ChemInform Abstract: Chemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Adenium obesum (Forsk.) Roem. et Schult

Abstract

Chemical Constituents and Biological Activities of Adenium obesum (Forsk.) Roem. et Schult -[45 refs.]. -(VERSIANI*, M. A.; AHMED, S. K.; IKRAM, A.; ALI, S. T.; YASMEEN, K.; FAIZI, S.; Chem. Biodiversity 11 (2014) 2, 171-180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.201200254 ; Dep. Chem., Fed. Urdu Univ. Arts, Sci. Technol., Karachi 75300, Pak.; Eng.) -S. Adam 19-256

Evaluation of Adenium obesum for Potted Ornamentals under Soilless Growing System

“…As a result of its wide range of flower color among cultivars, attractive sculptural caudex and roots, and drought tolerance, desert rose has been increasingly produced as flowering potted plants and as landscape plants in tropical and subtropical regions (Dimmitt et al, 2009, Wannakrairoj et al, 2008Versiani et al, 2014). Compact growth habit, thick trunk like structure with showy caudex, good branching and flowering with high level of divergence for flower colour makes adenium a desirable pot plant to display in balconies, in verandas as well as is excellent plant for xeriscaping and roof top gardens (Chavan et al, 2016, Colombo et.…”

Molluscicidal activity of cardiac glycosides isolated from Adenium obesum

“…Roem. and Schult., a xerophyte plant known as desert rose, belongs to family Apocynaceae and it is native to the subtropical and tropical regions of Asia and Africa, as well as the Arabic Peninsula . Different parts of A. obesum are used as traditional medicines to treat skin lumps, wounds, gonorrhea, rhinitis, earache, and infectious diseases.…”

“…Hitherto, 50 chemical compounds have been isolated and identified from A. obesum , however, many components have not been detected . To the best of our knowledge, no purified compounds from this plant species have been previously evaluated in order to verify their potential as molluscicidal agents against terrestrial snails.…”

“…and Schult., a xerophyte plant known as desert rose, belongs to family Apocynaceae and it is native to the subtropical and tropical regions of Asia and Africa, as well as the Arabic Peninsula. 25 Different parts of A. obesum are used as traditional medicines to treat skin lumps, wounds, gonorrhea, rhinitis, earache, and infectious diseases. This species exhibits a broad spectrum of biological activities including, antibacterial, antiviral, anticancer, acaricidal, molluscicidal, trypanocidal, piscicidal and antioxidant activities.…”

“…26 Hitherto, 50 chemical compounds have been isolated and identified from A. obesum, however, many components have not been detected. 25 To the best of our knowledge, no purified compounds from this plant species have been previously evaluated in order to verify their potential as molluscicidal agents against terrestrial snails. Therefore, in the present study, we describe the isolation and structure identification of two pure compounds from the stems of A. obesum grown in Saudi Arabia, showing their molluscicidal activity against the terrestrial snail Monacha obstructa.…”