Antioxidative polyphenols from Nigerian mistletoe Loranthus micranthus (Linn.) parasitizing on Hevea brasiliensis

Agbo, Matthias Onyebuchi; Lai, Daowan; Okoye, Festus Basden Chiedu; Osadebe, PO; Proksch, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2013.02.006

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“…The extraction and solvent-solvent partitioning technique was done according the reported method (16) . Briefly, the ground leaves (1000 g) were macerated twice with 7.5 L of methanol and extracted at room temperature for 48hours with agitation.…”

Section: Extraction and Solvent-solvent Partitioning Of The Pulverizementioning

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Hepatoprotective and Antioxidant Effects of the Flavonoid-rich Fraction of the Methanol Extract of Jatropha tanjorensis Leaves in CCl4-induced Liver Injury in Rats.

Ezeonu¹,

Anosike²,

Njoku³

2017

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Section: Extraction and Solvent-solvent Partitioning Of The Pulverizementioning

confidence: 99%

Hepatoprotective and Antioxidant Effects of the Flavonoid-rich Fraction of the Methanol Extract of Jatropha tanjorensis Leaves in CCl4-induced Liver Injury in Rats.

Ezeonu¹,

Anosike²,

Njoku³

2017

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“…In Asia, stem bark is used as a mild, pleasant, safe purgative; to treat diabetes; a paste is used as a dressing for ringworm and chilblains; the roots are used as an antipyretic; and the leaves are used for the treatment of constipation, hypertension , and insomniaLeaves 87–89 Antiplasmodial activity, vasodialator effect Ajaiyeoba et al [100], Morita et al [101], Oshimi et al [102]. Matsumoto et al [91]Loranthaceae Loranthus micranthus Treatment of diarrhea, epilepsy, hypertension and rheumatismLeafy twigs 90–95 Antioxidant activityAgbo et al [103]Treatment of several diseases including immune-modifying diseases Leaves 96 and 97 Immunostimulatory activity Omeje et al [104]…”

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A Bioactivity Versus Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants from Nigeria, West Africa

Lifongo

Simoben

Ntie‐Kang

et al. 2014

Nat. Prod. Bioprospect.

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Traditional medicinal practices play a key role in health care systems in countries with developing economies. The aim of this survey was to validate the use of traditional medicine within local Nigerian communities. In this review, we examine the ethnobotanical uses of selected plant species from the Nigerian flora and attempt to correlate the activities of the isolated bioactive principles with known uses of the plant species in African traditional medicine. Thirty-three (33) plant species were identified and about 100 out of the 120 compounds identified with these plants matched with the ethnobotanical uses of the plants.

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“…All the tested compounds revealed significant antioxidant effect (IC 50 = 23.8–50.1 μ M) compared to chlorogenic acid as a positive control (IC 50 = 67.9 μ M). Compounds 10 and 11 exhibited the most significant antioxidant activity [12]. The results of DPPH assay on compounds 12 – 14 revealed significant antioxidant potentials with EC 50 of 55.42, 58.45, and 59.71 mg/mL, respectively, compared to ascorbic acid as a positive control with EC 50 = 17.6 mg/mL [22].…”

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Loranthus micranthusLinn.: Biological Activities and Phytochemistry

Moghadamtousi

Hajrezaei

Kadir

et al. 2013

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Loranthus micranthus Linn. is a medicinal plant from the Loranthaceae family commonly known as an eastern Nigeria species of the African mistletoe and is widely used in folkloric medicine to cure various ailments and diseases. It is semiparasitic plant because of growing on various host trees and shrubs and absorbing mineral nutrition and water from respective host. Hence, the phytochemicals and biological activities of L. micranthus demonstrated strong host and harvesting period dependency. The leaves have been proved to possess immunomodulatory, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antihypertensive, antioxidant, antidiarrhoeal, and hypolipidemic activities. This review summarizes the information and findings concerning the current knowledge on the biological activities, pharmacological properties, toxicity, and chemical constituents of Loranthus micranthus.

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Antioxidative polyphenols from Nigerian mistletoe Loranthus micranthus (Linn.) parasitizing on Hevea brasiliensis

Cited by 41 publications

References 20 publications

Hepatoprotective and Antioxidant Effects of the Flavonoid-rich Fraction of the Methanol Extract of Jatropha tanjorensis Leaves in CCl4-induced Liver Injury in Rats.

Hepatoprotective and Antioxidant Effects of the Flavonoid-rich Fraction of the Methanol Extract of Jatropha tanjorensis Leaves in CCl4-induced Liver Injury in Rats.

A Bioactivity Versus Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants from Nigeria, West Africa

Loranthus micranthusLinn.: Biological Activities and Phytochemistry

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