This page was last edited on 25 october 2016, at 20. This species is found over a very wide range from india to new guinea. Raphides of the amorphophallus campanulatus blume syn. Apr 27, 2020 amorphophallus paeoniifolius is used for long period in various chronic diseases therapeutically. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius has a centuries old cultivation history in the asian and indopacific region and its natural distribution has been totally obscured because many specimens found in the wild are probably weedy escapees from cultivation.
The crude amorphophallus campanulatus tubers were procured from rithu bazar market, mehdipatnam, hyderabad, and authenticated in department of pharmacognosy, anwarul uloom college of pharmacy, new mallepally, hyderabad. A few species are edible as famine foods after careful. Amorphophallus campanulatus noun the noun amorphophallus campanulatus has 1 sense 1. The present investigation carried out to know consistency, coloration and. Effects of the petroleum ether extract of amorphophallus. Characterization of tyrosinase and accompanying laccase from. High extractive value was found in hydro alcohol 50%, total ash valve was found to be 6. Disc diffusion technique was used for in vitro antibacterial and antifungal screening. The dried powder of tubers was extracted successively with methanol, hydroalcohol, ethanol and 70% acetone separately. Whitespot giant arum amorphophallus campanulatus important information.
Amorphophallus campanulatus definition of amorphophallus. If the flower is pollinated normally by flies if the plant is outside it will take 1 year for the plant to mature its seeds. Plant database entry for elephant yam amorphophallus paeoniifolius with 30 images, one comment, and 32 data details. Total phenolics and the antioxidative properties of amorphophallus campanulatus were studied. Amorphophallus campanulatus noun the noun amorphophallus campanulatus has 1 sense.
These are also used in case of anaemia, constipation, ear aches. Immunomodulatory activity of the methanol extract of. Analgesic activity of amorphophallus campanulatus tubers has also been reported shilpi et al. This plant is much cultivated, especially in the northern circars, where it is highly esteemed for the wholesomeness and nourishing quality of its roots. Pharmacognostic evaluation of amorphophallus campanulatus tubers for extractive value, total ash content, solubility, crude fibre content, fluorescence analysis were analysed. Microplate based optical biosensor for ldopa using tyrosinase from amorphophallus campanulatus. Open access pakistan journal of nutrition issn 16805194 doi. It is hardy to zone uk the species is monoecious individual flowers are either. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The tuberous roots of the plant are used traditionally for the treatment of piles, abdominal pain, tumors, enlargement. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius is used for long period in various chronic diseases therapeutically.
Corms are used in india in curries and pickles and are. Pdf phytochemical and nutritional evaluation of amorphophallus. Gastrokinetic activity of amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber in rats. The tuber of amorphophallus paeoniifolius familyaraceae, commonly called suran or jimikand, has medicinal and food. The effect of the methanol extract me of amorphophallus campanulatus tuber on. Nutritional composition and antinutrient content of. Analgesic activity of amorphophallus campanulatus tuber. Gastrokinetic activity of amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber. Because of its production potential and popularity as a vegetable in various cuisines, it can be raised as a cash crop. Suweg amorphophallus campanulatus, which is member of araceae family, accumulated only two types of caox crystals, i. Variation of calcium oxalate caox crystals in porang.
Media in category amorphophallus paeoniifolius the following 91 files are in this category, out of 91 total. To study the anticonvulsant activity of amorphophallus paeoniifolius. Cytotoxic and apoptotic activities of amorphophallus. Petroleum ether extracts of amorphophallus paeoniifolius at the dose of 200, 300, 400 mgkg were used for the effects on the onset of convulsion in isoniazid inh induced mice model. Amorphophallus campanulatus showed good antifungal activity against aspergillus nizer, aspergillus flavus and rhizopus aryzae 27. Antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic activities of amblyone isolated from amorphophallus campanulatus alam khan 1, moizur rahman 2, ms islam 2 1 department of pharmacy, university of rajshahi, rajshahi 6205, bangladesh 2 department of animal husbandry and veterinary science, university of rajshahi, rajshahi 6205, bangladesh. The tuber of amorphophallus paeoniifolius familyaraceae, commonly called suran or jimikand, has medicinal and food value. Cytotoxic and apoptotic activities of amorphophallus campanulatus tuber extracts against human hepatoma cell line. Cytotoxic and apoptotic activities of amorphophallus campanulatus roxb. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate the immunomodulatory activity of the plant material. Antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic activities of.
Nicolson the record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as a synonym record 8106 with original publication details. This name is a synonym of amorphophallus paeoniifolius dennst. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius growing native plants. Amorphophallus campanulatus famine foods purdue university. Amorphophallus campanulatus decne amorphophallus campanulatus decne. This plant produces a single inflorescence followed by a solitary leaf. The present investigation carried out to know consistency, coloration and fluorescence of corm extract of a.
Characteristics of amorphophallus campanulatus modified starch as. The amorphophallus campanulatus is cultivated for the sake of its tubers, which are cooked and eaten by the natives like yams or potatoes. The root is carminative, restorative, stomachic and tonic. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius occurs through the tropics, from india to new guinea and to australia where it is found in tropical queensland and northern territory in seasonally dry areas. It is dried and used in the treatment of piles and dysentery. Amorphophallus campanulatus, dracontium paeoniifolium family. The telinga potato is cooked in the manner of the yam and is also used for pickling.
Crystal variations found in this research were in regard to size, crystal structure, constituent unit, color, and type. Pdf crop physiology of elephant foot yam amorphophallus. However, crystal variations found in this research was fewer than it. Amorphophallus campanulatus has been renamed to amorphophallus paeoniifolius. The leaf like spathe is green with white markings, and the spadix is purple. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The tubers contain an acrid juice which should be got rid off by thorough boiling and washing, otherwise the vegetable is apt to cause troublesome irritation in the mouth and fauces.
Characterization of tyrosinase and accompanying laccase. The amorphophallus campanulatus tubers were cut into proper size and. Amorphophallus campanulatus this flower is about 1. Amorphophallus campanulatus used as a noun is very rare. The unpleasant smell that the flower omits is only present for a few hours after the flower opens. Amorphophallus paeonifolius, elephant yam, pungapung, telingo potato type of. After removing the solvents, the extracts were freezedried. Reach amorphophallus campanulatus dry purified extract. The present study has concentrate on pharmacological analysis. Manojk creative commons attributionshare alike amorphophallus paeoniifolius is a perennial growing to m 2ft 7in. Elephant foot yam amorphophallus paeoniifolius dennst. Blume araceae is commonly known as elephant foot yam. Amorphophallus campanulatus famine foods plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine purdue university, west lafayette, indiana. Amorphophallus campanulatus synonyms, amorphophallus campanulatus pronunciation, amorphophallus campanulatus translation, english dictionary definition of.
The biggest and one of the rarest flowers in the world. The species was previously called amorphophallus campanulatus. Araceae, locally known as ol kachu, is a perennial herb with rounded tuberous root stock corm that is widely distributed in bangladesh, india, and africa 35. The petiole of the leaf is mottled with an attractive pattern of light green splotches. The compiled data may be helpful for the researchers to focus on the. Amorphophallus campanulatus pallavi s paranjpe1, meena s karve2 and subhash b padhye1 1department of chemistry and 2biochemistry, university of pune, pune 411007, india received march 2002. Oral toxicity of amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber journal of. Cytotoxicity was determined against brine shrimp nauplii.
Gastrokinetic activity of amorphophallus paeoniifolius. Traditionally, amorphophallus campanulatus tuber is used for the treatment of enlarged spleen, rheumatism and tumour. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius international journal of. It is used in ethnomedicinal practices for correction of gastrointestinal disturbances such as constipation and hemorrhoids.
The tubers are known to treat stomach ailments 6, fever, diarrhea, piles and given as restorative in dyspepsia enlargement 11. Amorphophallus campanulatus synonyms, amorphophallus campanulatus pronunciation, amorphophallus campanulatus translation, english dictionary definition of amorphophallus campanulatus. Oral toxicity of elephant foot yam amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber in mice. Characteristics of amorphophallus campanulatus modified starch as novel adsorbent for nickel and cadmium. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Phytochemical and nutritional evaluation of amorphophallus. May 24, 2010 the biggest and one of the rarest flowers in the world. Pharmacognostic evaluation of amorphophallus campanulatus. Voodoo lily, devils tongue, snake palm, corpse flower. Amorphophallus campanulatus tuber is used for the treatment of enlarged spleen 6 and rheumatism 12.
Amorphophallus campanulatus from rumphia, sive, commentationes botanic. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, the elephant foot yam or whitespot giant arum, is a tropical tuber crop grown primarily in africa, south asia, southeast asia and the tropical pacific islands. Population structure of elephant foot yams amorphophallus. This lifeform is found widely in the indoaustralian region. To assess the in vitro antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic activities of amblyone, a triterpenoid isolated from amorphophallus campanulatus roxb. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius randys tropical plants. Amorphophallus paeoniifolius grows one, large, radially symmetrical, compound leaf, up to 6.
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