The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. The plant list includes a further 26 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus spermacoce. Angophora hispida dwarf apple description an attractive native large shrub to small tree with profuse flowers in summer size small sized native tree. A branched herb, prostrate, ascendent or erect, usually branched from the base, stems fleshy, 4winged, about 75 cm tall. Daa was reported as one of the major iridoid glycosides from morinda citrifolia l. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the bioassay guided fractionation of antihyperlipidemic principle from spermacoce hispida seeds and the occurrence of daa in spermacoce hispida. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in spermacoce hispida. Undocumented taxonomic characters have been described for. All extracts of spermacoce articularis as well as dichloromethane and ethyl acetate extracts of spermacoce exilis showed strong activity against hl60 cancer cell with ic50 value ranging from 0. Plants profile for spermacoce alata winged false buttonweed. The result showed that spermacoce hispida showed the presence of alkaloids. The phytochemical screening of dry powder of andrographis.
Pdf variation in pharmacognostic characters and polyphenolic. Spermacoce alata winged false buttonweed spermacoce assurgens. Current science is a fortnightly journal published since 1932 by the current science association, bangalore india in collaboration with the indian academy of sciences. The levels of plasma and tissue total cholesterol, triglycerides and. Preventive effect of spermacoce hispida on lipid peroxides and antioxidants status in triton wr 39 induced hyperlipidaemic rats article pdf available december 2011 with 36 reads how we. Although, this plant has been claimed to protect against oxidative injury and inflammatory conditions in recent studies, its cardioprotective effect and the active constituents. Oct 15, 2014 spermacoce hispida3bsiyercaudsalemindia.
Bowering all year in southern florida, but flowering is restricted to the warmer months in the northern part of the plants range. Development of novel nano niosomes as drug delivery system of spermacoce hispida extract and in vitro antituberculosis activity volume. Spermacoce or false buttonweed is a genus of flowering plants in the family rubiaceae. Spermacoce hispida linn is one of the important plant belonging to the family of rubiaceae and is commonly used herb in siddha medicine. Rajkumar, assistant professor, department of pharmaceutical chemistry, ces college of pharmacy, nh7, chinnatekur, kurnool. The plants database includes the following 19 species of spermacoce. Synonym diodia sarmentosa swartz kohautia grandiflora dc. Certain names used in spermacoce must be changed or are under challenge. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region the aerial parts contain the indole alkaloids barrerine and borreverine, and an essential oil which contains the sesquiterpenes guiaene, caryophyllene and cadiene. It comprises about 275 species found throughout the tropics and subtropics. Schumann herbs, annual or perennial, or subshrubs, prostrate to perhaps weakly ascending, apparently often fleshy, to 50 cm tall. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration.
Pdf spermacoce hispida linn is one of the important plant belonging to the family of rubiaceae and is commonly used herb in siddha medicine. Spermacoce species spermacoce hispida name synonyms borreria articularis var. Spermacoce laevis boilaoverview eppo global database. Department of pharmaceutical chemistry, isf college of pharmacy, moga punjab, department of pharmaceutics, amity institute of pharmacy, amity university, noida. Borreira and spermacoce are genera of rubiaceae widespread in tropical and subtropical america, africa, asia, and. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. The plant list includes 651 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus spermacoce. Spermacoceae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family rubiaceae and contains about 46 species in 57 genera. Spermacoce verticillata is a finestemmed scrambling shrub that may reach a few meters of lateral extension and 1. Contribution to the knowledge of three indian spermacoce l. Pdf preventive effect of spermacoce hispida on lipid.
International journal of innovative pharmaceutical. Kenya mombasa district likoni, 30 may 1934, napier 3321 in c. Spermacoce hispida herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Antileukemic properties of spermacoce species universiti. How spermacoce hispida is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Spermacoce hispida herb uses, benefits, cures, side. Antileukemic activity of th extracts and isolated compound from spermacoce articularis, spermacoce exilis and spermacoce latifolia were carried out. Antihyperlipidaemic activity of spermacoce hispida ethanolic. There is some disagreement over the correct name for this species.
Mature seed surface with deep transverse grooves, the surface between grooves foveolate. Landrina, spermacoce hispida, shaggy button weed herbal medicine an illustrated compilation of philippine medicinal plants by dr godofredo umali stuart with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and medicinal research studies. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Spermacoce neoterminalis has been recognized as a florida endemic, primarily of pine rocklands, distinguished by its longer corolla tube 1. This name has been very widely used and is still used by some today, but the world checklist of selected plant families govearts et al. Its representatives are found in the tropics and subtropics. Pdf preventive effect of spermacoce hispida on lipid peroxides. List of various diseases cured by spermacoce hispida. Overall, there is confusion andor disagreement about the application of these two names as well as the number of specimens that should be separated among these plants, which have been studied only based on regional floristic work rather than a sys. This is a plot of the southern larraflower spermacoce. Calyx lobes 4 occasionally 23 in some flowers of spermacoce prostrata. Names of spermacoce hispida in various languages of the world are also given. The species are herbs or small shrubs with small to mediumsized, fourlobed. Development of novel nano niosomes as drug delivery system.
Phillips 1951 distinguished the two genera by the presence of unisexual flowers in spermacoce though bisexual flowers can also occur while all flowers are bisexual in borreria. Durgadas anghore, department of pharmaceutical chemistry, isf college of pharmacy, moga punjab, india giriraj t. Hyperlipidaemia was induced in wistar rats by intraperitoneal. Don spermacoce mutilata blanco spermacoce rigida salisb. Tanzania tanga district sawa, 29 july 1967, faulkner 3984.
Borreria and spermacoce species rubiaceae pharmacognosy. Although, this plant has been claimed to protect against oxidative injury and inflammatory conditions in recent studies, its cardioprotective effect and the active. We are using the original name, spermacoce hispida, which has been accepted for conservation and is treated as the correct name in the world checklist of selected plant families. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. Spermacoce hispida linn rubiaceae was popularly known as nattaiccuri in tamil and shaggy button weed in english 4. The square stems are herbaceous to semiwoody in their first year, becoming woody and more rounded in the following year. It is observed that, several times it is difficult to. It is widely distributed in the western ghats of kerala 5 and maruthamalai forest, in tamil nadu. The plant is shrublike in appearance and produces small clusters of white flowers figure 1. An spermacoce in nahilalakip ha familia nga rubiaceae ilarom nga taxa. Pdf phytochemicals in fruits, vegetables, spices and traditional herbal medicinal plants have been found to play a protective role against.
The common weed long passing under the name borreria laevis lam. Its highest diversity is found in the americas, followed by africa, australia and asia description. Subsequently the genus borreria was created by meyer and he renamed it borreria verticillata. Lamarcks type was found to be based on a specimen of spermacoce tenuior b. An spermacoce hispida in nahilalakip ha genus nga spermacoce, ngan familia nga rubiaceae. Development of novel nano niosomes as drug delivery system of spermacoce hispida extract and in vitro antituberculosis activity authors. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Pdf pharmacological activities of spermacoce hispida linn. Description top of page tjitrosoedirdjo 1992 describes the mature plants of b. Leaves, at least the lower ones, distinctly petiolate with petioles 510 mm long.
The journal covers all branches of pureapplied science and technology such as physics, chemistry, life sciences, medicine, earth sciences, engineering and technology. Information leafblades less succulent, ovate to elliptic, markedly contracted to the base. Abstract the aim of the experiment was to investigate the antihyperlipidemic effect of spermacoce hispida seed. Terrell and wunderlin 2002 indicate that the genera have been distinguished by borreria having fruits in which both carpels open, while those of spermaacoce have. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled gnu free documentation license. Upright to broaddomed in shape but variable height.
Rajkumar assistant professor, department of pharmaceutical chemistry, ces college of pharmacy, kurnool, andhra pradesh. The record derives from wcsp which reports it as an accepted name record 193605 with original publication details. General information about spermacoce laevis boila eppo global database. These are primarily included because names of species rank. Pdf pharmacological activities of spermacoce hispida. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Lipid and lipoprotein profiles and the activities of lipid metabolizing enzymes were measured in plasma and tissues of high.
Plants perennial, glabrous or nearly so, usually erect and simple or sparsely branched, often copiously branched from the base, usually 40 cm. We are using the original name, spermacoce hispida, which has been accepted for conservation and is treated as the correct name in the world checklist of selected plant families and many other recent publications. Ibis database, centre for australian national biodiversity research, council of heads of australasian herbaria. Pharmacological activities of spermacoce hispida linn. Antihyperlipidaemic activity of spermacoce hispida.
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