ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTI-INFLAMMATORY POTENTIAL OF MONOCHORIA VAGINALIS (BURM. F.) C. PRESL.: A WILD EDIBLE PLANT

The Dhankuta district, situated in the Eastern part of the country, is a hot spot for floral diversity. The vegetation zone ranges from sub tropical Sal forest to cool temperate alpine forest. The study of wild edible plant of this area was an attempt to highlight the types of wild edible plants found and their mode of use in local people. Present study records 132 species of wild edible plants belonging to 63 families and 103 genera. Fruits are the most common edible parts of the wild edible plants followed by leaves, young shoot, root or tuber, seeds, flower, whole plants, bark, nectar, nuts, inflorescence and buds.

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Evaluating traditional wild edible plant knowledge among teachers of Patagonia: Patterns and prospects

Learning and Individual Differences ◽

10.1016/j.lindif.2013.04.002 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 27 ◽

pp. 241-249 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

A.H. Ladio ◽

S. Molares

Keyword(s):

Wild Edible Plant ◽

Edible Plant ◽

Plant Knowledge

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Wild Edible Plants Used by Endangered & Indigenous Raji Tribe in Western Nepal

International Journal of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology ◽

10.3126/ijasbt.v2i3.10969 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 243-252 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lal B Thapa ◽

Til Maya Dhakal ◽

Raghunath Chaudhary

Keyword(s):

Indigenous People ◽

Mother Tongue ◽

Wild Edible Plants ◽

Wild Plants ◽

Traditional Practices ◽

Edible Plants ◽

Wild Edible Plant ◽

Edible Plant ◽

Beliefs And Practices ◽

Different Parts

The Rajis are one of the endangered indigenous people distributed in western part of Nepal enriched in their own mother tongue, culture, beliefs and practices. Owing to lack of proper documentation, the traditional knowledge of uses and practices on wild edible plants by such an endangered community is about to extinct. This paper aims to present the traditional practices and use of wild edible plants by Raji people in Nepal. Our study found that a total of 67 wild edible plant species included in 56 genera and 38 families used by Raji people. Out of them 62 species were angiosperms, one species was Gymnosperm and 4 species were Pteridophytes. The results of study show that Rajis have their traditional way to use different parts of wild plants such as seeds, fruits, leaves, shoots, roots and tubers in the forms of vegetables, pickles, juice, and raw or as fruits.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v2i3.10969 Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol. 2(3): 243-252

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In vitro antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities of methanolic extract of Asparagus horridus grows in North Cyprus Kuzey Kıbrıs da yetişen Asparagus horridus metanolik ekstraktının in-vitro antioksidan, anti-enflamatuar ve anti-kanser aktivitesi

Turkish Journal of Biochemistry ◽

10.1515/tjb-2019-0325 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 45 (4) ◽

pp. 365-372

Author(s):

Ergul Mutlu Altundag ◽

Duygu Gençalp ◽

Cahit Özbilenler ◽

Kübra Toprak ◽

Namık Kerküklü

Keyword(s):

Antioxidant Activity ◽

Methanol Extract ◽

Protein Denaturation ◽

Soxhlet Extraction ◽

Edible Plant ◽

North Cyprus ◽

Anti Cancer ◽

Anti Inflammatory ◽

Inflammatory Effect

AbstractBackgroundAsparagus horridus is an edible plant known as “Ayrelli” in North Cyprus. The scientific literature has not yet submitted a report about the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities of A. horridus plant from North Cyprus until now. The purpose of the research was to determine the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities of A. horridus.Materials and methodsSoxhlet extraction of A. horridus was performed using methanol. Antioxidant activity was determined by DPPH, TFC, FRAP and TPC assays. Protein-denaturation assay was performed to determine the anti-inflammatory effect. The anti-cancer effects of the extract on HepG2 and B-CPAP cell lines were determined with MTT assay.ResultsAntioxidant activity for A. horridus extract was determined by DPPH (50%), TFC (266.26 μg QUE/mg extract), FRAP (1.27 μg FeSO4/mg extract) and TPC (167.613 μg GAE/mg extract) assays at 25 mg/mL. Inhibition of protein-denaturation activity was found as 29.42% at 25 mg/mL. After 24 h of the extract treatment, cell proliferation of HepG2 and B-CPAP cancer cells were inhibited at IC50 values 63.24 μg/mL and 101.24 μg/mL, respectively.ConclusionThese results have shown that the methanol extract of A. horridus grows in North Cyprus has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities.

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