A review on genus Calligonum L. (Polygonaceae) from India and report Calligonum crinitum an addition for Flora of India

Purohit, C. S.; Kumar, Ramesh

doi:10.1016/j.japb.2020.03.002

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“…Calligonum is a plant genus in the Polygonaceae family with about 80 species across the Mediterranean region, Asia and North America. Calligonum crinitum Boiss (locally known as Abal) is a perennial plant, similar to C. comosum but having white and pink flowers, mainly distributed in the deserts of the UAE and some other Gulf countries and India [17]. The woody shrub is 2.5 m tall and prefers higher and well drained sandy areas [18].…”

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Phytochemicals, Proximate Composition, Mineral Analysis and In Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Calligonum crinitum Boiss

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Medicinal herbs are potential sources of biomolecules and their analogues that have great relevance in the preparation of modern medicines. Calligonum crinitum, a perennial shrub growing in the United Arab Emirates, has been utilized in the study to validate the therapeutic properties exploited in the traditional medicinal system of UAE. The phytochemical screening of the plant employing different solvents of methanolics and ethyl-acetates, expressed varied proportions of monosaccharides and carbohydrates along with tannins and saponins, which are high potency molecules for therapeutic applications. The presence of total phenol and flavonoid contents derived from methanolic extracts indicates antioxidant potentials and the defense mechanisms of the plant. Proximate and mineral nutrient analysis validates the significance of the extracts with a high amount of carbohydrates and proteins along with significantly high amounts of Zn, Fe, Mn, Ca, Mg and K involved in various metabolic reactions. Similarly, the ABTS radical scavenging activity varied significantly (p < 0.05) and ranged from 10 to 160 µg GAE/g in the methanolic extract. DPPH free radical scavenging activity exhibited a significantly high DPPH activity in methanolic extracts with free radical scavenging activity of 72%. Hydroxyl radicals scavenging activity was also found to be high in the Calligonum extracts along with SOD (49–83%, compared to the standard GAE 37–58%). Nitric oxide scavenging was also found to be high in the extracts, thereby decreasing the content of NO. Thus, our results confirm that the derived extracts have potential antioxidants, and this legitimizes their use in folkloric medicine. These results are highly significant as they can pave the way for future scientific validation of the traditional knowledge of this important medicinal plant.

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“…comosum L'Hér and C. polygonoides L. subsp. polygonoides L. belong to the family Polygonaceae [PUROHIT, KUMAR 2020;SANCHEZ et al 2011;SOSKOV 2011;The Plant List 2013] and locate commonly in Egypt [BOULOS 2009]. BOULOS [1995;2009] stated comosum species are very distributed frequently in Oases, Mediterranean coastal strip, all desert regions, Red Sea Coastal Region, Gebel Elba, and Sinai.…”

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“…Calligonum species can utilise through various investigations, such as morphological description [BOULOS 1995;2009;PUROHIT, KUMAR 2020], chemical and biochemical analysis [PERVAIZ et al 2020;SAMEJO et al 2013;TAO, REN 2004;VYAS et al 2012], molecular markers [DHIEF et al 2011;REN, TAO 2002;SOSKOV 2011;VYAS et al 2012]. Molecular markers proved a valuable characterisation of the genetic diversity in a species.…”

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Journal of Water and Land Development

2022

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Genetic diversity manipulates a prime and vital role in the sustainable use of genetic resources. The data highlighted more insights into the genetic diversity of the arta plant (Calligonum polygonoides subsp. comosum) populations collected from three localities, Qalabshu (QQ), Mutubas (MM) and Gamasa (GG), in Egypt as gene pool for biodiversity conservation and afforestation. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers investigated the population pattern and structure. A total of 129-amplicons oscillated from 145 to 1505 bp and a total of 19-amplicons were specific markers with an average of nine bands for each population. The Shannon index (I) scored at an average of 0.3. The diversity (h) oscillated from 0.11 to 0.25. The similarity matrices based on Jaccard coefficient recorded positive values. A higher correlation (r = 0.83) was between the combined Qalabshu (QQ) and Mutubas (MM) matrices using the Mantel test with 1,000 permutations. This species has higher adaptability for their regions. This gene pool is a valuable reservoir for enriching genetic diversity and provides basal information for the biodiversity conservation of a dominant species. The dominant species can be utilised in afforestation in the same region or another region which has the same environmental conditions.

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Calligonum polygonoides L.: a keystone woody plant species of Indian arid thorn forest

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Gautam,

Gupta

2024

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A review on genus Calligonum L. (Polygonaceae) from India and report Calligonum crinitum an addition for Flora of India

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Phytochemicals, Proximate Composition, Mineral Analysis and In Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Calligonum crinitum Boiss

Phytochemicals, Proximate Composition, Mineral Analysis and In Vitro Antioxidant Activity of Calligonum crinitum Boiss

Journal of Water and Land Development

Calligonum polygonoides L.: a keystone woody plant species of Indian arid thorn forest

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