Tetrapleura tetraptera fruit is widely used in southern nigeria for a range of pharmacological actions. Useful tropical plants database 2014 by ken fern, web interface by ajna fern with help from richard morris. Molecular biology of fruit plant molecular biology 48, 54774. Materials and methods plant materials and growth conditions seeds of 20 to 30year old tetrapleura tetraptera. It is envisaged that the successful production of popcorn with monodora myristica ehuru and tetrapleura tetraptera oshorisho flavours, may result to the application of these spices in snacks. Igwe and akabuike 038 the mature dry pods contain sweet smelling aromatic pulp and the brownish black seeds are found in them okwu, 2003. In this study, we determined phytochemicals, antioxidant and metal chelating capacity in the pulp, seeds and whole fruit mixture of pulp and seeds of t. May 24, 2015 tetrapleura tetraptera, a seasoning and nutritive spice is also used in western african folk medicine in the management of wide variety of diseases including diabetes, inflammation and hypertension. Phytochemicals flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenoids, tannins, steroids, saponins and phenols were. This report describes the production of somatic embryogenesis and in vitro regeneration in t.
Growth hormones, tetrapleura tetraptera, germination. Creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. Tetrapleura tetraptera images useful tropical plants. Tetrapleura tetraptera is used as a spice and thickener as well as syrup and condiments among others. The mean ic 50 values for field isolates were less than 1. Ten transects two from each of the five blocks mapped 6out by edet 1 were randomly selected from the study area. Evaluation of the chemical composition of tetrapleura tetraptera. Comparative evaluation of the influence of organic and inorganic fertilizers on growth performance of tetrapleura tetraptera u. Prekese pr3k3s3 tetrapleura tetraptera plant came to mind this week when i saw a snap chat video of my sisterinlaw preparing soup with it. Lekanadouki jb, liabagui sl, bongui jb, zatra r, lebibi j, tourendouo fs. Accessions of tetrapleura tetraptera and their collection sites. Variation in nutrients composition of tetrapleura tetraptera fruit at two maturity.
It has a distinctive four winged fruits consisting of woody. The tree is harvested from the wild for its edible fruit, medicinal applications and other commodities. Aridan tetrapleura tetraptera is likely to cause less ecological damage and its. The bole, which can be 50 90cm in diameter, is slender and older trees have very small, low, sharp buttresses. Tetrapleura tetraptera, the higher the mortality of fingerlings. Aridan tetrapleura tetraptera is likely to cause less ecological damage and its potency of 1. Variation in nutrients composition of tetrapleura tetraptera. Akabuike2 1,2 department of chemistry, michael okpara university of agriculture, umudike, p. Tetrapleura tetraptera dried fruits weighing 950g were bought from a local market, afor ogbe. The plant list includes 7 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus tetrapleura.
The motaba site was located in the forest block in the northeastern part of the country bordered on the west and the north by the central african republic 232n305n, 1710e1720e. Jul, 2018 tetrapleura tetraptera in ghana, nigeria and uganda. Utilization of tetrapleura tetraptera waste for energy and. Tetrapleura tetraptera, adenanthera tetraptera, aidan tree. Free radical scavenging activity, phytochemistry and antimicrobial properties of tetrapleura tetraptera seeds irjccs free radical scavenging activity, phytochemistry and antimicrobial properties of tetrapleura tetraptera seeds o. Pdf evaluation of the chemical composition of tetrapleura. Evaluation of aridanin, a glycoside, and aridan, an. The present study was undertaken to examine the antiinflammatory and hypoglycaemic. Short report open access in vitro of tetrapleura tetraptera. In the forest, the crown is fairly small, thin and rounded, becoming flat when old, but it tends to spread when in the open. Pycnantus angolensis, bailonella toxisperma, tetrapleura tetraptera, clapacca standtii and cola spp. It is an excellent source of potassium, iron, calcium, zinc, flavonoids, phosphorous, tannins, alkaloids, saponins, steroids and phenolic. Researchers agree that tetrapleura tetraptera is effective for preventing high blood pressure and for improving the oxidative position in salt model of hypertension patients.
Sep 23, 2016 prekese pr3k3s3 tetrapleura tetraptera plant came to mind this week when i saw a snap chat video of my sisterinlaw preparing soup with it. Seed ageing is one of the major issues in the storage of seeds. Tetrapleura tetraptera is a species of flowering plant in the pea family native to western africa. Tetrapleura tetraptera, locally known as uyayak in. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank.
Tetrapleura tetraptera is a deciduous tree growing 20 25 metres tall. Tetrapleura tetraptera, locally known as uyayak in annangibibio, aiden in yoruba, ubukirihu in igbo languages of nigeria, is a deciduous forest plant which belongs to the mimosaceae family abii and amarachi, 2007. Tetrapleura tetraptera taub ethnopharmacology, chemistry. See status, confidence level, source for definitions. Pdf tetrapleura tetraptera is an indigenous fruit tree in tropical africa. Tetrapleura tetraptera subsequent recommendation in agroforestry and to enhance large scalepropagation of the species for plantation establishment. Tetrapleura tetraptera spice attenuates highcarbohydrate. Comparative evaluation of the influence of organic and. In all of the plots installed, all trees with diameter at breast height. Aridan tetrapleura tetraptera is likely to cause less ecological. The stem bark of tetrapleura tetraptera taub mimosaceae is used in cameroonian ethnomedicine for the treatment of hypertension and diabetes. Journal of plant biology and crop research meddocs online.
Treatment of diabetes the stem and bark extracts of tetrapleura tetraptera taub can be used for preparing herbal medicines for treating diabetes. Free radical scavenging activity, phytochemistry and. Reepithelialization and wound healing effect of aqueous extract of tetrapleura tetraptera on mature rabbits international journal of research in pharmacy and biosciences v3 i4 april 2016 3 the wound and whether it was originally closed or left open 12. Accelerated ageing test has shown great potential for studying the mechanism of ageing and associated deterioration processes of seeds. Fruiting pattern of tetrapleura tetraptera ekpoma areas, edo.
Also features fragrant flowers and a number of parts of the plant have varying medicinal uses. Flavonoids and saponins are some abundant secondary metabolic constituents in the fruits of this plant. The pork was divided into four batches of one 1 kg each and placed in a metal pan and labeled treatment 1 to 4. Phytochemicals flavonoids, alkaloids, terpenoids, tannins, steroids, saponins and phenols were examined in aqueous and ethanolic extracts of the pulp. Protective effects of tetrapleura tetraptera extract on. Tetrapleura tetraptera, claim to be beneficial for curing of human ailments. The chemical composition of tetrapleura tetraptera, used traditionally as a spice and in african folk medicine, was determined. This study was conducted to determine the effect of prekese tetrapleura tetraptera pod extract ppeprocessed at different time intervals on the sensory qualities of pork sausage. Mortality of clarias gariepinus fingerlings followed a particular trend in the treated media. And thonn taub, mimosaceae, commonly known as aridan fruit, a single stemmed, robust, perennial tree of about 30 m. Its sweet fragrance is highly valued, its fruit is used to spice dishes such as banga soup, and. Haematological effects of ethanolic fruit extract of. Pdf tetrapleura tetraptera in ghana, nigeria and uganda. Pdf physiological response of tetrapleura tetraptera schum.
Fruiting pattern of tetrapleura tetraptera schum and thonn in benin and. This experiment was conducted to evaluate the possible effects of tetrapleura tetraptera aqueous extract taqe against hypertension and investigate its antioxidant effect in saltinduced hypertensive rats. It is also called uhio uhiokrihio in the igbo language of nigeria, the tree has many uses. Monodora myristica ehuru and tetrapleura tetraptera oshorisho also was analyzed. A west african tree, bestknown for its woody looking fruits which are used as a spice. European journal of food science and technology vol. Evaluation of aridanin, a glycoside, and aridan, an aqueous. The genus tetrapleura is in the family leguminosae in the major group angiosperms flowering plants. It is also cherished as a spice in many nigerian dishes. Tetrapleura tetraptera in ghana, nigeria and uganda. Observation also revealed that serious anthropogenic activities were ongoing. Tetrapleura tetraptera is seen to enhance phase of wound healing in predictable and timely manner.
Fruiting pattern of tetrapleura tetraptera semantic scholar. Reepithelialization and wound healing effect of aqueous. Tetrapleura tetraptera, adenanthera tetraptera family. In this study, the cytotoxic and antiproliferative effects of the ethanolic extract of fruit were studied. Another spice tree, tetrapleura tetraptera oshorisho. Mortality increased sharply and then decreased gradually as the number of hours increased table 1. Tetrapleura tetraptera tt is a deciduous flowering plant from the family. The fruit of tetrapleura tetraptera taub fabaceae is frequently used in tropical african traditional medicine for the management andor control of an array of human ailments, including arthritis and other inflammatory conditions, asthma, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, epilepsy, schistosomiasis, and so on. Distances along transects were marked with flagging.
Nutrition facts of aridan tetrapleura tetraptera aridan is highly valuable because it contains a high amount of essential phytochemicals and nutrients that are vital for the healthy functioning of the body. Tetrapleura tetraptera, a seasoning and nutritive spice is also used in western african folk medicine in the management of wide variety of diseases including diabetes, inflammation and hypertension. The yoruba folkloric system of medicine in nigeria gives a whole lot of effective treatments for disorders associated with the central nervous system, such as memory loss, anxiety, aging, etc. Effect of accelerated ageing on seed membrane integrity and. It also quickens all the stages of wound healing and thereby making the wound to heal with scar. Trees species diversity, richness, and similarity were studied in fifteen plots of the tropical rainforests in the northeast of the republic of congo, based on trees inventories conducted on fifteen 0. Fruiting pattern of tetrapleura tetraptera schum and thonn in benin and ekpoma areas, edo state, nigeria g. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of accelerated ageing process on seed membrane integrity and chemical composition of tetrapleura tetraptera schum. This action of the aqueous extract of tetrapleura tetraptera may provide a new therapeutic roles in the. Tetrapleura tetraptera is an indigenous fruit tree in tropical africa. Fruiting pattern of tetrapleura tetraptera ekpoma areas. In vitro antiplasmodial activity of crude extracts of tetrapleura tetraptera and copaifera religiosa.
In these operations, huge quantities of waste are generated. Phytochemical analysis, antioxidant and metal chelating. These are primarily included because names of species rank are. It now finds wide usage in the alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverage industries. Materials and methods samples collection and preparation triplicate samples of t. Tetrapleura tetraptera pod extract daily according to agbai et al. Protective effects of tetrapleura tetraptera extract on high. Essential oils and fatty acids composition of dry fruits. At the northern periphery of the boumbabek national park in southeast cameroon, little is known about which habitat type contain the highest abundance of ntfp species. This study aimed at evaluating the potential therapeutic action of the polyphenolrich. Tetrapleura tetraptera fruit is widely used in western nigeria amongst men as a birth control medicine. The database and code is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. The plant is called prekese or, more correctly, pr. It is locally known as aridan in yoruba and oshorisho in igbo.
Johnny 1 1department of pharmacognosy and natural medicine, faculty of pharmacy, university of uyo, uyo, akwa ibom state, nigeria. Antiinflammatory and hypoglycaemic effects of tetrapleura. Therefore, tetrapleura has the potentials to be raised in different ecological zones characterized by difference in soil, rainfall and amount of. It has been reported that feeding of extracts to animals produced some toxic effects and pathological lesions in some organs. Toxicity and behaviour of clarias gariepinus burchell. It is one of the spices that many people in west africa use for their soups. Aug 28, 2006 aridan tetrapleura tetraptera is likely to cause less ecological damage and its potency of 1. Chemical composition of the dry fruit of tetrapleura tetraptera and. Effect of accelerated ageing on seed membrane integrity. Pdf variation in nutrients composition of tetrapleura tetraptera. Essential oils and fatty acids composition of dry fruits of. Research progress in phytochemistry and biology of aframomum species.
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