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This thiosulfinate can be obtained in optical purity by catalytic asymmetric oxidation of ditertbutyl disulfide with hydrogen peroxide. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Useful tropical plants database 2014 by ken fern, web interface by ajna fern with help from richard morris. One example of a moderately stable thiosulfinate is the tertbutyl derivative, ch 3 3 csoscch 3 3.
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The lachrymatory principle of petiveria alliacea request pdf. Antimicrobial and anticancer potential of petiveria alliacea l. Ethnobotanical study in martinique of the species behind the. In vitro, extracts of this herb demonstrated antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral, antiprotozoal, and. Raintree formulas anamu petiveria alliacea 500mg 100 veg. The sole species it contains, petiveria alliacea, is native to florida and the lower rio grande valley of texas in the united states, mexico, central america, the caribbean, and tropical south america. We took certain volumes from the same extract to obtain three proportions by rotoevaporation at a temperature of 35 oc. Standley records numerous medicinal uses in treatment of rheumatism, boils, and paralysis. Before requesting germplasm, scientists should consider their capacity to. It grows in tropical climates in central and south america, the caribbean, and africa. Petiveria alliacea l guinea hen weed and its major metabolite dibenzyl trisulfide demonstrate hiv1 reverse transcriptase inhibitory activity.
Potential behavioral and prooxidant effects of petiveria alliacea l. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. It is a plant that comes from the amazon rainforest in brazil and peru. Buy raintree formulas anamu petiveria alliacea 500mg 100 veg capsules by raintree formulas on free shipping on qualified orders. Smoke rituals involve the burning of plants, usually using charcoal as a base for combustion, and are used in a. In vitro antimicrobial activity of total extracts of the leaves of petiveria alliacea l. This powerful herbal tincture, anamu, is also known in english as garlic guinea weed and guinea henweed. Effect from repeated dose of ethanol extract of singawalang leaves petiveria alliacea. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Plants profile for petiveria alliacea guinea henweed. Show all show tabs guinea henweed general information.
In vitro, extracts of this herb demonstrated antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral, antiprotozoal, and immunomodulatory. Petiveria alliacea memorial sloan kettering cancer center. The database and code is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. It is commonly used today in the dominican republic, peru, guatemala, and brazil with its long history of medicinal uses. Petiveria alliacea, commonly known as anamu, is a perennial shrub prevalent in south and central america, and in some areas of africa and the southeastern united states. Rainforest and tropical areas of central and south america, the caribbean, and subsaharan africa. Description guinea hen weed tea is an antimicrobial and immunostimulant making it a doubly powerful diseasefighting herbal tea. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf petiveria alliacea in kwazulunatal, south africa article pdf available in bothalia african biodiversity and conservation 431. Phytochemical screening and invitro evaluation of alphaamylase inhibitory effects of the leaf extracts of petiveria alliacea l using starchiodide and 3,5 dinitrosalicyclic acid assays.
Plant material was collected in viota, cundinamarca, colombia, and identified by antonio luis mejia botanical consultant as petiveria alliacea linne. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Clinical, morphological, histochemical and clinical. Notes on naturalised plants invasive species south africa. Petiveria alliacea in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Media in category petiveria alliacea the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total. Comparative alphaamylase inhibitory properties of the.
In vitro antimicrobial activity of total extracts of the. Petiveria alliacea phytolaccaceae is a perennial shrub indigenous to the amazon rainforest and tropical areas of central and south america, the caribbean, and subsaharan africa. Petiveria alliacea phytolaccaceae is an herbaceous plant with a typical height of about 1m found in. The natural substance is known to reduce pain and inflammation, and is commonly used to treat colds and flus. Anamu petiveria alliacea database file in the tropical. Its structure and geometric configuration have been determined as zthiobenzaldehyde s. Petiveria alliacea l guinea hen weed and its major. Among the seven plants that comprise the incense, petiveria alliacea l.
Identify these significant petiveria alliacea oral anamu oral drug interactions with the rxlist drug interaction checker tool. Toxic plants in agricultural systems in puerto rico and. The peruvians call it mucura, the brazilians refer to it as anamu or tipi, and it is known as a guine in other parts of central and south america. A shrub that grows up to 1 meter in height, anamu has a deep root structure, small greenish piccate flowers, and is known for its garliclike smell.
Pdf petiveria alliacea is a perennial amazonian shrub used in traditional medicine for many purposes worldwide, including as antirheumatic. Petiveria alliacea extracts uses multiple mechanisms to inhibit growth of human and mouse tumoral cells. In the present work, we analyzed the chemical composition of volatiles produced by leaves of p. Pdf petiveria alliacea in kwazulunatal, south africa. Phytochemical analysis and cytotoxic activity of petiveria alliacea. Petiveria alliacea, guine, mapurite or anamu is an exotic plant of the family phytolaccaceae. Within its native distribution range, this species is a common weed in pastures, agricultural lands, waste areas, roadsides, and riverbanks. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. In folk medicine, petiveria alliacea has a broad range of therapeutic properties. Petiveria alliacea extracts uses multiple mechanisms to.
As well as its major uses listed above, anamu can also be used to stimulate proper digestion, increase sweat and urine production and also may have mild sedative and antianxiety properties though the research regarding its antianxiety potential is. As indicated by the specific epithet, alliacea, the plant has a strong onion or garliclike odor when crushed. Petiveria alliacea name synonyms mapa graveolens vell. Both the mayan paay che and spanish zorillo mean skunk, another reference to the odorous qualities of the plant. In folk medicine, petiveria alliacea, is used to treat a. Petiveria alliaceas conventional use as a solution for joint pain and rheumatism has been accepted by clinical exploration affirming its painreliving and calming properties. Find patient medical information for petiveria alliacea oral on webmd including its uses, side effects and safety, interactions, pictures, warnings and user ratings. Pdf allelopathic potential of petiveria alliacea l. The information contained in this plant database file is intended for education, entertainment and information purposes only. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. Pdf petiveria alliacea plant has been a medicinal plant for decades and has been used both in the traditional and modern ways over these periods. Crude extract from a plant known as petiveria alliacea anamu is used extensively as folk medicine in developing countries like colombia, south america. The lachrymatory principle of petiveria alliacea has been isolated from a fresh homogenate of the root. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria.
Petiveria is a genus of flowering plants in the pigeonberry family, petiveriaceae. The mode of action elucidated for dts revealed that it is a mitogen activated protein extracellular regulated. Phytolaccaceae is a perennial shrub indigenous to the amazon rainforest, although it can grow in areas as tropical and central america, caribbean and southeastern united states. Plants of local pharmacopeias at the forefront of this phenomenon are those that are more discreet. Guinea hen weed, known to south americans as anamu, is a herb that is indigenous to induce abortion in the amazon rainforest and the tropical areas of the caribbean, central and south america and africa. L on histopatologic findings of liver and kidney with aminotransferase enzymes and creatinine levels of. Pdf antimicrobial and anticancer potential of petiveria alliacea l. Dual effects of crude extracts obtained from petiveria. This page was last edited on 19 december 2019, at 16.
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