In 5% and 10% of polyalthia longifolia leaf extract it was. Its shining, brilliant green, willowy, wavyedged leaves hang from pendant branches that almost clasp the tall straight trunk. Acid extract of polyalthia longifolia as a green corrosion. The bark is used for the treatment of pyrexia and other bleeding disorders in india 3. Polyalthia longifolia and cassia spectabilis leaves. Fever is a complex physiological response triggered by infectious or aseptic stimuli. Considering the medicinal importance of the plant, study of amino acids from it is undertaken.
Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Pharmacognosy research elucidation of flavonoids from. In situ detection of polyalthia longifolia leaf extract in developing natural anticancer therapeutic agent. Acid extract of polyalthia longifolia as a green corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in h 2 so 4 solution doi. Piperacillin and gentamicin were used as standards for antibacterial assay, while nystatin and flucanazole were used as. Apr 02, 2016 polyalthia longifolia is also a medicinal tree, and has been commonly used by people in the treatment of fever, skin diseases, diabetes, hypertension, and intestinal parasites. Antimicrobial activity of leaf and pericarp extracts of polyalthia. Over time this species, polyalthia longifolia aka p. Polyalthia longifolia mast tree richard lyons nursery. Polyalthia longifolia leaf extract promotes the contraction of wound in rats, when compared to control.
Elucidation of flavonoids from carissa congesta, polyalthia longifolia, and benincasa hispida plant extracts by hyphenated technique of liquid chromatographymass spectroscopy. The tree is cultivated for its timber in southeast asia. Synthesis of silver nanoparticles agnps using polyalthia longifolia leaf extract as reducing and capping agent along with dsorbitol used to increase the stability of the nanoparticles has been reported. The common name of mast tree comes from the time when its straight trunk was used to make masts for small sailing ships.
Antiplasmodial constituents from the stem bark of polyalthia. This is an excellent choice when a tall narrow screen is desired. On jul 21, 2012, pan4tree from panama, panama wrote. The seeds were decoated manually, sundried for one week, and followed by granulation into coarse particles using a laboratory grinder. Soundararajan vijayarathna, chern ein oon, yeng chen, jagat r kanwar and sreenivasan sasidharan. Ahmadantimicrobial activity of various parts of polyalthia longifolia var. International research journal of pharmaceutical and. Polyalthia longifolia, the false ashoka native to india, is a lofty evergreen tree, commonly planted due to its effectiveness in alleviating noise pollution. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
The chemistry, pharmacologic, and therapeutic applications of. Polyalthia longifolia is commonly known as the mast tree 11. Indian mast tree polyalthia longifolia indian mast tree, plant profile and landscaping uses. Experimental the fruits of polyalthia longifolia of family annonaceae. Polyalthia longifolia seeds can be a good material for the pharmaceutical industries for the production of mineral supplements. Study evaluated the antidiabetic and wound healing activity of a bark extract of polyalthia longifolia against alloxan induced diabetic rats.
It features long drooping branches and dark green lance. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. A beautiful tree from india with tall straight trunk can grow to 15m with its striking conical columnar habit. One of them is with spreading a perpendicular branch that is generally known as the typical variety. Polyalthia longifolia is an evergreen tree growing up to 20 metres tall.
Phytochemical and pharmacological studies on polyalthia longifolia. Polyalthia longifolia showed 53% chemosuppression of parasites at day 4 in mice infected with plasmodium berghei. Branches finely striate, minutely puberulent when young, soon glabrous. Polyalthia longifolia is a tall, handsome, evergreen tree with astraight trunk, condidered to be a native of the drier parts of ceylon, very commonly cultivated all over india, in gardens and avenues. Isolation and characterisation of coumarin from the stem bark. Polyalthia longifolia pendula false ashoka treemast tree.
Polyalthia longifolia indian mast tree, plant profile and landscaping uses polyalthia longifolia or indian mast tree or false ashoka is a native tree from pakistan and india. The present investigation was carried out to study the antipyretic activity of polyalthia longifolia extracts in wistar rats against lipopolysaccharide lps induced pyrexia. The leaves are used as temple decorations in india. Seeds of polyalthia longifolia were collected over a period of 2 two months from the garden of a private residence in orogun village, ibadan, oyo state of nigeria. Additionally, scientific research has been found to be numerous on e. Pharmacognostic studies and physicochemical properties of the.
Media in category polyalthia longifolia the following 117 files are in this category, out of 117 total. The wound contraction after topical application of test drugs on 4th day of observation shows that in control it was 49. Phenolic and flavonoid content of these extracts is significantly correlated with antioxidant capacity. There are over 100 species distributed from africa to asia and the pacific. Although the wood is not very durable, it is utilized to some. Polyalthia longifolia is sometimes incorrectly identified as the ashoka tree saraca indica because of the close resemblance of both trees. Polyalthia longifolia promises to be a potential nutraceutical.
The leaves are long, glossy and green and held in downward facing fashion forming a curtain like screen. Antimicrobial activity of polyalthia longifolia sonn. The asoka tree is also known as mast tree, ashoka, false ashoka, the buddha tree, and indian fir tree. Polyalthia longifolia, telegraph pole tree, ashoka, mast. It is a small mediumsized tree with linearlanceolate leaves, 1 to 1. I have an amount of seeds of polyanthia longifolia hatvested from my 3 trees planted backyard. Antibacterial activity of polyalthia longifolia var. Native to india, polyalthia is a great screening or feature plant that is best suited to warm climates.
Polyalthia simiarum seeds dispersed by civets in pakke tiger reserve, india. Etymology polyalthia derives from the greek words poly meaning many and altheo meaning cure. Phytochemical investigation of essential oils from. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0. Methanol extracts of the leaves, stem bark and root of the plant were tested for their antipyretic activities at doses of 30, 100 and 300 mg kg1 body weight using lpsinduced antipyretic activity model. In situ detection of polyalthia longifolia leaf extract in. Isolation and characterisation of coumarin from the stem. Sep 01, 2012 about 3540 years ago, a miami couple fresh from a long trip to asia brought seeds of an attractive indian evergreen tree to fairchild tropical garden. Botanical description of polyalthia longifolia sonn. Polyalthia longifolia or indian mast tree or false ashoka is a native tree from pakistan and india. Botany polyalthia longifolia is a small to mediumsized evergreen tree growing up to 15 meters. Significant increases in hemoglobin concentration, and red blood cell, white blood cell and platelet counts were observed in the animals pretreated with leaf extract.
Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using polyalthia. General information polyalthia longifolia is an evergreen tree growing up to 20 metres tall. This is a temporary file and hence do not link it from a website, instead link the url of this page if you wish to link the pdf file. Literature is found throughout malaysia and widely used in traditional. False ashok tree, is wrongly equated with the name asoka by some, and is often used as a substitute or as an adulterant to the genuine asoka bark. It forms a upright narrow habit getting up to 12m tall by 2m wide. Antiplasmodial constituents from the stem bark of polyalthia longifolia var pendula. Plant details information about polyalthia longifolia plant. Young plants have straight trunks and weeping pendulous branches. The methanol, acetone and 1,4dioxan fractions of leaves of polyalthia longifolia sonn. The current study was conducted to evaluate the antioxidant activity of methanolic meoh extract from the leave polyalthia longifolia. Pdf phytochemical and pharmacological studies on polyalthia. Polyalthia longifolia, telegraph pole tree, ashoka, mast tree. The chemistry, pharmacologic, and therapeutic applications.
The radioprotective effect of polyalthia longifolia was studied in mice. Pharmacognostic studies and physicochemical properties of the polyalthia longifolia var. International journal of pharmtech research coden usa. Antibacterial, antifungal, polyalthia longifolia, clinical isolates, organic solvent extracts 1. Polyalthia longifolia ashoka has been used in the traditional system of medicine to cure various disorders.
Polyalthia longifolia mast tree care transplanters. Mar 19, 2015 this page was last edited on 12 december 2019, at 14. Detection of amino acids from the seeds of polyalthia. It is an ornamental lofty evergreen tree grown ingardens throughout the warmer parts of india.
Tree used as ship masts, suitable for combating the noise pollution. Polyalthia longifolia is a large shrub of genes including 120 species. This is one of the trees on the grounds of the taj mahal india. It is an important tree in the cultural traditions of the indian subcontinent and adjacent areas. Polyalthia longifolia mast tree richard lyons nursery, inc. The in vitro antioxidant activity of polyalthia longifolia ipcbee. Evergreen lanceshaped leaves with wavy edges on drooping branches. Pendula annonaceae is an evergreen tropical tree well known for its numerous medicinal properties. The common name of mast tree comes from the time when its straight trunk. Polyalthia longifolia is a tall, handsome tree with pendent linear leaves that is cultivated in most parts of sri lanka and india as an avenue tree and around temples for its religious significance.
We investigated polyalthia longifolia for its antiplasmodial potential fractionation of the chloroform extract led to the isolation of four novel compounds. Polyalthia species, asoka tree, ashok tree, mast tree. We report that these compounds possess antiplasmodial effects and may be responsible at least in part for its traditional use as an antimalarial remedy. There are two distinct varieties of this species, both found in maharashtra and elsewhere. Antipyretic activity of polyalthia longifolia benth. For more multimedia, look at polyalthia longifolia on wikimedia commons. It is sometimes incorrectly known as saraca indica. Polyalthia longifolia in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Pdf antibacterial activity of polyalthia longifolia var. Polyalthia is a large genus of shrubs and trees found in tropic and subtropic regions. Petiole 610 mm, adaxially furrowed, glabrous, with. Phytochemical investigation of essential oils from ethanolic.
Gujarat forestry research foundation, indroda park, ayurvedic udyan, van chetana kendra, infocity, aranya van about polyalthia longifolia plant. The tree is cultivated for its timber in southeast asia266. It is a tropical, lofty, narrow, odd looking, evergreen tree that grows straight up vertically. Other articles where polyalthia longifolia pendula is discussed. Introduction due to the increasing development of drug resistance in human pathogens as well as the appearance of undesirable effect on certain antimicrobial agents, there is a need to search for new agents. The long, glossy, wavy leaves start out in copper brown colour then mature into bright green. It exhibits symmetrical pyramidal growth with willowy weeping pendulous branches and long narrow lanceolate leaves with undulate margins. Polyalthia is a genus of flowering plants in the family annonaceae. The flower has six petals in two whorls, the inner petals curving inward over the center. The reaction is carried out at two different concentrations 10. Pharmacognostic studies and physicochemical properties of.