Bmc res notes anticonvulsant effects of antiaris toxicaria aqueous extract. An ethanolic extract of antiaris toxicaria trunk bark showed potent in vitro cardiotonic effect on isolated guinea pig atria. Antiaris toxicaria article about antiaris toxicaria by the. Muthuvan tribe, antiaris toxicaria, western ghats, fiber curing, maravuri, kerala. Phytochemical investigation of the latex of antiaris toxicaria resulted in the isolation of 15 new antiarosides jx 115 and 17 known cardiac glycosides. Right now there are 404 articles and 1,254 registered users on this wiki. This property also provides the antiinflammatory and analgesic effects needed during the prevention and treatment of neuropathy.
Animal models used include maximal electroshock test mest. Just type a new title, click go, and near the top of the results page, there will be a link to create the new page. Storage of recalcitrant seeds of antiaris toxicaria moraceae. Engl upas tree, deadly upas, ipoh, ipoh poison, javanese arrowpoison, upas antiar. A taxonomic genus within the family moraceae the upas tree. Antiaris toxicaria is a tree in the mulberry and fig family of moraceae. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise cambridge core to connect with your account. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Cardiac glycosides from antiaris toxicaria with potent. Preparation of maravuri from antiaris toxicaria pers. In russian literature the name anchar, or upas tree, refers to a. Moraceae aqueous extract in rodents priscillakolibeamante,1 donatuswewuraadongo,1 ericwoode,1. A handsome tree with the aspect of a large alnus, 3060 ft.
Este artigo sobre a ordem rosales, integrado no projeto plantas e um esboco. Antiaris toxicaria herb uses, benefits, cures, side. It has a remarkably wide distribution in tropical regions, occurring in australia, tropical asia, tropical africa, indonesia, philippines, tonga, and various other tropical islands. Five new cardiac glycosides 15, namely antiaroside yzc together with 19 known compounds were obtained from the bark of antiaris toxicaria. Antiaris toxicaria lesch is one of the endemic plant to kalimantan island and. The genus antiaris was at one time considered to comprise several species, but is now regarded as just one variable species which can be further divided into five subspecies. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Blowpipe dart poison in borneo and the secret of its. The rainforest in xishuangbanna is at the altitudinal and latitudinal limits of tropical rainforests in the northern hemisphere, and the distribution of a. Their structures were established using ms and nmr spectroscopic studies, including. Antiaris toxicaria is extremely widespread, being found throughout the old world tropics. Its seeds are spread by various birds and bats and it is not clear. Moraceae, commonly known as upas tree, is a well known toxic plant that is widely distributed throughout malaysian forests.
Its structure was elucidated on the basis of hrfabms and spectroscopic techniques ir, uv, 1d and 2d nmr. Ipo, antiaris toxicarias, sacking tree herbal medicine. The effects of the cardiac glycosides on apoptosis and the expression of orphan nuclear receptor nur77 were examined in. Its use ranges from medical use, such as hypertension treatment, to arrow poison application. Antiarin, a cardiac glycoside steroid, can be isolated from upas tree latex antiaris toxicaria. Cardiac glycosides from the bark of antiaris toxicaria. The database and code is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. Frugivores and fruit removal of antiaris toxicaria moraceae. Toxicarioside a, isolated from tropical antiaris toxicaria, blocks endoglin tgf signaling in a bone marrow stromal cell line yuenan li 1,2,3a, fengying huang 1,2,3a, wenli mei 1,3, haofu dai 1,3, junli guo 2, guanghong tan 2, peng zhou 1,3 1 agriculture college, hainan. Antiaris toxicaria palta north 24 parganas 20120411 9602. The genus antiaris was at one time considered to be comprised of several species, but is now regarded as just containing the one variable species antiaris toxicaria which can be further divided into five subspecies.
A new cytotoxic 19norcardenolide from the latex of antiaris. Antiproliferative cardiac glycosides from the latex of. The leaf is used to remedy various ailments but the. It is the most poisonous plant in the world as well as a medicinal plant.
List of various diseases cured by antiaris toxicaria. Cytotoxic cardiac glycosides and coumarins from antiaris. There are five or six species in the tropics of asia, africa, and madagascar. These compound has reported has strong citotoxicity activity 10. Muthuvan tribes are quite familiar with this plant and are experts in extracting the bark of this plant. Antiaris article about antiaris by the free dictionary. This page was last edited on 22 december 2019, at 09. It is the only species currently recognized in the genus antiaris.
Antiaris toxicaria lesch welcome to pilikula nisarga dhama. Antiaris toxicaria moraceae a new distribution record to the eastern ghats. Compound 1 showed significant cytotoxicity against k562, sgc7901, smmc7721, and hela cell lines in vitro by mtt method. Biological sciences anthropology, archeology, folklore regional focusarea studies chemical compounds hazardous. Sep 05, 2014 this page was last edited on 22 december 2019, at 09. Toxicarioside a, isolated from tropical antiaris toxicaria. Bioassayguided fractionation of the extract led to identification of nine new cardiac glycosides 1. How antiaris toxicaria is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. The milky white juice of antiaris toxicaria lesch contains rank poison. Pdf evaluation of genetic diversity in antiaris toxicaria. Antiaris toxicaria lesch grows in the rain forests below 15 meters above sea level. Anticonvulsant effects of antiaris toxicaria aqueous extract. Twelve new compounds, including eight cardiac glycosides aglycones 18, two coumarins 4142 and two flavanones 4344 fig. It is an important industrial forest plant for its veneer, plywood and medicinal.
There are, however, potential value of the active compound of a. Pdf antiaris toxicaria moraceae a new distribution record to. Frugivores and fruit removal of antiaris toxicaria moraceae at bia biosphere reserve, ghana. Read medical sovereign chapter 56 antiaris toxicaria lesch. Ligan activity of antiaris toxicaria lesch and the role of in. The export of antiaris toxicaria timber from west africa started in 1959, when 1600 m. Antiaris toxicaria leschenault moraceae is a monoecious evergreen tree endemic to the tropical seasonal rainforest of xishuangbanna, yunnan province, china. Names of antiaris toxicaria in various languages of the world are also given. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in antiaris toxicaria. Upas, a javanese word meaning poison, and specially applied to the poison derived from the gum of the anchar tree antiaris toxicaria, a member of the figfamily moraceae, and a native of the sunda islands, which was commonly used to envenom the darts of the natives. A new norcardenolide, named toxicarioside h 1, was isolated from the latex of antiaris toxicaria pers. Their chemical structures were determined by ir, hresims, 1d and 2d nmr hsqc, 1 h 1 h cosy, hmbc, roesy. Ipo, upas, antiaris toxicaria, sacking tree herbal medicine an illustrated compilation of philippine medicinal plants by dr godofredo umali stuart with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and research studies.
This latex contains a variety of toxic chemical compounds. Antiaris e um genero botanico pertencente a familia moraceae. Leaves spaced along branches, spiral leaves occurring singly at a node and arranged spirally up the branchlet, simple a leaf composed of a single blade. Blowpipe dart poison in borneo and the secret of its production. The principal toxic agent is a steroid glycoside known as betaantiarin. Increase in latency to seizures as well as reduction in duration and frequency of seizures. Antiaris toxicaria moraceae was evaluated for anticonvulsant activity in rodents. One significant difference within the species is that the size of the fruit increases as. You can also create new pages using the search box. One significant difference within the species is that the size of the fruit increases as you travel from africa to polynesia. Antiaris toxicaria is a tree in the mulberry and fig family, moraceae. The only species, antiaris toxicaria is found throughout the old world tropics, from west africa to madagascar, and in sri lanka, india, indochina, southern china, thailand, throughout the malesian region, the pacific east to fiji and tonga, and northern australia.
87 839 1491 218 954 641 703 294 1473 814 537 1201 1234 1469 1151 1431 1476 320 877 1265 961 1300 525 135 1385 63 1410 373 461 1451 117 1435 1047 1005 666 704 413