Elephantopus scaber tapak liman is one of the traditional herbal medicines used to treat certain diseases. The chloroform fraction of elephantopus scaber is the most actife fraction against hela cells. List of various diseases cured by elephantopus scaber. Dietary inclusion of elephantopus scaber extract ese was significantly increased skin mucus lysozyme smla and peroxidase smpa activities in comparison to the control diet after 4 and 8weeks postfeeding p diosgenin content in elephantopus scaber linn. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region. Compositae root to treat different kinds of cancers 4,6 06111207 17. Elephantopus scaber, and kigelia africana have been known to have antimicrobial substances and successfully demonstrated against food and human pathogens. Elephantopus scaber linn is a small herb from the family asteraceae, order asterales and the subclass asteridae.
Elephantopus scaber is a tropical species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. The most common name in english for elephantopus scaber is elephants foot, but often it is called more precisely pricklyleaves elephants foot or roughleaved elephants foot. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Tapak liman elephantopus scaber l is one of the traditional medicinal plants, which are containing several active compounds that potentially affecting. Elephantopus scaber is a small, perennial flowering plant from asteraceae family that is considered to be panatropical. Synergistic effect of elephantopus scaber l and sauropus. Pdf pharmacognostic investigation of anatomical sections of leaf, petiole, stem, peduncle and root of elephantopus scaber was. Phytopharmacological profile of elephantopus scaber. Deoxyelephantopin induces reactive oxygen speciesmediated.
A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Nowadays, plant based drug discovery has gained a great attention globally to develop new pharmaceuticals. It is used to treat conditions such as asthma, coughs and pulmonary diseases. Methanolic extract of elephantopus scaber linn was investigated for its antibacterial activity against staphylococcus aureus ncim 2079. Plant details information about elephantopus scaber plant. The effect of aqueous ethanol extracts and the isolated compound deoxyelephantopin from e. This study was designed to isolate the compounds responsible for the cytotoxic properties of south indian elephantopus scaber l. Elephantopus scaber is a popular plant that have been traditionally used as medicine for treatment of several ailments including cancer, diabetics, edema, stomach disorder, jaundice, leucorrhea, rheumatism, fever and scabies.
To test the effect of methanol crude extracts at different concentration on the growth of crop pathogenic fungi. Everyone in life experiences different kind of wound. Pharmacognostic and phytochemical investigation of elephantopus. Pdf phytochemical evaluation of polyherbal formulation of. The whole plant of elephantopus scaber linn is well known as a herb of chinese folk medicine which is widely used in the treatment of nephritis, edema, dampness, pain. Elephantopus scaber was carried out to determine its anatomical features. Microwave assisted green synthesis of silver nanoparticles. Bioactivity of combination elephantopus scaber and sauropus androgynus on the level of b220 cells of lymph node in pregnant typhoid balbc mice. Clinacanthus nutans and elephantopus scaber are well known. Chemical constituents of elephantopus scaber springerlink. Limited studies have been done on the antimicrobial properties of elephantopus scaber against crop pathogenic fungi. Elephantopus scaber leaf extract was found to be toxic against pests like red flour beetle tribolium castaneum, cotton stainer dysdercus cingulatus and maize weevil sitophilus zeamais, therefore it can be used as a natural pesticide against those bugs, and the plant is worth further investigation for its antipest potential. Analysis activity of elephantopus scaber leaves extract.
It is anthelmintic, diaphoretic, diuretic, emmenagogue, emollient, febrifuge and tonic310. Both type i and ii extrinsic apoptotic pathways merge at the. The physicochemical constant like ash and extractive values were determined. The present study is aimed to carry out the preliminary phytochemical analysis and to screen in vitro antibacterial activity against some. Evaluation of elephantopus scaber on the inhibition of.
Elephantopus scaber herb uses, benefits, cures, side. Elephantopus scaber is an ethnomedicinal plant used by the zhuang people in southwest china to treat headaches, colds, diarrhea, hepatitis, and bronchitis. Elephantopus scaber belongs to the compositae family. Ars germplasm resources information network elsc10 wildlife. Native to the american tropics, it has been widely introduced elsewhere since the beginning of the 20 th century, to africa, asia and the pacific, where it has become an invasive weed of pastures and plantations in high rainfall tropical situations in many countries. Extract of elephantopus scaber es yielded a new terpenoid compound. Take 30 g roots of elephantopus scaber, 20 g heena leaves and 25 g guava leaves. Pharmacognostic and phytochemical investigation of. The present attempt is a synthesis of literature to disclose its various attributes especially those having beneficial implications.
Modern healthcare system recognizes herbal medicine as a form of alternative medicine and also identify as holistic approach. Thus the new name for the family compositae became asteraceae. An efficient callus induction and plant regeneration system has been standardized for an ethnomedicinal plant, elephantopus scaber linn. These, bring us to study their potency in controlling several plant pathogens of important crops. Pdf phytochemical evaluation of polyherbal formulation. Bioactivities of compounds from elephantopus scaber, an ethnomedicinal plant from southwest china.
Antimicrobial properties of elephantopus scaber against. Es belongs to family asteraceae tatmuli, given in dysuria, urethral discharges, diarrhoea, snake bite and dysentery. Media in category elephantopus scaber the following 54 files are in this category, out of 54 total. Bhopatri, elephant foot, pricklyleaved elephants foot plant family. It is a small herb and grows in mild and warm weather. All groups, except control group t1, were orally infected with salmonella typhi 107. The results showed that extraction of elephantopus scaber l. Effects of elephants foot elephantopus scaber extract. Elephantopus scaber, elephantopus mollis elephantopus. Plants profile for elephantopus carolinianus carolina.
Elephantopus scaber commonly known as pricklyleaved elephants foot is one of an important medicinal herb in traditional medicine. This page was last edited on 24 december 2019, at 06. A study of the antimicrobial activity of elephantopus scaber. Ethanol extract of the leaves can stimulate wound healing activity in mice is characterized by decreasing chronic inflammatory cells, reduced swelling and increased. Antineuroinflammatory activity of elephantopus scaber l. These results suggest that the esl plays a crucial role in. Deoxyelephantopin det, derived from elephantopus scaber, is one of them. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in elephantopus scaber. The record derives from tica data supplied on 20120211 which reports it as an accepted name record a1d5933cd4cf4acb820cbdf912b944c8 with original publication details. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Asteraceae compositae according to the rules of icbn the names of the families should end in aceae. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. It has become naturalized in tropical africa and latin america. Elephantopus scaber is a traditional medicine and other species, including e.
The mode of celldeath induce by elephantopus scaber fraction is apoptosis. How elephantopus scaber is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Elephantopus scaber contains elephantopin which is a germacranolide sesquiterpene lactone containing two lactone rings and an epoxide functional group. The fabrication of spherical silver nanoparticles using the phytoreducing agent elephantopus scaber is reported here. However, the efficacy of em in treating human leukemia is currently unknown. Plant regeneration from organogenic callus and assessment of.
Apantaku, breastconserving surgery for breast cancer, am. Analysis activity of elephantopus scaber leaves extract against quantitative changes of lymphocytes cells in balbc mice after induction of dmba and estrogen the carcinogenic compounds such as dmba known for having the ability to promote the dna damage that affects the growth regulator genes. Animals were kept starved overnight on the fourteenth day. Irradiation of the reaction mixture under a domestic microwave oven enabled the formation of stable silver nanoparticles and was confirmed by uvvis spectral portrait. Pdf pharmacognostic and phytochemical investigation of. Asteraceae was evaluated on excision, incision, and dead space wound models in rats. A study of the antimicrobial activity of elephantopus scaber table 1 effect of ethyl acetate and petroleum ether extract of e.
Bioassayguided isolation of the whole plant of chloroform extract of south indian elephantopus scaber afforded the known sesquiterpene lactone, deoxyelephantopin. Clinacanthus nutans and elephantopus scaber are well known traditional wound healing herbs. Although traditional practitioners use this medicinal herb as whole plant in the form of decoction, but leaves are. The screening of cytotoxic fraction from elephantopus. Elephantopus mollis is a herbaceous perennial in the family asteraceae. Elephantopus scaber commonly known as pricklyleaved elephant s foot is one of an important medicinal herb in traditional medicine. For more multimedia, look at elephantopus scaber on wikimedia commons. In the experiment, 21 pregnant balbc mice, divided into seven treatment groups n 3 were used. Elephantopus scaber in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. The bactericidal action of the elephantopus scaber extract was concluded to be due to its membraneactive properties. It can be found as a common weed in south asia and southeast asia, from india and sri lanka to the philippines and indonesia, it is also said to grow wild in australia, tropical africa and also south america. The plant is widely used as a medicinal herb in the tropics. Bioactivities of compounds from elephantopus scaber, an. Please select the fulltext pdf link on the left to view the complete article.
Names of elephantopus scaber in various languages of the world are also given. The whole plant, its various parts and the extracts of e. The phytochemical analysis of the all the extracts revealed the presence of steroid compound. The present attempt is a synthesis of literature to. Elephantopus scaber conozsel so usu na medicina tradicional. Sesquiterpene lactones isolated from elephantopus scaber l. Mendhulkar department of botany, the institute of science, 15, madame. Antiproliferative activity of the extracts and fractions from the selected chinese medicinal herbs expressed as ic 50 values.
Em23, a natural sesquiterpene lactone from elephantopus. Esl and silymarin sm, positive control were increased protein expression levels of hgf and igf1 which leads into cell cycle. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Asteraceae has been traditionally utilized as a folkloric medicine and scientifically shown to exhibit. Elephantopus mollis em is a traditional herbal medicine with multiple pharmacological activities. It is native to tropical africa, eastern asia, indian subcontinent, southeast asia, and northern australia. To investigate the efficacy of elephantopus scaber l. By combining scientific research into active constituents with clinical.
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