Assessment of Psammophytic Medicinal Plant Diversity Used among the Rural Communities in Coastal East Midnapore, West Bengal, India

Sen, Uday Kumar; Bhakat, Ram Kumar

doi:10.1080/10496475.2019.1707736

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“…C. iripa is a characteristic species of mangrove swamps [11], exhibiting a scattered distribution. It is Traditionally, in India, a paste of the leaf, seed, and stem of C. iripa is used to heal wounds [15], and a decoction of the leaf is used to treat ulcers [16]. Tribal people extract oil from the seeds to treat cholera [17].…”

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“…In addition, the methanol extract of the bark showed antifungal activity against Alternaria alternata and Fusarium moniliforme using the poison food technique [24]. Traditionally, in India, a paste of the leaf, seed, and stem of C. iripa is used to heal wounds [15], and a decoction of the leaf is used to treat ulcers [16]. Tribal people extract oil from the seeds to treat cholera [17].…”

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“…Traditionally, in India, a paste of the leaf, seed, and stem of C. iripa is used to heal wounds [ 15 ], and a decoction of the leaf is used to treat ulcers [ 16 ]. Tribal people extract oil from the seeds to treat cholera [ 17 ].…”

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Quality Studies on Cynometra iripa Leaf and Bark as Herbal Medicines

Sabiha,

Hasan,

Lima

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Cynometra iripa Kostel. is a Fabaceae species of mangrove used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine for treating inflammatory conditions. The present study aims to establish monographic botanical and chemical quality criteria for C. iripa leaf and bark as herbal substances and to evaluate their in vitro antioxidant potential. Macroscopic and microscopic qualitative and quantitative analyses, chemical LC-UV/DAD-ESI/MS profiling, and the quantification of key chemical classes were performed. Antioxidant activity was evaluated by DPPH and FRAP assays. Macroscopically, the leaf is asymmetrical with an emarginated apex and cuneate base. Microscopically, it shows features such as two-layered adaxial palisade parenchyma, vascular bundles surrounded by 3–6 layers of sclerenchyma, prismatic calcium oxalate crystals (5.89 ± 1.32 μm) along the fibers, paracytic stomata only on the abaxial epidermis (stomatal index–20.15), and non-glandular trichomes only on petiolules. The microscopic features of the bark include a broad cortex with large lignified sclereids, prismatic calcium oxalate crystals (8.24 ± 1.57 μm), and secondary phloem with distinct 2–5 seriated medullary rays without crystals. Chemical profile analysis revealed that phenolic derivatives, mainly condensed tannins and flavonoids, are the main classes identified. A total of 22 marker compounds were tentatively identified in both plant parts. The major compounds identified in the leaf were quercetin-3-O-glucoside and taxifolin pentoside and in the bark were B-type dimeric proanthocyanidins and taxifolin 3-O-rhamnoside. The total phenolics content was higher in the leaf (1521 ± 4.71 mg GAE/g dry weight), while the total flavonoids and condensed tannins content were higher in the bark (82 ± 0.58 mg CE/g and 1021 ± 5.51 mg CCE/g dry weight, respectively). A total of 70% of the hydroethanolic extracts of leaf and bark showed higher antioxidant activity than the ascorbic acid and concentration-dependent scavenging activity in the DPPH assay (IC50 23.95 ± 0.93 and 23.63 ± 1.37 µg/mL, respectively). A positive and statistically significant (p < 0.05) correlation between the phenol content and antioxidant activity was found. The results obtained will provide important clues for the quality control criteria of C. iripa leaf and bark, as well as for the knowledge of their pharmacological potential as possible anti-inflammatory agents with antioxidant activity.

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Quality Studies on Cynometra iripa Leaf and Bark as Herbal Medicines

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“…Raw materials, including plant parts containing active components, serve as medicine. Most local communities mix more than one plant to treat various diseases, including malaria (Husain et al 2019;Kasmawati et al 2019;Sen and Bhakat 2020).…”

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Utilization of mangrove plants as a source of Malaria medicine in North Maluku Province, Indonesia

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Abstract. Tamalene MN, Sen UK, Bhakat RK, Vianti E, Bahtiar, Suparman. 2021. Utilization of mangrove plant species as medicine against malaria in North Maluku Province, Indonesia. Asian J Ethnobiol 4: 86-92. Local communities have still used plants as a source of medicine since immemorial time. Most local communities mix the plants to treat various diseases, including malaria. Almost half of 250 million of Indonesia’s population lives in malaria-endemic areas, and about 15 million people look for clinical malaria treatment every year. This research aims to survey mangrove plants as a source of Malaria medicine utilized by six ethnic groups of North Maluku Province, Indonesia. Data were collected from 98 informants on the local names of the used species, the parts, and the "modes of preparation.” The Fidelity Level serves to find out various outcomes. Six mangrove plant species, Lumnitzera littorea, Rhizophora mucronata, Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea, Sonneratia alba, Xylocarpus granatum, and Xylocarpus moluccensis, are used as malaria medicine. The traditional treatment that used mangrove rinds, barks, fruits, and flowers was a popular method practiced in the community social life. The mangrove plants have cultural, ecological, and economic values; Authors suggest that further investigations be undertaken on the pharmacological properties and level of toxicity of potion made using mangrove plant species. This will lead to stating scientific information related to the safety of consuming traditional medicines.

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