The arabian peninsula is recognized as an arid area dominated by deserts and poor biodiversity. Evolution of reproductive systems and sexdetermining. Sorrel is a coolseason perennial often grown as an annual. There are concerns about using synthetic phenolic antioxidants such as butylated hydroxytoluene bht and butylated hydroxyanisole bha as food additives because of the reported negative effects on human health. It is a perennial herb that can grow to a height of 34 meters with a fleshy rhizome.
For more multimedia, look at rumex abyssinicus on wikimedia commons. Thus, this work was initiated to investigate the wound healing and antiinflammatory activities of 80 %. Evaluation of wound healing activity of rhizomes of rumex. The characteristics of mekmeko extract as a tanning agent for leather processing were also studied in comparison with commercial wattle extract, as a control. Rumex abyssinicus acs publications american chemical society. Plants can contain quite high levels of oxalic acid, which is what gives the leaves of many members of this genus an acidlemon flavour. Media in category rumex abyssinicus the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Rumex abyssinicus is perennial herb, which grows up to 3 m tall, with thick, fleshy rhizome. Phytochemical investigation and in vitro antibacterial evaluation on. Polygonaceae in mice eshetu mulisa1, kaleab asres2 and ephrem engidawork1 abstract background. A majority of ethiopians rely on traditional medicine as their primary form of health care, yet they are in danger of losing both their knowledge and the plants they have used as medicines for millennia. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Of the traditional vegetables in table 1, the root and tuber and leafy vegetable crops are most important as they are used by a large sector of the population on a regular basis, and many of them are considered of high potential abebe demissie 1991. The ksa is characterized by its vast area of diverse geographical landscapes and.
Sorrel can be grown from seed sown in the garden as early as 2 to 3 weeks before the average last frost date in spring. The flask was shaken until the sample was completely. Evaluation of the antimicrobial and antiinflammatory activities of the medicinal plants dodonaea viscosa, rumex nervosus and rumex abyssinicus. Phytochemical evaluation of some kenyan medicinal plants. However, the kingdom of saudi arabia henceforth abbreviated into ksa has a wide range of flora, consisting of different species of trees, herbs, and shrubs and containing numerous edible and medicinal plants. Evaluation of the in vitro efficacy of artemisia annua, rumex. Rumex, to which the study plant belongs, are rich in polyphenols like anthraquinones, flavanoids and terpens 9. Rumex abyssinicus mekmeko ethiopian plant material for preservation of goat skins. The tender shoots and leaves of rumex abyssinicus are edible and widely used as a vegetable. According to martin, the study of peoples classification, management, and use of plants or more simply the science of ethnobotany is an endeavor which attracts people from various academic disciplines. Rumex abyssinicus has a yellow and a red dye as a result of its rhizome. Sorrel is grown for its tangy, slightlysour tasting arrowshaped. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. The dried and powdered root of rumex abyssinicus was extracted with increasing gradient of solvents petroleum ether, chloroform, acetone.
It is used for colouring wickerwork, and to impart a red colour to the feet and hands of women. The efficacy of this new preservation method was assessed at. The triterpenoids which are isolated from the rumex japonicus shows rat lens aldose reductase inhibitory. An rumex in nahilalakip ha familia nga polygonaceae ilarom nga taxa. Habitat and distribution rumex abyssinicus is widely spread in the highlands of tropical africa. L for 72 hours with manual shaking and extracted with hexane. Review article discovery phytomedicine 2017, volume 4, number 2. Evaluation of invitro anthelmintic activities of brassica nigra, ocimum basilicum and rumex abyssinicus. The ksa is characterized by its vast area of diverse geographical landscapes and climates.
Perfectly alright in small quantities, the leaves should not be eaten in large amounts since the oxalic acid can lockup other nutrients in the food, especially calcium. A status sheet will be displayed, keeping you informed of the progress, and displaying the automatically generated pickup url, once the. Discovery of helminthosporin, an anthraquinone isolated. Lectotype of rumex usambarensis dammer dammer family polygonaceae. Rumex abyssinicus jacq polygonaceae is widely used in ethiopia for treatment of wound and other diseases. Leafsegments linear, acute, the central one 34 times as long as the lateral, 8 in. Rapid bioassayguided isolation of antibacterial clerodane.
It is one of medicinal plants used by ilu ababor people southwest oromia, ethiopia and its root as well as rootbark is used to lower blood. Although reports are available in the literature on some of the claimed activities, nothing has so far been reported about the wound healing activity of r. It is traditionally used to treat a wide range of medical conditions from colds to malaria 3, 4, and crude extracts have been shown to be active against bacterial, viral, fungal and protozoal pathogens 5, 6, 7. It is widespread throughout ethiopia at altitudes between 1200 and 3300 m. Provided by ars systematic botany and mycology laboratory. Rumex abyssinicus is one of the plants that grow in ethiopia and different. The different extraction profile provided by phwe in this case suggests that this recently developed method also has applications as a complementary tool for natural products extraction. Effect of rumex abyssinicus on preneoplastic lesions in. The status of traditional vegetable utilization in kenya.
Garridoramos, the evolution of reproductive systems and sexdetermining mechanisms within rumex polygonaceae inferred from nuclear and chloroplastidial sequence data, molecular biology and evolution, volume 22, issue 9, september 2005. Page 9 g and an excellent source of vitamin c ascorbic acid. It has several medicinal application such as purgative. The docks and sorrels, genus rumex, are a genus of about 200 species of annual, biennial, and perennial herbs in the buckwheat family, polygonaceae. Antiinflammatory effect of the aqueous extract from rumex patientia l.
Specific acidity of water extract and oxalate content of. Thus, a replacement of these synthetics by antioxidant extractions from various foods has been proposed. An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in sheka zone. Rumex abyssinicus jacq and rumex nervosus vahl polygonaceae is a large annual herb up to 4m high, leaves usually sagittate, inflorescence much branched, leafless panicle, nut light brown. In particular, different studies found that rumex abyssinicus to contain a number of anthraquinones 1012. Isolation, characterization and antibacterial activities evaluation.
Antibacterial activity of aqueous and methanol extracts of. Leaves of various rumex species are very good at removing dirty oil from the skin simply crush the leaves to release the sap and rub them over the dirty area k title. Radlk adem yesuf, kaleab asres1 1department of pharmaceutical chemistry and pharmacognosy, school of pharmacy, addis ababa university, p. The current status of knowledge of herbal medicine and. It grows in tropical africa, especially in central and eastern africa. Pdf natural products have extensively contributed toward the discovery of new. Rumex abyssinicus mekmeko ethiopian plant material for. Pdf bioactive compounds and health benefits of edible rumex. Rumex abyssinicus is a species of flowering plant in the family polygonaceae, native to tropical africa, including madagascar. Pagka karon wala pay siak nga nalista ubos niini niya. Traditional healers in ethiopia use the rhizomes of r. Income generating activities related to forest and tree resources include brick making, carpentry and charcoal making.
Effect of rumex abyssinicus on preneoplastic lesions in dimethylhydrazine induced colon carcinogenesis in rats. Pdf anthraquinones and flavanols isolated from the. Rumex abyssinicus jacq polygonaceae is widely distributed in the highlands from north africa to ethiopia. Evaluation of wound healing and antiinflammatory activity of the rhizomes of rumex abyssinicus j. Leafy and fruit vegetables form a significant part of the traditional diets of agricultural communities. Rumex abyssinicus in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Pdf discovery of helminthosporin, an anthraquinone isolated.
Polygonaceae is widely distributed worldwide, and its many species have nutritional and medicinal properties. Ang rumex abyssinicus sakop sa kahenera nga rumex sa kabanay nga polygonaceae. Wound healing and antiinflammatory properties of allophylus abyssinicus hochst. Phytochemical investigation of rumex abyssinicus has led to the isolation of nine compounds. Pdf evaluation of invitro anthelmintic activities of. Pdf effect of rumex abyssinicus on preneoplastic lesions in. This study, conducted in the rural town of fiche in ethiopia, was undertaken with the support of southern cross university scu australia, addis ababa university aau ethiopia, and the. Their consumption is, however, generally less significant among pastoral communities.
In separate studies, some anthraquinones, which are also found in rumex abyssinicus, showed cox2 inhibitory activity. Assessment of knowledge, attitude, and utilization of. Rumex abyssinicus, and catha edulis forsk extracts in cancer. It is believed that inflammation is intimately linked to carcinogenesis. Pdf bioactive compounds and health benefits of edible. It is also known as abyssinian spinach, azedinha brava. Discovery of helminthosporin, an anthraquinone isolated from. Antibacterial activity of aqueous and methanol extracts of rumex alpinus and rumex caucasicus suzan ozturk1 and avni ozturk2 1the ministry of health of turkey, erzurum regional hygiene institute, erzurum, turkey. There are other programs that produce pdfs, but they must be free and they must be able embed urls. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. Optimization and modeling studies shegaw ahmed mohammed rames c. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by wind. Many secondary metabolites derived from rumex extracts exhibited potent activities against a panel of phytopathogens including those of phytophthora spp. Rumex abyssinicus, rhizome, excision model, incision model, antiinflammation, wound healing background.
In the present study, the herbal rumex abyssinicus mekmeko roots, which were shade dried at room temperature and powdered was investigated for its effectiveness in the preservation of goat skins. Assessment of total content of secondary metabolites, in. Box 1176, addis ababa, ethiopia corresponding author. Apr 19, 2018 rumex abyssinicus mekmeko extract as cleaner approach for dyeing in product manufacture. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of the community on traditional medicine in debre tabor town. Sorrel will be ready for harvest 60 days after sowing. Phytochemical investigation of rumex thyrsiflorus fingerh. In addition, extracts of rumex abyssinicus and other rumex species have shown antitumor activity against different cancer cell lines 1719. Bioprospecting potential of rumex abyssinicus for access and. From each sample 5 gram were taken and 30 ml of acetic acid and chloroform 3.
Evaluation of wound healing and antiinflammatory activity of. Specific acidity of water extract and oxalate content of foliage of african sorrel george pelham walton with one figure foreword this report is submitted, not so much as a contribution to the accumulated data on the composition of the leaves of rumex abyssinicus jacq. Anthraquinones and flavanols isolated from the vegetable. Traditional use of ethnomedicinal native plants in the. An rumex in nahilalakip ha familia nga polygonaceae. The collected root parts of rumex abyssinicus about 2.
Acetosa abyssinica, rumex abyssinica, rumex schimperi spanish rhubarb dock is a perennial. Polygonaceae native to tropical africa and is often used in african traditional medicine for various purposes including treating jaundice. For ethiopia the chosen plant species were acacia nilotica l. Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine ethnobotany of medicinal plants in adaa district, east shewa zone of oromia regional state, ethiopia alemayehu kefalew 0 zemede asfaw 0 ensermu kelbessa 0 0 department of plant biology and biodiversity management, college of natural sciences, addis ababa university, 3434, addis ababa, ethiopia background. Pdf effect of rumex abyssinicus on preneoplastic lesions. Hence, ethnobotany is the study of the interrelationships between people and plants, particularly the way in which plants impact on human culture, and practices and how humans have. Pressurised hot water extraction phwe was employed to effect the extraction of two carboxylic acidcontaining entlabdane diterpenoids from dodonaea viscosa. Overexpression of cox2 is thought to be an early event in colon carcinogenesis and the development of other epithelial tumors. It was also revealed that tree species such as albizia coriaria, elaeis guineensis, combretum molle, teclea nobilis and rumex abyssinicus are slowly disappearing in the area. Research article evaluation of anthelmintic activities of. Rumex abyssinicus is widely spread medicinal plant in the highlands of tropical africa and is a common weed of cultivated lands or disturbed grounds ranging from north africa to ethiopia 2. Conservation and use of traditional vegetables in ethiopia. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Thus, this work was initiated to investigate the wound healing and antiinflammatory activities of 80 % methanol.
Bmc complementary medicine and therapies home page. Phytochemical investigation of rumex abyssinicus has led to the isolation of nine compounds, including one phenolic acid 1, five anthraquinones 26 and three flavanols 79. Media in category rumex the following 24 files are in this category, out of 24 total. Evaluation of wound healing and antiinflammatory activity of the. Medicinal plants are still playing significant role in the management of various human and livestock diseases in the study area with herbs taking the lead in the number of plants used in the preparation of remedies, which may be an indication of their relatively better abundance as compared to other life forms. An rumex abyssinicus in nahilalakip ha genus nga rumex, ngan familia nga polygonaceae. Rumex abyssinicus jacq polygonaceae is widely used. Ethnobotany of medicinal plants in adaa district, east shewa. Bioprospecting potential of rumex abyssinicus for access. More than 8000 different phenolic compounds have been characterized. Extraction of carboxylic acidcontaining diterpenoids from.
Rumex abyssinicus jacq as a dual cholinesterase inhibitor. Evaluation of wound healing and antiinflammatory activity. A communitybased crosssectional study was carried out from november 1, 2018, to december 30, 2018, with a facetoface. Its local amharic name is mekmako ermias dagne, 2009. It is in flower from june to july, and the seeds ripen in august. In the present study, tanning systems based on rumex abyssinicus mekmeko extract for the production of upper leathers were investigated as a cleaner alternative tanning system.
Rumex abyssinicus, family polygonaceae is a plant used traditionally for colouring textiles and food. In linux, most applications will allow you to print to postscript, which can then be converted to pdf with the ps2pdf utility. Meqmeqo is a weed plant that grows in cultivated as well as disturbed lands. Native to ethiopia and tropical africa, it has ivylike, green to reddish leaves and tiny green flowers. Rumex abyssinicus is a potential genetic resource for bioprospecting due to its active parts rhizome, roots and leaves. Members of this genus are very common perennial herbs with a native almost worldwide distribution, and introduced species growing in the few places where the genus is not native.