According to servius, feronia was a tutelary goddess of freedmen dea libertorum. Evaluation of antibacterial and antidiarrhoeal activities. Antimutagenic actions were observed mainly in phenolic glycosides followed by esterbound and free phenolics of feronia limonia. Feronia and 16 closely related proteins form a distinct clade within the arabidopsis arabidopsis thaliana superfamily of receptorlike kinases rlks, transmembrane proteins with an extracellular domain for signal perception and a cytoplasmic domain that phosphorylates target molecules and induces cellular responses to incoming signals. Feronia elephantum, mucuna pruriens, semecarpus anacardium etc. Wood apple is an erect, slowgrowing tree with a few upwardreaching branches bending outward near the summit where they are subdivided into slender branchlets drooping at the tips. A stone at the terracina shrine was inscribed let deserving slaves sit down so that they may stand up free. Pdf the antioxidant activities of feronia limonia fruit pulp methanolic extract. Media in category limonia acidissima the following 37 files are in this category, out of 37 total. Chemical composition analysis of hydrodistilled essential oil was determined by gas chromatographymass spectrometry and in vitro antioxidant activity of oil was determined by dpph free radical, hydroxyly radical scavenging, metal chelating and prevention of deoxyribose. Limonia acidissima journal of pharmacognosy and phytochemistry. Limonia acidissima linn feronia elephantum, feronia limonia, hesperethus. In vitro antioxidant and antibacterial efficacy of feronia. The plant was identified with the help of local flora and.
Materials and methods collection of plant material fresh and disease free leaf and bark of feronia elephantum correa were collected in the month of feb and march2012 from the agasthiarmalai biosphere reserve, western ghats, tirunelveli. In vitro antioxidant and antibacterial activities of fruit pulp was reported by nithya and saraswathi. Vinayaka missions university, salem declaration certificate i, mr. Statistical analysis the data were analyzed using completely. Commonly known as bela, billin, kath, is a commonly known herb in indian system of. Antihepatotoxic effect of feronia limonia fruit against. Two new sesquiterpene coumarins from the seeds of ferula sinkiangensis sesquiterpene coumarins from the roots of ferula assafoetida corrigendum to sesquiterpene coumarins and sesquiterpenes from ferula sinaica phytochemistry 50 1999 109112. Protective effect of aqueous extract of feronia elephantum correa leaves on thioacetamide induced liver necrosis in diabetic rats prashant sharma, subhash l bodhankar, and prasad a thakurdesai department of pharmacology, poona college of pharmacy, bharati deemed vidyapeeth university, erandwane, pune411038, india.
The filter paper along with calcium pectate precipitate was dried in oven at c for overnight, cooled and weighed. Biochemical changes in wood apple fruit feronia elephantum corr. Pdf chemical composition of the essential oil of feronia. One thing is apparent both in the ancient and modern feronia, that she is, or was, a protector and friend of the poor, one of slaves and refugees, as now of paupers. Therefore this study was designed to investigate in vivo hypoglycemic and antidiabetic potential of methanolic extract of fruit pulp of feronia elephantum corr. Feronia elephantum belongs to the family rutaceae is well known in indian traditional system for its traditional uses. Wood apple limonia acidissima request pdf researchgate. Feronia limonia, limonia acidissima or schinus limonia is plant form rutaceae family. Effect of ethanolic extract of feronia elephantum correa. Essential oil isolated from leaves showed antibacterial and antifungal activities. Department of botany, thiagarajar college, madurai9, tamil nadu, india corresponding author abstract introduction. To evalueate hepatoprotective effects feronia elephantum f.
Antidiabetic activity of fruit pulp of feronia elephantum corr. Its leaves are prescribed for a wide variety of ailments like diarrhoea, urinary disorders, treatment of piles or haemorrhoids, acidity, ulcers, ringworm and other chronic skin infections. Phytochemical screening and evaluation of antioxidant potential of. Limonia acidissima, feronia elephantum, feronia limonia. Feronia elephantum hesperethusa crenulata schinus limonia. A brief description of phytoconstituents, dose and pharamacology of various extracts obtained from antidiabetic fruits have been discussed in table 1 given below. Protective effect of aqueous extract of feronia elephantum correa leaves on thioacetamide induced liver necrosis in diabetic rats.
Find paragraphs, long and short essays on the families of dicotyledons especially written for school and college students. Monoterpene coumarins from ferula ferulago pdf free download. The ordeal of hot coals was very commonly applied to witches, and it is not improbable that the accused appealed to feronia to protect them, owing to some tradition. Feronia elephantum famine foods plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine purdue university, west lafayette, indiana. Phytochemical analysis of the crude extract was performed to detect presence of different kinds of phytoconstituents. Cultivation details a plant of the drier tropical and subtropical lowlands, where it is found at elevations up to 450 metres. Chemical composition of the essential oil of feronia elephantum correa article pdf available in natural product research 2419. This slow growing tree is native in the indomalaya ecozone to bangladesh, india, pakistan, sri lanka, and in indochinese ecoregion east to java and the malesia ecoregion.
Feronia elephantum correa, fam rutaceae are described in ayurvedic litera. Feronia elephantum, essential oil, antioxidant, cytotoxicity, dna. Rutaceae was examined by capillary gas chromatography gc and gas chromatographymass spectroscopy gcms. A potent tool against mycobacterium tuberculosis bheemanagouda n patil, tarikere c taranath postgraduate department of studies in botany, environmental biology laboratory, karnatak university, dharwad, karnataka, india. The percentage of dpph free radical scavenging activity was. Feronia elephantum correa belongs to family rutaceae and is commonly known.
In vitro antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of essential. Feronias primary objective when it acquired its palm oil business in 2009 was to save the plantations from the brink of extinction. The antibacterial activity was investigated against four gram positive and four gram negative bacteria by using. Effect of feronia elephantum corr fruit pulp extract on. Feronia is an agribusiness operating in the drc which consists of three oil palm plantations, the first of which was established in 1911. Antiulcer effect of feronia elephantum correa leaf and. With nounverb tables for the different cases and tenses links to audio pronunciation and relevant forum discussions free vocabulary trainer. The fruit is traditionally used in india as a liver and cardiac tonic. Free books health and healing materia medica the materia medica of the hindus feronia elephantum. Antihepatotoxic effect of feronia limonia fruit against carbon tetrachloride induced hepatic damage in. The present study was carried out to investigate possible antibacterial and antidiarrhoeal activities of ethanol extract of feronia limonia leaves. The leaves are pinnate, with 57 leaflets, each leaflet 2535 mm long and 1020 mm broad, with a citrusscent when crushed.
Free radicals generated in human body due to external and internal sources leads. Indian journal of natural products and resources vol. The essential oil composition of feronia elephantum correa family. Moreover this system of medicine is pollution free and less toxic without. Pdf gcms analysis of bioactive components of feronia. Message the user has shared this species from india biodiversity portal with you. Essay on asclepiadaceae milkweed family essay on boraginaceae borage family essay on convolvulaceae morningglory family essay on.
Rare tropical plants, fragrant flowers, exotic fruit. Insecticides of synthesized natural products for vector control have been a priority in this area. In vitro antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of essential oil of feronia. Protective effect of aqueous extract of feronia elephantum correa. Antidiabetic activity of fruit pulp of feronia elephantum. Effect of feronia elephantum corr fruit pulp extract on indomethacininduced gastric ulcer in albino rats article pdf available january 2010 with 5 reads how we measure reads. In the present study, the larvicidal activity of silver nanoparticles agnps synthesized using feronia elephantum plant leaf extract against late thirdinstar larvae of anopheles stephensi, aedes aegypti, and culex quinquefasciatus was determined. Traditionally various parts of feronia limonia wood apple are used to treat.
Feronia limonia family rutaceae, subfamily aurantioideae, commonly known as kaitha or wood apple, is widely used as an ethnomedicine in india. Limonia acidissima is a large tree growing to 9 metres 30 ft tall, with rough, spiny bark. Methodschemical composition analysis of hydrodistilled essential oil was determined by gas chromatographymass spectrometry and in vitro antioxidant activity of oil was determined by dpph free. Livy notes that in 217 bce freed women collected money as a gift for feronia. Limonia acidissima, feronia elephantum, feronia limonia family. Some sources state that slaves were set free at her temple near terracina.
Besides woodapple, it may be called elephant apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit, kath bel and other dialectal names in india. Learn the translation for elephant in leo s english. Wood apple is a fruityielding tree that belongs to family. The present investigation was carried out to determine the possible bioactive components of leaves and bark of f. Limonia acidissima pdf wood apple is one of the common names of an edible fruit from several trees, mainly belonging to genus limonia acidissima l. Studies on biochemical changes in wood apple limonia. The role of an italic goddess in the process of integration of cultures in republican italy. Effect of plant growthpromoting microorganisms on quality seedling production of feronia elephantum corr. The result was expressed in per cent calcium pectate ranganna, 2010.
Abstractobjectiveto analyse the chemical composition and evaluation of antioxidant, cytotoxic and dna fragmentation activities of essential oil of feronia elephantum correa. Effect of plant growthpromoting microorganisms on quality. Leaf, bark, root and fruit pulp are used for the treatment of various ailments. Artocarpus lacucha, feronia elephantum 14, garcinia cambogia 15, scindapsus officinalis 16 fruits respectively.
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