The plant contains many monomeric and dimeric indole alkaloids, the root bark being especially rich. The removal of crvi from aqueous solution using the seeds of the plant species strychnos potatorum was studied. Cytotoxic and antioxidant activity of the polysaccharide. Pdf role of fungi and fungal extract on strychnos potatorum. Botanically, strychnos potatorum, is a herb well known in ayurvedic treatment of eye diseases, skin diseases, anorexia, diarrhea and renal calculi. Strychnos potatorum is a mediumsized, glabrous tree of height 12 m. Pdf phytochemical studies of strychnos potatorum l.
Strychnos potatorum were collected from karpakpalli forest. Fresh leaves of strychnos potatorum plants collected from natural growing. The removal of fluoride from aqueous solution by using strychnos potatorum was studied in batch technique. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here. The powder of the seed is mixed with appropriate quantity of honey and applied over wound for better healing of it. Strychnos potatorum also known as clearingnut tree telugu.
India abstract adilabad district of andhra pradesh is known for gond tribe. The acute and chronic toxicity studies of aqueous extract spe and seed powder spp of strychnos potatorum. International journal of research pharmaceutical and nano. If you would like more information about how to print, save, and work with pdfs, highwire press provides a helpful frequently asked questions about pdfs. Strychnos is a genus of flowering plants, belonging to the family loganiaceae sometimes strychnaceae. The genus includes about 100 accepted species of trees and lianas, and more than 200 that are as yet unresolved. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Pdf studies on strychnos potatorum seed and screening the water. Ethno medicinal plants used by gonds of adilabad district. Loganiaceae, a medicinally important toxic plant, commonly known as nux vomica, poison nut, has diverse therapeutic and clinical applications. Moringa oleifera and strychnos potatorum seeds as natural.
Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in strychnos potatorum. This is the same as you would get if you followed the view by species link in the menu to the left. Appropriate technology for treatment of potable water in. Loganiaceae is a moderate sized tree found in southern and central parts of india, sri lanka, and burma in traditional system of medicine, the seeds are used in the treatment of gonorrhea, leukeorrhea, gastropathy, bronchitis, chronic diarrhea, dysentery, renal and vesicle calculi, diabetes, conjunctivitis. Pdf in traditional system of medicine, the seeds of strychnos potatorum linn. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. This plant is commercially cultivated in the different part of world such as united states, european union, fujian, guangdong, guangxi, hainan, north australia, taiwan. Ethno medicinal plants used by gonds of adilabad district, andhra pradesh, india e. Seeds of the plant species strychnos potatorum and moringa oleifera contain natural polyelectrolytes which can be used as coagulants to clarify turbid waters. Tree atlas of namibia official web page full listing. Loganiaceae is a moderate sized tree found in southern and central parts of india, sri lanka and burma. Seeds of kataka are used for water purification jala nirmalikarana which is one of the unique concepts of ancient literature. In traditional system of medicine, the seeds of strychnos potatorum linn.
Roots cure leucoderma whereas fruits are useful in eye diseases, thirst, poisoning and hallucinations. Defluoridization using a natural adsorbent, strychnos. Loganiaceae are used in the treatment of gonorrhea. Pdf on jan 1, 2014, packia lakshmi and others published studies on strychnos potatorum seed and screening the water quality assessment of drinking water find, read and cite all the research. For example, strychnos potatorum was used as a clari. References edit supplementum plantarum systematis vegetabilium editionis decimae tertiae, generum plantarum editiones sextae, et specierum plantarum editionis secundae. Removal of turbidity from washing machine discharge using. September october 381 treatment, ferric sulphate or alum aluminium sulphate is some of the most widely used salts. Various species of strychnos have been reported traditionally for the treatment of diabetes. Pdf studies on strychnos potatorum seed and screening.
The pdf file you selected should load here if your web browser has a pdf reader plugin installed for example, a recent version of adobe acrobat reader. It can be concluded that seed powder of strychnos potatorum can be used as a promising release retardant polymer in the formulation of sustained release dosage forms. This property was attributed to the presence of anionic polyelectrolytes having cooh and free oh surface groups that are present in the seed protein. Murthy department of plant sciences, school of life sciences, university of hyderabad, hyderabad, a.
Strychnos potatorum kalamassery, kochi sukhamantra. Among these alkaloids are the wellknown and virulent poisons strychnine. For each species, the atlas link will display the tree atlas species page. Nirmali burmese, sinhala is a deciduous tree which has height up to 40 feet 12 meters. Biotech role of fungi and fungal extract on strychnos potatorum seed germination. Loganiaceae is a moderate sized tree found in southern and central parts of india, srilanka and burma1. The nbd link will take you to the corresponding species page on the namibia biodiversity database. Phytochemical analysis and histology of strychnos potatorum l. Strychnos potatorum famine foods plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine purdue university, west lafayette, indiana. The genus is widely distributed around the worlds tropics and is noted for the presence of poisonous indole alkaloids in the roots, stems and leaves of various species. Studies on the metal binding properties of the seeds of.
Bark pale grey or greybrown, smooth, lenticellate, thin, in section green on the periphery and orange or buff towards the centre. Methods of sampling and test physical and chemical for water and waste water. Message the user has shared this species from india biodiversity portal with you. The seeds of the tree are commonly used in traditional medicine as. Asian journal of pharmaceutical education and research. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Strychnos potatorum famine foods purdue university. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Pdf on jan 1, 2014, packia lakshmi and others published studies on strychnos potatorum seed and screening the water quality assessment of drinking water. Influence of ph, adsorbent dose, contact time, co ions, speed and initial concentration on the adsorption were investigated.
Strychnos is a genus of flowering plants, belonging to the family loganiaceae. Given the complexity of the clarification process, repeatable laboratory experiments under controlled conditions, perhaps using artificially prepared raw waters, are necessary to establish the. Accepted name clearing nut tree plantae tracheophyta magnoliopsida gentianales loganiaceae strychnos strychnos potatorum l. In this research an attempt has been made to utilize the strychnos potatorum seed powder as an environmentally friendly coagulant for the removal of turbidity. Strychnos potatorum herb uses, benefits, cures, side. Stem is fluted and covered with black, thick, square to rectangular scales. General information kaffir orange is a thorny, often multistemmed, deciduous shrub or small tree with a rounded crown. Deciduous much branched small or medium sized tree or sometimes shrub, 2418 m. Katak strychnos potatorum is one of those drug which is given in treatment of. An strychnos in nahilalakip ha familia nga loganiaceae. The seed of irmali tree strychnos potatorum linn which grows wild in the vindhyan and southern region of india are lenticular in shape and have previously been studied for their coagulation properties in clarifying turbidwater. Studies on adsorption of crvi onto strychnos potatorum seed from. Strychnos potatorum also known as clearingnut tree is a deciduous tree which has height up to 40 feet.
The seeds of the tree are commonly used in traditional medicine as well as for purifying water in india. The dried seeds were crushed to form a fine powder, resuspended in 2% gum acacia suspension and fed. List of various diseases cured by strychnos potatorum. Ayurvedic treatment of eye diseases, skin diseases, anorexia, diarrhea and renal calculi. Toxicological investigations on strychnos potatorum linn seeds in. Experimental collection and identification of plant the plant material viz. A medicinal plant article pdf available in ejournal of chemistry 44 october 2007 with 390 reads. Names of strychnos potatorum in various languages of the world are also given. The paste of the root of strychnos potatorum is applied over the skin area affected with eczema.
The monoterpene alkaloid cantleyine, isolated from the root bark, has shown a relaxing effect on isolated tracheal smooth muscles and may be the active ingredient responsible for the anticough and antiasthmatic activity. It contains information on various plants, including a rather dated treatment of the genus strychnos in asia. How strychnos potatorum is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Adsorption of znii ions from aqueous environment by surface modified strychnos potatorum seeds, a low cost adsorbent.
Preliminary phytochemical screening preliminary phytochemical screening revealed the presence of carbohydrate, fixed oil, saponins, phenolic compounds, phytosterols, alkaloids, flavonoids in 50% ethanolic extract of seeds. Pdf the present paper deals with the phytochemical screening of therapeutic importance from strychnos potatorum l. The seeds of strychnos potatorum are rubbed in a clean stone and the paste is applied as collyrium anjana to treat various eye diseases. Pharmacognostical and phytochemical studies of strychnos. The study assessed the suitability of lowcost natural adsorbent to effectively remediate fluoride contaminated water. According to ayurveda, seeds are acrid, alexipharmic, lithotriptic and cure strangury, urinary discharges, head diseases etc. Nonconventional natural treatments have gained wide acceptance due to their promise of a cure with minimal or no side effects in cancer, but little sc. Loganiaceae are used in the treatment of gonorrhea, leukorrhea leukeorrhea. Kataka is called clearing nut because it purifies water instantly. Media in category strychnos the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total.
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