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Phytochemicals from Wild Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Argentina
Published in Mahendra Rai, Shandesh Bhattarai, Chistiane M. Feitosa, Wild Plants, 2020
María Paula Zunino, Andrés Ponce, Alejandra Omarini, Julio Alberto Zygadlo
This tree is known in Argentina as “algarrobo blanco”. The fruits and bark are used in folk medicine as diuretic. Prosopis is considered a multipurpose tree and shrub by FAO. The exudate gum showed a higher concentration of phenolics, flavonoids, and tannins compared to the Arabic gum, which was positively correlated with antioxidant properties (Vasile et al. 2019). The edible ripe pods contain mainly quercetin O-glycosides and apigenin-based C-glycosides (Pérez et al. 2014).
Potential of Syzygium cumini for Biocontrol and Phytoremediation
Published in K. N. Nair, The Genus Syzygium, 2017
S. K. Tewari, R. C. Nainwal, Devendra Singh
Dagar and Singh (2000) evaluated 11 fruit trees—Achras zapota (Manilkara zapota), Carissa carandas, Citrus reticulata, Ficus carica, Mangifera indica, Prunus domestica, Prunus amygdalus (Prunus dulcis), Psidium guajava, Punica granatum, Sapindus mukorossi, and Syzygium cumini for sodicity tolerance. Achras zapota, C. carandas, S. cumini, P. guajava, and P. granatum were more tolerant to sodicity than the rest studied, as they accumulate more potassium ions than the others. Dagar et al. (2000) also conducted long-term experiments to find suitable forest and fruit tree species for highly alkaline soil (pH > 10). Thirty forest tree species, 15 strains of Prosopis, and 10 fruit tree species were planted in a semiarid region of Haryana in India. Among the fruit tree species, Ziziphus mauritiana, S. cumini, P. guajava, Emblica officinalis (Phyllanthus emblica), and C. carandas were successful for the highly alkaline soils, showing good growth and fruit setting initiation.
The Rational Use of Dietary Supplements, Nutraceuticals, and Functional Foods for the Diabetic and Prediabetic Patient
Published in Jeffrey I. Mechanick, Elise M. Brett, Nutritional Strategies for the Diabetic & Prediabetic Patient, 2006
The Israeli plant Atriplex halimus (salt bush) has been associated with improvements in glycemic control [14]. It has been used and investigated because when sand rats are deprived of this plant, they develop diabetes [47]. Salt bush also contains vitamins A, C, and D, as well as chromium. Nevertheless, salt bush cannot be recommended (grade D) for diabetes due to the lack of clinical safety and efficacy data. Other Israeli plants used for diabetes remedies, but without sufficient clinical data on safety or efficacy (grade D) are: Achillea fragrantissima, Ammi visnaga, Capparis spinosa, Ceratonia siliqua, Cleome droserifolia, Eryngium creticum, Inula viscose, Matricaria aurea, Origanum syriaca, Paronychia argentea, Prosopis farcta, Sarcopoterium spinosum, and Teucrium polium [48].
Cytotoxic effect and induction of apoptosis in human cervical cancer cells by a wood extract from Prosopis laevigata
Published in Drug and Chemical Toxicology, 2023
Jorge Ibarra-Berumen, Mario Adán Moreno-Eutimio, Martha Rosales-Castro, Cynthia Ordaz-Pichardo
Extract T7 did not induce changes in behavior, biochemical parameters, the architecture of tissues, or show signs of toxicity. Other extracts of the genus Prosopis that did not produce alteration in treated animals have been reported. For example, Prabha et al. did not report toxicity signs in mice when administered with ethanolic woody stems extract of P. juliflora (200 mg/kg) daily for 30 days (Prabha et al.2012); Robertson et al. did not report alterations in treated mice with leaves and stem bark extracts of P. cineraria at 1000 mg/kg dose daily for 28 days (Robertson et al.2012).