Sansevierias are the most popular ornamental plants with long rhizomes and fibrous roots possessing traditional healing properties. Antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticancer activity of a hemp plant. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about sansevieria species, indian bowstring hemp, snake plant sansevieria roxburghiana supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles dat. It has various traditional uses and recently various pharmacological uses are. The result sansevieria trifasciata leaves increased the granule density alloxaninduced hyperglycemic diabetic rats. Present study examined the therapeutic potential of protocatechuic acid isolated from the sansevieria roxburghiana. Persistent hyperglycemia, impairment of redox status and establishment of inflammatory pathophysiology integrally play important role in the pathogenesis of diabetic cardiomyopathy dc. Tustln,california 92680 first edition september, 1983 1. It is also used in traditional medicine for treatment of influenza, cough and respiratory inflammation. Media in category sansevieria roxburghiana this category contains only the following file.
Sansevieria roxburghiana set decoration plant in films. Sansevieria roxburghiana is a stem less evergreen perennial plant commonly known as indian bowstringhemp. Sansevieria roxburghiana was described by josef august schultes and julius hermann schultes in 1829. Place a few sansevieria trifasciata laurentii plants in the center of the pot, and firm the soil until it is as hard as a rock. It is known as murva in sanskrit and indian bow string hemp in english. There is no detailed study for assessing the quality control parameters of rhizomes of s. Sansevieria roxburghiana indian bowstring hemp, bowstring. Bioactive constituents from the rhizomes of sansevieria. Sansevieria roxburghiana belongs to agavaceae family l, is one of hemp species with concave, short petioled leaves that are in part transversely banded with light and dark green, also linearly striated with. Nine phytoconstituents have been reported namely palmitic. The user has shared this species from india biodiversity portal with you.
Biological characterisation of the rhizome of sansevieria. Antimibacterial activity of saponins from sanseviera. Read article about sansevieria roxburghiana fibre an article about processability and properties of fabrics produced from sansevieria roxburghiana l. The percentage yield of leaf extracts of sansevieria roxburghiana in different solvents are 1. Sansevieria roxburghiana indian bowstring hemp, bowstring hemp. Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of sansevieria. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Sansevieria roxburghiana schultes sansevieria 1829 cylindrical, guttereed sansevieria scimitariformis d. The acetone and methanol extracts were performed for the leaves of s.
By hermine stover, sansevieria collector, grower, and owner of endangered species nursery. The leaves are greygreen, thick, spoonshaped and with markings as in s. Richards capitatus 2002 elliptical, thickened sansevieria senegambica baker sansevieria 1875 broadleaf sansevieria. Sansevieria roxburghiana in world checklist of selected plant families. Sansevieria aethiopica thunb is a medicinal plant belonging to the family asparagaceae.
Pseudomonas flourescens on lead phytoremediation and. In vitro and in vivo anticancer activity of root extracts. Sansevieria roxburghiana is a species in the genus sansevieria. Sansevieria roxburghiana is an evergreen perennial growing to 1 m 3ft 3in by 1 m 3ft 3in at a fast rate. Sansevieria roxburghiana, type 2 diabetes mellitus introduction diabetes mellitus dm is a chronic metabolic syndrome has climbed markedly over past few decades world health organization who. Preparations of the plant are commonly used across nigeria for the treatment of.
Assessment of multiple solvents for extraction and direct. Sansevieria trifasciatais commonly known as both in and out door house plant. Pdf sansevieria roxburghiana is a stem less evergreen perennial plant. Agavaceae is a herbaceous perennial plant traditionally used for coughs, rheumatism. Among several species sansevieria roxburghiana schult. Sansevieria liberica gerome and labroy agavaceae is a perennial plant with thick woody rhizomes widely distributed in the tropical, subtropical, and temperate zones of the world, commonly located in. Study on the chemical composition, physical properties and. Sansevieria balthasar an interesting chahinian cross between s.
Published by endangered species press 12571 red hili avenue. The present study reports the phytochemical investigation of the rhizomes of sansevieria roxburghiana belonging to the family dracanaceae. The percentage of total ash, acid insoluble ash and water soluble ash, loss on drying, alcohol soluble extractive and water soluble extractive of sansevieria roxburghiana were found to be 12. Updated for itis by the flora of north america expertise network, in connection with an update for usda plants 20072010 reference for.
Accepted 10 february 2012 sansevieria roxburghiana schult. Antitumor activity of sansevieria roxburghiana rhizome. Analysis of the meoh extract of rhizomes of sansevieria cylindrica using repeated silica gel and reversedphase chromatographic. Agavaceae poonam sethi guru nanak college, chennai, tamil nadu. According to experiments done by, apart from medicinal usessansevieria roxburghiana. Academic sciences asian journal of pharmaceutical and. The specific epithet honors the discoverer of the species the scottish botanist and physician william rexburg. Plants profile for sansevieria roxburghiana indian. Sansevieria liberica gerome and labroy agavaceae is a perennial plant widely distributed in tropical africa. Determination of chemical composition and study on. They are widely distributed throughout the tropics.
The seven species of the genus sansevieria, monocots in the family asparagaceae itis taxonomic serial no. Vegetation species found on wake atoll ricinus communis castor bean rosa hybrid rose sansevieria trifasciata bowstring hemp sansevieria roxburghiana. Agavaceae, called murva in sanskrit and hindi, marul in. Bioactive constituents from the rhizomes of sansevieria cylindrica. The present study on sansevieria roxburghiana and sansevieria trifasciata has revealed the presence of important compounds which were separated by thin layer chromatography.
Screening and characterization of antimicrobial agents. Sansevieria is a historically recognized genus of flowering plants, native to africa, madagascar and southern asia, now included in the genus dracaena on the basis of molecular phylogenetic studies. Pdf phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity. Phytochemical investigation of the rhizomes of sansevieria. Corrosion inhibition by an aqueous extract of sansevieria.
Cordyline, dasylirion, dracaena, nolina, sansevieria. It is a perennial shrub with tough, semisucculent and erected leaves van wyk et al. Sansevieria roxburghiana is one of them which are a species in the genus sansevieria in the family agavaceae asparagaceae. Phytochemical screening of the crude extract revealed the presence of phenolic compounds, sugar alcohols, sterols, amino acids, saturated fatty. Quality standards of rhizome of sansevieria roxburghiana. Proximate and phytochemical profile of sansevieria. The possibility of using sansevieria aethiopica thunb. Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of sansevieria roxburghiana schult. Fabrics produced from sansevieria roxburghiana fibre2fashion. Richards capitatus 2002 elliptical, thickened sansevieria senegambica baker sansevieria 1875 broadleaf sansevieria sinussimiorum chahinian capitatus 2002 elliptical, guttered. Research article antioxidant potential of sansevieria roxburghiana schult. All relevant data is contained in the manuscript and supporting information files.