Haematological and biochemical changes after exposure to. The sale of products stimulant leaves, fruits, fodder, and firewood collected from cprs provide an important contribution to household income. Pdf phytochemical and antidiarrhoeal properties of methanolic. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in maerua arenaria. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about golden spoon, nance, nancy tree byrsonima crassifolia supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden.
Ongoing all trees absorb pollution, provide shade for people and animals, nectar for bees and habitat for birds and insects. The fruits of a number of species of byrsonima have been consumed by the indians of central america and northern south america. Ethanomedical survey reveals that murva maerua oblongifolia is used to cure various diseases such as. The hexane fraction obtained from the total alcohol extract of the aerial parts of maerua crassifolia forssk grown in egypt upon repeated column chromatography afforded one new compound identified. The main use of maerua crassifolia by the touareg of the sahel is as a veterinary drug. Maerua arenaria, niebhuria arenaria is a low woody bushy undershrub sometimes scandent to 23 meters high, with a thick root stock and thick leaves, and strongly scented flowers, occurring in india, pakistan, africa and saudi arabia. This page was last edited on 10 december 2019, at 22.
In the 18th century the plants arabic name meru was used as the. Maerua arenaria herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Maerua crassifolia, the ima tree of the ancient egyptians, is a shrub or small tree, which has no vernacular name in our languages. Maerua is a genus of plants in the family capparaceae, with its centre of diversity in africa, though some species extend their range as far north as the levant, and as far east as the indian subcontinent. Foliage from this plant is used as fodder for animals, especially camels, during the dry season in parts of africa. Regreening the sahel and farmer managed natural regeneration.
This work aimed to determine the applicability of maerua crassifolia sarah wood for pulping with soda with or without anthraquinone. Project shajar i native trees terrestrial to raise public awareness of the importance of native plants, especially trees, to omans biodiversity, both positive and negative. Byrsonima crassifolia is a species of flowering plant bearing fruit in the acerola family, malpighiaceae, that is native to tropical america. How maerua arenaria is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Lipids and triterpenes from maerua crassifolia growing in egypt. Common names include changunga, muruci, murici, nanche, nance, nancite, chacunga, craboo, kraabu, savanna serrette or savanna serret and golden spoon. Nectarivory of palearctic migrants at a stopover site in. Bergenia crassifolia is an evergreen perennial growing to 0. Antimalarial potency of the methanol leaf extract of maerua crassifolia forssk capparaceae. The daughter of eden farmer idi zaki from kadakato shows the maerua crassifolia leaves that they have harvested from their field. The availability of this raw material with minor uses can be attractive to produce pulp. Maerua crassifolia plant biodiversity of southwestern morocco. The bole is often stunted and twisted, it can be up to 25cm in diameter. In jamaica it is called hogberry plural hogberries.
A mistnetting station was operated in both years, c. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region it has been used to treat gastrointestinal disorders, including indigestion, diarrhoea and dysentery. In telugu this plant is called by name bhoochakra gadda in telangana and bhoochakra dumpa in andhra. Maerua species maerua crassifolia name synonyms maerua hirtella chiov. Etop bulletin for may 2019 united states agency for. The wood is whitish, very hard and is used to make handles for weapons, implements, ploughs and watertroughs in the northern part of the region 2, 4, chewsticks in ghana 4 and staves and toothpicks in morocco. A small tree to 10 m high of the dry savanna and desert, occurring in mauritania and senegal and eastwards across the northern sahel zone of the region to e africa, egypt and arabia. Nance fruit facts, health benefits and nutritional value. It is in leaf all year, in flower from march to april. Foliage from this plant is used as fodder for animals, especially camels, during the dry season in parts of africa the plant grows commonly in yemen, where it is called meru. The leaves are opposite, ovateelliptic or oblongelliptic. Pdf dudleya crassifolia crassulaceae, a new species from.
Introduction maerua crassifolia which belong to the family capparaceae is. The methanol leaf extract of maerua crassifolia at the concentration of 12. Ars germplasm resources information network macr6 wildlife. Sive descriptiones plantarum, quas per aegyptum inferiorem et arabium felicem detexit, illustravit petrus forskal. Antimalarial potency of the methanol leaf extract of maerua. Accedit tabula arabiae felicis geographicobotanica. Maerua uniflora vahl small trees, 39 m tall, usually with rounded flattish crown. Hcs12 architecture pdf by using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. Banc darguin national park mauritania the banc darguin has the largest winter concentration of wading birds in the world.
The bole is often stunted and twisted, it can be up to 25cm in diameter 328. Pdf haematological and biochemical changes after exposure to. Crushed leaves and leaf decoctions are used in ethnomedicine to treat fever. Pdf dudleya crassifolia crassulaceae, a new species. Team wild, an elite squadron of science superheroes, needs your help.
First drylands week june 1017, 2011 dakar, senegal. To investigate the in vivo antiplasmodial effect of methanol leaf extract of maerua crassifolia in mice infected with chloroquine sensitive. Pdf antibacterial and antioxidant activities of methanolic leaf. Pdf this study was carried out to determine the safety profile of maerua crassifolia by conducting the acute and subacute toxicological assay. Ongoing all trees absorb pollution, provide shade for people and animals, nectar for bees and habitat for. When endemic malnutrition is labeled as famine eden foundation. Maerua crassifolia, nitraria retusa, citrullus colocynthis vulgaris. Information on maerua crassifolia is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly. Jun 10, 2015 this page was last edited on 10 december 2019, at 22. Nectarivory of palearctic migrants at a stopover site in the.
The leaves have been pounded into paste and the children dig into the mortar to eat what is left. Our observations were carried out mainly 25 km northeast of ouadane, between early march and early may, in both 2003 and 2004. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Maerua crassifolia, pterocarpus lucens, sclerocary birrea and tamarindus indica. Detailed accounts of etop situation and a forecast for the next six. Gazella dorcas is polytypic and comprises, in africa, besides gazella dorcas pelzelni of the somalian region, about four sahelosaharan subspecies, gazella dorcas dorcas in the western desert of egypt, gazella dorcas isabella g. Leaves and fruits are edible for humans gohl, 1982.
A shrub or tree, often fruiting when only 12 meters high but frequently a tree of 510 meters or even higher, the crown rounded or spreading, sometimes rather tall and narrow, the trunk straight or crooked, tall or short, the bark dark brown, rough, the inner bark pinkish. Maerua crassifolia occurs in dry savanna, deciduous bushland, thickets and semidesert scrubland on sandy soils, from sealevel up to m altitude. In addition to these species planted in the site, the natural vegetation consists of a few feet of maerua crassifolia, capparis decidua and acaia tortilis. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Criquet damerique du sud, schistocerca cancellata sca. It is native to africa, tropical arabia, and israel, but is disappearing from egypt. Lipids and triterpenes from maerua crassifolia growing in. The nance is a slowgrowing large shrub or tree to 33 ft 10 m high, or, in certain situations, even reaching 66 ft 20 m. Its presence is not often mentioned seven times as a sacred tree, but it is rather widely attested in the egyptian toponymy in the southern as well as in the northern area. Maerua crassifolia is an evergreen tree with a spreading, muchbranched crown. Similarly, the leaves of maerua crassifolia, a tree that remains green all year round, are often eaten to relieve hunger. In habitat and cultivation dudleya blochmaniae from this area starts to bloom first, then d.
Leaves are oblong and ovate, variable in shape and size, usually 515 mm long and 28 mm broad, somewhat fleshy, glabrous and almost sessile. The maerus plants of west tropical africa, 2nd edition. Leaf is used in african traditional medicine for management of gastrointestinal disorders. Multiple uses of common pool resources in semiarid west. In vitro antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of maerua. The plant sample 350 g was then ground to fine powder and soaked in absolute ethanol for 24 h with constant agitation. Total phenolic compounds, measured by folin ciocalteu reagent, are reported as gallic acid equivalents by reference to standard curve y 0. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs. Dudleya crassifolia crassulaceae, a new species from northern baja california, mexico article pdf available in madrono 594. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Commiphora africana, various acacias acacia senegal, a. Leaves oblongovate, variable in shape and size, usually 515 mm long and 28 mm broad, somewhat fleshy, glabrous or minutely hairy, shortly petioled. The park comprises sand dunes, coastal swamps, small islands and a wide.
Maerua crassifolia is a species of plant in the capparaceae family. Golden spoon, nance, nancy tree byrsonima crassifolia. Maerua has an entry in the 11th century arabic encyclopedia the canon of medicine under the name meru and this name became the source for the latin genus name maerua. All the samples of the plant leaves were rinsed thoroughly in distilled water and airdried at room temperature. Byrsonima crassifolia is the slow growing, large shrub or tree which grows up to 33 feet high. Idis wife presents the finished dish of maerua leaves. Maerua crassifolia is a multipurpose tree used in fodder banks and agroforestry systems diatta et al. The phytochemical screening of methanol extract of m. Bergenia crassifolia siberian tea pfaf plant database. Approved standard nccls documents m2a5, national committee for. Maerua crassifolia plant biodiversity of southwestern. It is also the most important breeding area for birds on the atlantic seaboard and the richest fishery and fish nursery area off the west african coast. Names of maerua arenaria in various languages of the world are also given.
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