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Plukenetia volubilis leaves as source of anti-Helicobacter pylori agents

1 Introduction

Plukenetia volubilis, known commonly as Sacha Inchi or Inca peanut, is a plant belonging to the Euphorbiaceae, subfamily Acalyphoideae, tribe Plukenetieae (Benth.) Hutch., subtribe Plukenetiinae Benth (Del-Castillo et al., 2019; Goyal et al., 2022). It is native to South America, but records have located the spread of these plants in other regions throughout Asia such as Indonesia and Myanmar (Jang et al., 2020; Kodahl and Sørensen, 2021; Tianara et al., 2024). Currently, this plant is a valuable source of essential oils, and for that reason it is cultivated industrially in the regions of Loreto, San Martín, Lamas, Moyobamba, and El Dorado of tropical America, as well as overseas throughout Asia.

The oil is known to be rich in α-linolenic acid (ALA, omega 3) and beneficial omega- 3:omega-6 balance, protein content, and other bioactive compounds. However, other parts of the plant such as fruit, leaves, and seeds also have bioactive compounds that have beneficial effects upon consumption (Kim and Joo, 2021; Kittibunchakul et al., 2022a; Kittibunchakul et al., 2022b; Lin et al., 2022a). These compounds include saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, tocopherols, phytosterols, polyphenols, sugar molecules, proteins, acids, vitamins and more - many of which are present only in trace amounts and visualised only through comprehensive metabolomic studies (Keawkim and Na Jom, 2022).

Due to its high variety of bioactive compounds, P. volubilis is a plant with significant pharmacological properties. Past studies have shown that oil and extract have significant antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-dyslipidemic, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-obesity, neuroprotective, and probiotic-stimulating activities (Kim and Joo, 2021; Nascimento et al., 2013; Rojanaverawong et al., 2023; Srichamnong et al., 2018; Wang et al., 2018). Some of these activities can be

George Bentham

English botanist (1800–1884)

This article is about the botanist. For the singer, see George Bentham (singer). For the British politician, see George Jackson Bentham.

"Benth" redirects here. For the sprinting athlete from French Guiana, see Katia Benth.

George BenthamCMG FRS FLS (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studied law, but had a fascination with botany from an early age, which he soon pursued, becoming president of the Linnaean Society in 1861, and a fellow of the Royal Society in 1862. He was the author of a number of important botanical works, particularly flora. He is best known for his taxonomic classification of plants in collaboration with Joseph Dalton Hooker, his Genera Plantarum (1862–1883). He died in London in 1884.

Life

Bentham was born in Stoke, Plymouth, on 22 September 1800. His father, Sir Samuel Bentham, a naval architect, was the only brother of Jeremy Bentham to survive into adulthood. His mother, Mary Sophia Bentham, was a botanist and author. Bentham had no formal education but had a remarkable linguistic aptitude. By the age of seven, he could speak French, German and Russian, and he learned Swedish during a short residence in Sweden while still a child. The family made a long tour through France, staying two years at Montauban, where Bentham studied Hebrew and mathematics in the Protestant Theological School. They eventually settled near Montpellier where Sir Samuel bought a large estate.

While studying at Angoulême, Bentham came across a copy of A. P. de Candolle's Flore française, and became interested in the analytical tables for identifying plants. He immediately tested them on the first plant he saw. The result was successful and he applied it to every plant he came across. In London

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  • Hypolipidemic Activity of Chloroform Extract of Mimosa pudica Leaves

    PubMed Central

    Rajendran, Rekha; Krishnakumar, Ekambaram

    2010-01-01

    Mimosa pudica Lin., known as chue Mue, is a stout straggling prostrate shrubby plant, with spinous stipules and globose pinkish flower heads, and grows as weed in almost all parts of the country. It is traditionally used for its various properties and hence in the present study, chloroform extract of Mimosa pudica leaves has been screened for its hypolipidemic activity. Hypolipidemic activity is screened by inducing hyperlipidemia with the help of atherogenic diet in wistar albino rats and serum levels of various biochemical parameters such as total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL, VLDL and HDL cholesterol were determined. Atherogenic index shows the measure of the athero-genic potential of the drugs. Chloroform extract showed significant (p < 0.05) hypolipidemic effect by lowering the serum levels of biochemical parameters such as significant reduction in the level of serum cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL, VLDL and increase in HDL level which was similar to the standard drug Atorvastatin. Chloroform extract exhibited significant atherogenic index and percentage protection against hyperlipidemia. These biochemical observations were in turn confirmed by histopathological examinations of aorta, liver and kidney sections and are comparable with the standard hypolipidemic drug Atorvastatin. Preliminary phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of phytoconstituents such as steroids, flavonoids, glycosides, alkaloids, phenolic compounds which is further confirmed by the thin layer chromatography, High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC). The overall experimental results suggests that the biologically active phytoconstituents such as flavonoids, glycosides alkaloids present in the chloroform extract of Mimosa pudica, may be responsible for the significant hypolipidemic activity and the results justify the use of Mimosa pudica as a significant hypolipidemic agent. PMID:23408779

  • An invasive Mimosa in India does not adopt the symbionts of its native relatives.

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    Gehlot, Hukam Singh; Tak, Nisha; Kaushik, Muskan; Mitra, Shubhajit; Chen, Wen-Ming; Poweleit, Nicole; Panwar, Dheeren; Poonar, Neetu; Parihar, Rashmita; Tak, Alkesh; Sankhla, Indu Singh; Ojha, Archana; Rao, Satyawada Rama; Simon, Marcelo F; Reis Junior, Fabio Bueno Dos; Perigolo, Natalia; Tripathi, Anil K; Sprent, Janet I; Young, J Peter W; James, Euan K; Gyaneshwar, Prasad

    2013-07-01

    The large monophyletic genus Mimosa comprises approx. 500 species, most of which are native to the New World, with Central Brazil being the main centre of radiation. All Brazilian Mimosa spp. so far examined are nodulated by rhizobia in the betaproteobacterial genus Burkholderia. Approximately 10 Mya, transoceanic dispersal resulted in the Indian subcontinent hosting up to six endemic Mimosa spp. The nodulation ability and rhizobial symbionts of two of these, M. hamata and M. himalayana, both from north-west India, are here examined, and compared with those of M. pudica, an invasive species. Nodules were collec

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