Anamu petiveria alliacea database file in the tropical. Pdf there is ethnopharmacological evidence that petiveria alliacea can have antitumor. Petiveria alliacea l guinea hen weed and its major. Find patient medical information for petiveria alliacea oral on webmd including its uses, side effects and safety, interactions, pictures, warnings and user ratings. As indicated by the specific epithet, alliacea, the plant has a strong onion or garliclike odor when crushed. One example of a moderately stable thiosulfinate is the tertbutyl derivative, ch 3 3 csoscch 3 3. This powerful herbal tincture, anamu, is also known in english as garlic guinea weed and guinea henweed.
Petiveria alliacea, commonly known as anamu, is a perennial shrub prevalent in south and central america, and in some areas of africa and the southeastern united states. Show all show tabs guinea henweed general information. It has a wide natu ral distribution from texas and florida in the. Description guinea hen weed tea is an antimicrobial and immunostimulant making it a doubly powerful diseasefighting herbal tea. Its structure and geometric configuration have been determined as zthiobenzaldehyde s. In vitro, extracts of this herb demonstrated antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral, antiprotozoal, and. Comparative alphaamylase inhibitory properties of the. Additionally, many clinical studies are being conducted to examine the potential of anamu petiveria alliacea or guinea hen weed to fight. Petiveria alliacea l guinea hen weed and its major metabolite dibenzyl trisulfide demonstrate hiv1 reverse transcriptase inhibitory activity.
Smoke rituals involve the burning of plants, usually using charcoal as a base for combustion, and are used in a. Plants profile for petiveria alliacea guinea henweed. Within its native distribution range, this species is a common weed in pastures, agricultural lands, waste areas, roadsides, and riverbanks. We took certain volumes from the same extract to obtain three proportions by rotoevaporation at a temperature of 35 oc. Petiveria alliacea extracts uses multiple mechanisms to inhibit growth of human and mouse tumoral cells. Buy raintree formulas anamu petiveria alliacea 500mg 100 veg capsules by raintree formulas on free shipping on qualified orders. Potential behavioral and prooxidant effects of petiveria alliacea l. Effect from repeated dose of ethanol extract of singawalang leaves petiveria alliacea. It grows in tropical climates in central and south america, the caribbean, and africa. In folk medicine, petiveria alliacea, is used to treat a. In the present work, we analyzed the chemical composition of volatiles produced by leaves of p. Petiveria alliacea phytolaccaceae is a perennial shrub indigenous to the amazon rainforest and tropical areas of central and south america, the caribbean, and subsaharan africa. Pdf petiveria alliacea phytolaccacea is a herbaceous plant of great importance in traditional medicine. Petiveria alliacea extracts uses multiple mechanisms to inhibit.
Raintree formulas anamu petiveria alliacea 500mg 100 veg. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Petiveria alliacea, a plant used in afrobrazilian smoke. Pdf antimicrobial and anticancer potential of petiveria alliacea l. The peruvians call it mucura, the brazilians refer to it as anamu or tipi, and it is known as a guine in other parts of central and south america. Petiveria alliacea in the germplasm resources information network grin, u.
Potential behavioral and prooxidant effects of petiveria. Petiveria alliacea, a plant used in afrobrazilian smoke rituals. This thiosulfinate can be obtained in optical purity by catalytic asymmetric oxidation of ditertbutyl disulfide with hydrogen peroxide. Petiveria is a genus of flowering plants in the pigeonberry family, petiveriaceae. Media in category petiveria alliacea the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total.
Pdf petiveria alliacea extracts uses multiple mechanisms to inhibit. Among the seven plants that comprise the incense, petiveria alliacea l. In vitro, extracts of this herb demonstrated antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral, antiprotozoal, and immunomodulatory. The lachrymatory principle of petiveria alliacea request pdf. Toxic plants in agricultural systems in puerto rico and. The natural substance is known to reduce pain and inflammation, and is commonly used to treat colds and flus. In vitro antimicrobial activity of total extracts of the. Evaluation of the genotoxic effects of a folk medicine, petiveria.
Phytochemical analysis and cytotoxic activity of petiveria alliacea. L on histopatologic findings of liver and kidney with aminotransferase enzymes and creatinine levels of. Identify these significant petiveria alliacea oral anamu oral drug interactions with the rxlist drug interaction checker tool. Plant material was collected in viota, cundinamarca, colombia, and identified by antonio luis mejia botanical consultant as petiveria alliacea linne. In vitro antimicrobial activity of total extracts of the leaves of petiveria alliacea l. A shrub that grows up to 1 meter in height, anamu has a deep root structure, small greenish piccate flowers, and is known for its garliclike smell. As well as its major uses listed above, anamu can also be used to stimulate proper digestion, increase sweat and urine production and also may have mild sedative and antianxiety properties though the research regarding its antianxiety potential is. Department of agriculture usda civil rights regulations and policies, the usda, its agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering usda programs are.
Solanum triste was the most cited species, followed by pefiveria alliacea. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf petiveria alliacea in kwazulunatal, south africa article pdf available in bothalia african biodiversity and conservation 431. The lachrymatory principle of petiveria alliacea has been isolated from a fresh homogenate of the root. Pdf petiveria alliacea is a perennial amazonian shrub used in traditional medicine for many purposes worldwide, including as antirheumatic.
It is commonly used today in the dominican republic, peru, guatemala, and brazil with its long history of medicinal uses. Anamu seeds petiveria alliacea for sale ethnoplants. Creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. Department of agriculture and food western australia, 1124 pp. Petiveria alliacea phytolaccaceae is an herbaceous plant with a typical height of about 1m found in. The roots grow deep and the plant grows up to 3 ft. This page was last edited on 19 december 2019, at 16. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Petiveria alliaceas conventional use as a solution for joint pain and rheumatism has been accepted by clinical exploration affirming its painreliving and calming properties. Guinea hen weed, known to south americans as anamu, is a herb that is indigenous to induce abortion in the amazon rainforest and the tropical areas of the caribbean, central and south america and africa. The sole species it contains, petiveria alliacea, is native to florida and the lower rio grande valley of texas in the united states, mexico, central america, the caribbean, and tropical south america. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Pdf petiveria alliacea in kwazulunatal, south africa. Standley records numerous medicinal uses in treatment of rheumatism, boils, and paralysis. One examination conducted in sweden reported that anamu powder has cyclooxygenase1 cox1 inhibitory activities. Dual effects of crude extracts obtained from petiveria. National plant germplasm system covid19 update, march 23, 2020. The results of this study indicate that petiveria alliacea exerts multiple biological activities in vitro consistent with cytotoxicity. The information contained in this plant database file is intended for education, entertainment and information purposes only. The mode of action elucidated for dts revealed that it is a mitogen activated protein extracellular regulated. Phytolaccaceae is a perennial shrub indigenous to the amazon rainforest, although it can grow in areas as tropical and central america, caribbean and southeastern united states. Notes on naturalised plants invasive species south africa. Clinical, morphological, histochemical and clinical. It is a plant that comes from the amazon rainforest in brazil and peru. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Pdf allelopathic potential of petiveria alliacea l. In folk medicine, petiveria alliacea has a broad range of therapeutic properties. Pdf petiveria alliacea plant has been a medicinal plant for decades and has been used both in the traditional and modern ways over these periods. Plants of local pharmacopeias at the forefront of this phenomenon are those that are more discreet.
Both the mayan paay che and spanish zorillo mean skunk, another reference to the odorous qualities of the plant. It has been widely used in folk medicine to treat inflammation, infection, and as an anticancer agent. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. Phytochemical screening and invitro evaluation of alphaamylase inhibitory effects of the leaf extracts of petiveria alliacea l using starchiodide and 3,5 dinitrosalicyclic acid assays. The database and code is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3.
Useful tropical plants database 2014 by ken fern, web interface by ajna fern with help from richard morris. Petiveria alliacea, guine, mapurite or anamu is an exotic plant of the family phytolaccaceae. Petiveria alliacea extracts uses multiple mechanisms to. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Petiveria alliacea memorial sloan kettering cancer center. The petiveria alliacea plant is a greenleaf member of the pokeweed plant family. Before requesting germplasm, scientists should consider their capacity to. Crude extract from a plant known as petiveria alliacea anamu is used extensively as folk medicine in developing countries like colombia, south america. Rainforest and tropical areas of central and south america, the caribbean, and subsaharan africa. Antimicrobial and anticancer potential of petiveria alliacea l. Ethnobotanical study in martinique of the species behind the.
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