Onion (Allium cepa L.): An Alternate Medicine For Pakistani Population

Soh, Muhammad Nouman; Karim, Asia; Sarwar, Muhammad; Alhasin, Abobaker M.

doi:10.3923/ijp.2011.736.744

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“… Triterpenoid saponins (oleonolic acid), ecdysterone, achyranthine, betaine, pentatriaontane, hexatriacontane, tritriacontane [ 32 ] Acorus calamus L. Alpha (α)-asarone, beta (β)-asarone, acoradin, eugenol, β-sitosterol, azulene [ 33 ] Aegle marmelos Correa Marmelosin, aegeline, lupeol, marmin, fagarine, tannin [ 34 ] Albizia lebbeck Benth. Albiziasaponins, lupenone, freidelin, lupeol, β sitosterol- 3-O-glucoside, stigmasterol -3-O-glucoside, luteolin, rutin [ 35 ] Allium cepa L. Organic sulphur, flavonoids, polyphenols [ 36 ] Allium sativum L. Allicin, alliin, diallyl sulfides, ajoene, S-allyl-cysteine [ 37 ] Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f. Anthraquinone, tannin, saponin, flavonoids, terpenoids, octadecanoic acid, tricosane, 1-octadecanol [ 38 ] Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.)…”

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Ethnoveterinary practises of medicinal plants used for the treatment of different cattle diseases: A case study in East Khasi Hill district of Meghalaya, North East India

Bhat,

Jeri,

Karmakar

et al. 2023

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Ethnoveterinary practises of medicinal plants used for the treatment of different cattle diseases: A case study in East Khasi Hill district of Meghalaya, North East India

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Jeri,

Karmakar

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“…Phytochemical analysis was performed to screen the extract of O. nodosa, for the presence of tannins, saponins, flavonoids, and alkaloids. The qualitative phytochemical analysis was carried out by using the standard procedure to identify the constituents (Harborne, 1973;Trease and Evans, 1989a;Sofowara, 1993).…”

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“…Moreover, the presence of alkaloids is detected by testing the plant extract with Mayer's reagent. Turbidity of the resulting precipitate indicated the presence of alkaloids (Harborne, 1973;Trease and Evans, 1989a;Sofowara, 1993). Alkaloids are also called heterocyclic nitrogen compounds.…”

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“…Thus, plants are considered a vital source for natural product development and are explored continuously especially therapeutically for human well-being. They are known in containing a variety of secondary metabolites with antimicrobial properties, such as tannins, terpenoids, alkaloids, and flavonoids (Chakraborty and Brantner, 1999;Cowan, 1999;Bisignano et al, 2000;Setzer et al, 2000;Al-Momami et al, 2007;Bouzada et al, 2009;Sohail et al, 2011). That special features are believed can contribute great significance to the treatment of various microbial infections.…”

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The Detection of Phytochemical Properties from Freeze Dried Ottochloa nodosa (Kunth) Dandy Extracts and Its Potential as a Bacterial Inhibitor

Abd Latib,

Desa,

Che Wan Ngah

2022

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This study aimed to detect the secondary metabolites and chemical components in the freeze-dried extract of Ottochloa nodosa (Kunth) Dandy. In addition, discovering the extract could have potential as a bacterial inhibitor by determination of the minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) carried out in extracts. Determination of antimicrobial potential of freeze-dried extracts was conducted through phytochemical screening, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) test, agar disc diffusion and broth dilution methods. The study shows this extract has bacterial inhibitors’ potential since it contained phytochemical compounds such as alkaloid, saponin, flavonoid and tannin, while 9 chemical components have been displayed through GC-MS analysis. The disc diffusion method was done at different concentrations, at 25, 50 and 100 mg/ml. The result also shows that the extracts are able to inhibit the gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Freeze-dried extract presented significant differences in 100 mg/ml and 50 mg/ml, p=0.05. The MIC value was found at 2.0 mg/ml in the agar plate containing methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), Aeromonas hydrophila and Staphylococcus aureus, while Vibrio parahaemolyticus was at 5.0 mg/ml. While the MBC value showed 2.0 mg/ml in MRSA and S. aureus (since the plates containing A. hydrophila and V. parahaemolyticus had bacterial growths, thus, it demonstrated that the plant extracts were only able to inhibit the bacterial growth but could not kill them). In conclusion, the freeze-dried method can be applied for water removal during plant extraction and possess bacterial inhibition activity. This study implicated that O. nodosa extract is a natural source of antibiotic substances for bacterial infection treatment.

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“…Allium cepa L., commonly known as onion, belongs to the family Liliaceae, easily attacked by Penicillium . It holds prime importance in Asian cuisine and is of immense importance worldwide due to its therapeutic and nutritional value ( Sohail et al, 2011 ). Globally, it is the second most cultivated crop to suffice the absolute demand ( FAOSTAT, 2001 ).…”

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Isolation and molecular characterization of causal agent of blue mold on Allium cepa L. and its control by Pennisetum flaccidum Griseb

Zubairi

Jabeen

Khalid

et al. 2021

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

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Blue mold pathogen, isolated from infected Allium cepa L., was identified as a Penicillium species through morphological and molecular characterisation. Internal Transcribed spacer (ITS) region of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) was utilised for DNA sequencing. Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) analysis has found the maximum similarity index of the fungus to be 82.39% with the Uncultured Penicillium clone (Accession: MF535522). So, the isolated Penicillium specie is the first reported specie of the genus that infects onion. A phylogenetic tree was constructed to establish a relationship of the isolated fungus with the most relevant species reported on GenBank. Extracts of Pennisetum flaccidum Griseb. were evaluated against the isolated fungus as a potential biocontrol agent. Among the five tested methanol concentrations (0.5%, 1%, 1.5%, 2% and 2.5%) of each plant part (root, inflorescence and foliage), 0.5% root extract showed maximum growth retardation, i.e. 89%. For bioassay-guided fractionation, the root extract was partitioned in n -hexane, chloroform, n -butanol and ethyl acetate. Ethyl acetate (1%) was proved to be the most potent one. Phytochemical screening has confirmed the occurrence of terpenoids, tannins, saponins and alkaloids. The applied molecular approach has deduced that the Penicillium specie collected from Pakistan might be novel. This study can be concluded that P. flaccidum contains potent phytochemicals which might be used as antifungal agent against Penicillium species.

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Onion (Allium cepa L.): An Alternate Medicine For Pakistani Population

Cited by 23 publications

References 38 publications

Ethnoveterinary practises of medicinal plants used for the treatment of different cattle diseases: A case study in East Khasi Hill district of Meghalaya, North East India

Ethnoveterinary practises of medicinal plants used for the treatment of different cattle diseases: A case study in East Khasi Hill district of Meghalaya, North East India

The Detection of Phytochemical Properties from Freeze Dried Ottochloa nodosa (Kunth) Dandy Extracts and Its Potential as a Bacterial Inhibitor

Isolation and molecular characterization of causal agent of blue mold on Allium cepa L. and its control by Pennisetum flaccidum Griseb

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