corpse flower. Amorphophallus campanulatus famine foods plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine purdue university, west lafayette, indiana. Amorphophallus campanulatus famine foods purdue university. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius occurs through the tropics, from india to new guinea and to australia where it is found in tropical queensland and northern territory in seasonally dry areas. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, the elephant foot yam or whitespot giant arum, is a tropical tuber crop grown primarily in africa, south asia, southeast asia and the tropical pacific islands. Pdf merge combinejoin pdf files online for free soda pdf. Raphides of the amorphophallus campanulatus blume syn. Blume araceae is commonly known as elephant foot yam. The tubers are known to treat stomach ailments 6, fever, diarrhea, piles and given as restorative in dyspepsia enlargement 11. Population structure of elephant foot yams amorphophallus.
This allows the pollen to be deposited on the emerging insects to be pollinated on different flowers, while preventing the pollens from the same inflorescence to fertilize itself, preventing inbreeding. Pungapung, amorphophallus paeoniifolius, elephant foot yam philippine herbal mediciines an illustrated compilation by dr godofredo umali stuart, with botanical information, chemical properties and folkloric uses. Dendrogram of the genetic distance among 29 amorphophallus paeoniifolius populations using unrooted neighbor joining. Characterization of tyrosinase and accompanying laccase.
Cytotoxic and apoptotic activities of amorphophallus campanulatus. Amorphophallus, devils tongue, snakes tongue, voodoo lily. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate the immunomodulatory activity of the plant material. The disc diffusion technique was used to determine in vitro antibacterial and antifungal activities. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius grows one, large, radially symmetrical, compound leaf, up to 6. Antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic activities of amblyone isolated from amorphophallus campanulatus. Physicochemical properties of amorphophallus paeoniifolius dennst. Pungapung amorphophallus paeoniifolius elephant foot.
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