A REVIEW ON MEDICINAL USES OF DIFFERENT PLANTS OF EUPHORBIACEAE FAMILY

Euphorbiaceae is an important family which contains numerous medicinal plants. Today estimate that most of the people in developing countries still relays on traditional medicine based largely on species of plants in human being and animals for their primary healthcare. The family Euphorbiaceae is one of the largest family of flowering plants comprising of plants with over 300 genera and 8,000 species. Acalyphaindica L, Euphorbia hirta L, Euphorbia thymifolia L, Croton bonplandianumbaill, Jatropha gossypifolia L, Ricinus communis L are important plants of this family because these plants have different compounds like alkaloids, flavinoids, steroids, saponin, phenolic compounds, fatty acid, esters, minerals etc that have showed different activitiesin humen being and animal.This study provides important data for identification of different plants in Euphorbiaceae family. Species of Euphorbiaceae are extensively used as remedies against several diseases and complaints such as cancer, diabetes, diarrhoea, heart diseases, hemorrhages, hepatitis, jaundice, malaria, ophthalmic diseases, rheumatism and scabies etc.

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Seed Germination in Six Anticancerous Plants of Bangladesh

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh Science ◽

10.3329/jasbs.v45i2.46589 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 151-159

Author(s):

Nahid Sultana ◽

M Oliur Rahman ◽

Md Abul Hassan

Keyword(s):

Seed Germination ◽

Ricinus Communis ◽

Germination Rate ◽

Calotropis Procera ◽

Time Rate ◽

Plumbago Zeylanica ◽

Ricinus Communis L ◽

Jatropha Gossypifolia ◽

Leonurus Sibiricus ◽

Boerhavia Diffusa

Six medicinal plants, namely Boerhavia diffusa L., Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br., Jatropha gossypifolia L., Leonurus sibiricus L., Plumbago zeylanica L. and Ricinus communis L. of Bangladesh having anticancerous properties were investigated with a view to knowing their seed germination time, rate and pattern. The minimum days taken for seed germination in B. diffusa, C. procera, J. gossypifolia, L. sibiricus, P. zeylanica and R. communis were 70, 9, 24, 75, 11 and 14, respectively. The maximum time (130 days) required for germination was observed in Leonurus sibiricus. The highest germination rate (100%) was observed in Plumbago zeylanica, while the lowest rate (10%) was found in Ricinus communis. Epigeal type of germination was noted in all the species employed. Asiat. Soc. Bangladesh, Sci. 45(2): 151-159, December 2019

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Analisis Kadar Flavonoid pada Batang Jarak Pagar (Jatropha curcas L.), Jarak Merah (Jatropha gossypifolia L.), dan Jarak Kepyar (Ricinus communis L.)

Jurnal Akademika Kimia ◽

10.22487/j24775185.2018.v7.i1.10387 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 28

Author(s):

Ni Made Kesumasari ◽

Mery Napitupulu ◽

Minarni Rama Jura

Keyword(s):

Free Radicals ◽

Jatropha Curcas ◽

Ricinus Communis ◽

Total Flavonoids ◽

Flavonoid Content ◽

Jatropha Curcas L ◽

Plant Samples ◽

Ricinus Communis L ◽

Three Samples ◽

Jatropha Gossypifolia

This study aimed to determine flavonoids levels contained in each of jatropha plant samples to be used as an alternative affordable free radicals deterrent. The flavonoid content was analyzed using UV-Vis spectrophotometry. Stem of the three samples was extracted using HCl. The results showed that total flavonoids levels contained in each stem of Jatropha curcas L., Jatropha gossypifolia L., and Ricinus communis L. were 3.959 mg/L, 1.309 mg/L, and 0.083 mg/L, respectively.

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Ricin: An Ancient Story for a Timeless Plant Toxin

10.20944/preprints201905.0338.v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Letizia Polito ◽

Massimo Bortolotti ◽

Maria Giulia Battelli ◽

Giulia Calafato ◽

Andrea Bolognesi

Keyword(s):

Ricinus Communis ◽

Folk Medicine ◽

Plant Toxin ◽

Ribosome Inactivating Proteins ◽

Activity Structure ◽

Ricinus Communis L ◽

Great Utility ◽

The Family ◽

Human Intoxication ◽

Castor Seeds

The castor plant (Ricinus communis L.) has been known since time immemorial in traditional medicine in the pharmacopeia of Mediterranean and eastern ancient cultures. Moreover, it is still used in folk medicine worldwide. Castor bean has been mainly recommended as anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic, anti-bacterial, laxative, abortifacient, for wounds, ulcers, and many other indications. Many cases of human intoxication occurred accidentally or voluntarily with the ingestion of castor seeds or derivatives. Ricinus toxicity depends on several molecules, among them the most important is ricin, a protein belonging to the family of ribosome-inactivating proteins. Ricin is the most studied of this category of proteins and it is also known to the general public, having been used for biocrimes in several cases. Here, the main steps of ricin research are reported with particular regards to its enzymatic activity, structure and cytotoxicity. Moreover, we discuss ricin toxicity for animals and humans, as well as the relation amongst bioterrorism and ricin and its impact on environmental toxicity. Ricin has also been of great utility to develop a number of immunotoxins specific for the elimination of unwanted cells, mainly cancer cells; some of these immunotoxins gave promising results also in clinical trials.

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Mycoparasitism of selected sclerotia-forming fungi by Sporidesmium sclerotivorum

Canadian Journal of Botany ◽

10.1139/b98-019 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 76 (3) ◽

pp. 460-466 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sue Mischke

Keyword(s):

Castor Bean ◽

Ricinus Communis ◽

Gray Mold ◽

Causal Agent ◽

Sclerotium Cepivorum ◽

Ricinus Communis L ◽

The Family ◽

Host Parasite

Sporidesmium sclerotivorum Uecker, Ayers, & Adams is mycoparasite of sclerotia with potential for biocontrol. Sclerotia of fungi in the sclerotial lineage of the Sclerotiniaceae, including species of Sclerotinia, Botrytis, Amphobotrys, and Monilinia, stimulated germination of macroconidia of Sp. sclerotivorum. The mycoparasite readily colonized sclerotia of Sclerotinia spp. and Amphobotrys ricini (Buchwald) Hennebert both in soil and in vitro. Sclerotia of Botrytis spp. were parasitized only occasionally, and some Sclerotiniaceae were not parasitized. The limits on the ability of Sp. sclerotivorum to parasitize sclerotia support its classification as fastidious. Not even the first step in mycoparasitism, germination of Sp. sclerotivorum macroconidia, was triggered by sclerotia of fungi outside of the family. Amphobotrys ricini, the causal agent of gray mold of castor bean (Ricinus communis L.), is a newly recognized host of Sp. sclerotivorum, and sclerotia of this pathogen were destructively colonized by the mycoparasite.Key words: Amphobotrys ricini, biocontrol, host-parasite interaction, Sclerotiniaceae, Sclerotium cepivorum, signal.

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Paralelo entre dois complexos Euphorbiaceae - Tetranychidae (Acari) no nordeste e sudeste do Brasil

Anais da Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz ◽

10.1590/s0071-12761980000200011 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 37 (2) ◽

pp. 743-745

Author(s):

G.J. Moraes ◽

Carlos H.W. Flechtmann

Keyword(s):

Ricinus Communis ◽

Ricinus Communis L ◽

Jatropha Gossypifolia

Relata-se o paralelo existente entre a ocorrência do complexo Jatropha gossypifolia L. - Tetranychus bastosi Tuttle, Baker & Sales no Nordeste e do complexo Ricinus communis L. -Tetranychus desertorum Banks / T. ludeni Zacher no Sudeste, em áreas depredadas pelo homem.

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Ricin: An Ancient Story for a Timeless Plant Toxin

Toxins ◽

10.3390/toxins11060324 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 324 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Letizia Polito ◽

Massimo Bortolotti ◽

Maria Battelli ◽

Giulia Calafato ◽

Andrea Bolognesi

Keyword(s):

Current Knowledge ◽

Ricinus Communis ◽

Folk Medicine ◽

Plant Toxin ◽

Ribosome Inactivating Proteins ◽

Activity Structure ◽

Ricinus Communis L ◽

The Family ◽

Human Intoxication ◽

Castor Seeds

The castor plant (Ricinus communis L.) has been known since time immemorial in traditional medicine in the pharmacopeia of Mediterranean and eastern ancient cultures. Moreover, it is still used in folk medicine worldwide. Castor bean has been mainly recommended as anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic, anti-bacterial, laxative, abortifacient, for wounds, ulcers, and many other indications. Many cases of human intoxication occurred accidentally or voluntarily with the ingestion of castor seeds or derivatives. Ricinus toxicity depends on several molecules, among them the most important is ricin, a protein belonging to the family of ribosome-inactivating proteins. Ricin is the most studied of this category of proteins and it is also known to the general public, having been used for several biocrimes. This manuscript intends to give the reader an overview of ricin, focusing on the historical path to the current knowledge on this protein. The main steps of ricin research are here reported, with particular regard to its enzymatic activity, structure, and cytotoxicity. Moreover, we discuss ricin toxicity for animals and humans, as well as the relation between bioterrorism and ricin and its impact on environmental toxicity. Ricin has also been used to develop immunotoxins for the elimination of unwanted cells, mainly cancer cells; some of these immunoconjugates gave promising results in clinical trials but also showed critical limitation.

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