The genus has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution and is extremely variable in life form consisting of annual as well as perennial herbs, shrubs, succulents, lianas and trees. Secondary metabolites from euphorbia helioscopia and their. Antifungal and antispasmodic activities of the extracts of. Ethnobotanical studies showed that other species of this genus such as e.
Seed and gland morphology in euphorbia euphorbiaceae with. The rich morphological variability and nearcosmopolitan distribution of euphorbia horn et al. Euphorbiaceae in 1968 hecker, 1968 and the description. This page was last edited on 2 february 2012, at 11.
Pdf cytotoxic activity evaluation of euphorbia granulata. Agaloma graminifolia raf anisophyllum granulatum forssk. The plant spreads by underground runners, until eventually the evergreen leaves form a low weedsmothering carpet over the. What should be the most interesting part of the book the az of hardy cultivation is far. Pdf antifungal and antispasmodic activities of the extracts. Studies on the rhizosphere mycoflora of euphorbia granulata. Aspergillus niger was least affected by both types of rhizosphere. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 79949 with original publication details. Seed and gland morphology in euphorbia euphorbiaceae. Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of. Panamerican seed recently introduced the first euphorbia graminea from seed.
Pdf euphorbia granulata forssk as a source of mineral supplement. We provide a key, descriptions, and illustrations for the eight species of the subgenus occurring in iran. Its silhouette suggests a loose pile of plump snow. Diamond frost euphorbia is the perfect companion in my container fairy gardens. Comparative nutritional value and antimicrobial activities. Review of the phytochemical and pharmacological activities of. Euphorbia stenoclada baill muchbranched bushyshrubs or trees 14. Euphorbia tirucalli is known to possess cytotoxic and molluscicidal activities jurberg and cabral, 1985. Comparative nutritional value and antimicrobial activities between. Isolation and quantification of quercetin glycosides as bioactive compounds. Pdf phytotoxicity study of euphorbia granulata forssk against. Pdf cytotoxic activity evaluation of euphorbia granulata forssk.
Euphorbia are used for the treatment of cancer, diarrhea and bronchial asthma galvez et al. Common names include poinsettia, spurge, or just euphorbia many of these plants have develped a defence against herbivory. Phytochemical screening and diuretic activity of euphorbia granulata. Euphorbia is sometimes used in ordinary english to collectively refer to all members of euphorbiaceae in deference to the type genus, not just to members of the genus. Classification for kingdom plantae down to genus euphorbia l. Background euphorbia granulata is herb of family euphorbiaceae having several traditional uses. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. Euphorbia granulata forssk as a source of mineral supplement. The chemosystematics of egyptian euphorbia species. Pdf the phytotoxic effect of euphorbia granulata forssk was investigating using lemna minor growth, radish seed. Euphorbia granulata information from the global compendium. Euphorbia helioscopia, euphorbiaceae, diterpenoid, triterpenoids, steroid, vasodepressor effect.
The variety glitz offers growers a great opportunity to use this delicate appearing but durable euphorbia in combination mixes and quart programs. Euphorbia nutans is reported as a new record for the flora of iran, e. The aim of this study was to evaluate diuretic activity of aqueous methanolic extract of euphorbia granulate in rats. Euphorbia granulata forssk is a medicinal plant used in many countries for treating different ailments. Mcpherson11 1 department of forestry, south china agricultural university. In vivo woundhealing activity of euphorbia characias. Euphorbia is a genus of plants in the euphorbiaceae family. Fungi recovered therefrom were limited both in number and range of species. These results can validate the importance of euphorbia granulata in traditional medicine. Known hazards although we have seen no specific information for this plant, the latex in most, if not all euphorbias is caustic and toxic skin contact often causing irritation and blistering. They all produce a mostly white latex which they exude when cut, and this sap is often toxic. From the aerial parts of egyptian endemic plant, euphorbia sanctaecatharinae, three new premyrsinane diterpenoids, namely, euphosantianane eg, alongside four known triterpenes, 9,19cyclolanostane3. Firstly, phytochemical screening was done by making dry and fresh plant extracts in five different solvents i. Pdf antifungal and antispasmodic activities of the.
It blends well with other summer annuals, adding a frothy, soft texture similar. It was discovered on both eleuthera and new providence islands as a weedy species. Pdf phytotoxicity study of euphorbia granulata forssk. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. Milliamines isolated from the latex of euphorbia milli showed molluscicidal activity zani et al. Wed like to understand how you use our websites in order to improve them. The euphorbia family is in the group malpighiales, one of the largest groups in the plant kingdoms. It is used in folk medicine as anthelmintic, diuretic, purgative and as a blood purifier baquar, 1989.
As one of the largest subgenera of euphorbia, subgen. Group i served as reference, group ii as standard and group iii, iv and v served as test. Antifungal and antispasmodic activities of the extracts of euphorbia granulata article pdf available in research journal of medicinal plant 6. Pharmacology and therapeutic potential of euphorbia hirta syn. See status, confidence level, source for definitions. Male flowers with disk intrastaminal or extrastaminal, entire to dissected.
In the present study euphorbia granulata forssk was evaluated for its role in supplementing the essential mineral. Euphorbia helioscopia is a widely distributed plant in rural areas. Pubescent annual herb, with prostrate branches to 20 cm long, sometimes woody towards the base. Euphorbiaceae is the third largest genus of flowering plants, second only to astragalus fabaceae and psychotria rubiaceae govaerts et al. Unlike many higher plants euphorbia granulata and e. Manual on entomological surveillance of vector borne diseases. Review of the phytochemical and pharmacological activities of euphorbia hirta linn. This paper is the first taxonomic revision of euphorbia subgenus chamaesyce in iran since the publication of flora iranica in 1964. The present investigations were focused on cytotoxic activity of this plant using brine.
Presented here is summary information about the species euphorbia granulata from the global compendium of weeds, and citations of references to this species as a weed. Procedia apa bibtex chicago endnote harvard json mla ris xml iso 690 pdf downloads 2683. The previous pharmacological studies showed that euphorbia hirta exerted. Euphorbia amygdaloides, the wood spurge, is a species of flowering plant in the family euphorbiaceae, native to woodland locations in europe, turkey and the caucasus.
In vivo woundhealing activity of euphorbia characias subsp. The nutritional value phytochemical constituents and antimicrobial activity of the plants. It contains at least 2,100 species and is one of the most diverse groups of flowering plants on earth. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. It looks so dainty but dont let the looks fool you. Euphorbia granulata forssk, euphorbia helioscobia l. Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of limeum. Aug 01, 2011 this paper is the first taxonomic revision of euphorbia subgenus chamaesyce in iran since the publication of flora iranica in 1964. This is an alphabetical list of the euphorbia species and notable intraspecific taxa. While euphorbia factor l 8, euphorbia factor l 7a and 7b, euphorbia factor l 3, jolkinol b, isolathyrol, 7hydroxylathyrol, and lathyrol were isolated from e. Pdf phytochemical screening and diuretic activity of. Euphorbia consanguinea schrenk has been recorded as being used in chinese traditional medicine in xinjiang, and e. The three doses of extract 30, 50 and 100 mgkg were given to rats i.
Euphorbia falcata in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. The interest in natural products from euphorbia species exhibiting biological activities such as tumourpromoting, proinflammatory and antitumour properties was initiated with the isolation and structure elucidation of the tumourpromoting phorbol12,diester of croton tiglium l. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Galactagogue effect of euphorbia hirta euphorbiaceae aqueous. Some euphorbias are commercially widely available, such as poinsettias at christmas. A rather variable densely pubescent to almost glabrous muchbranched prostrate annual or perennial herb with stems to 20 cm long. Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the euphorbia stenoclada. The list includes the former and never generally accepted genus chamaesyce, as well as the related genera elaeophorbia, endadenium, monadenium, synadenium and pedilanthus which according to recent dna sequence based phylogenetic studies are all nested. Considering the fact, two plant species limium indicum and euphorbia granulata were taken from cholistan dessert of bahawalpur, pakistan. Euphorbia granulata euphorbia forsskaolii, euphorbia turcomanica, local name lubaina on roadside of a road to zubara in area of al magdah farms in northern qatar, may 2, 2014 al ghuwairiya hc st, alghuwayriyah, qatar. Three species of the genus euphorbia family euphorpiaceae, namely. Fresh leaves of euphorbia hirta euphorbiaceae were harvested in february 2016 in.
On may 1, 2009, gingern from irvine, ca zone 10a wrote. Euphorbia is a highly diverse plant genus, comprising some 5,000 currently accepted taxa this is an alphabetical list of the euphorbia species and notable intraspecific taxa the list includes the former and never generally accepted genus chamaesyce, as well as the related genera elaeophorbia, endadenium, monadenium, synadenium and pedilanthus which according to recent dna sequencebased. Euphorbia granulata information from the global compendium of. Euphorbia aegyptiaca indica boiss euphorbia arillata edgew euphorbia forskaolii glabrata j. It is one of the biggest genera in the plant kingdom. Mosquito larvicidal and pupicidal activity of euphorbia hirta. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Alkaloids, antibacterial activity, antioxidant activity, terpenoids, euphorbiaceae, euphorbia granulata. Thus kaempferol and quercetin represent the most common flavonols reported in euphorbia species, with glycosylation patterns such as 3glucosides 3, 3rhamnosides 46, 3arabinosides 7, 3glucuronides 3, 8 and 3rutinosides 4, 9. Phytochemical screening and diuretic activity of euphorbia. Glamour euphorbia can tolerate cooler temperatures for seasonal landscape use. Leaves subsessile, ovate, 49 x 24 mm, margin entire. This is a tough little plant that can take the hot and humid zone 8b mississiippi weather. Stems usually unbranched, occasionally branched at end, usually woody at base, many from base, ascending or.
It is a bushy evergreen perennial, growing to a height of 80 cm 31 in, with dark green slightly hairy leaves about 6 cm 2 in long. Cytotoxic activity evaluation of euphorbia granulata forssk. Euphorbia is a very large and diverse genus of flowering plants, commonly called spurge, in the spurge family euphorbiaceae. About the classification report about the classification download. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding.
The present investigations were focused on cytotoxic activity of this plant using brine shrimp lethality bioassay. Euphorbia simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Pdf euphorbia granulata forssk as a source of mineral. The cumulative index of taxa treated in euphorbia world vols. Euphorbia hirta linn family euphorbiaceae has been used in indigenous system of medicine for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. Euphorbia species were widely used in traditional medicines for the treatment of several diseases. Phytotoxicity study of euphorbia granulata forssk against lemna minor and radish seeds article pdf available in life science journal 116s. Euphorbia granulata showed inhibitory effects against human immunodeficiency virus hiv1 protease hussein et al. Gilbert5, hansjoachim esser6, stefan dressler7, petra hoffmann8, lynn j. Euphorbia in all previously published phylogenies using its sequences bruyns et al. Click on names to expand them, and on p for plants profiles. Antibacterial effect of compounds extracted from camellia sinensis l. Definitions of terms are available in the gcw introduction. In order to explore further medicinal potential, it.
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