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Phytochemical Analysis And The Anti-inflammatory Activities Of Methanol Extract Of Crateva Adansonii
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1.4 TAXONOMY
Crateva Adansonii is a species in the genus crateva,
which contains 8 species and belongs to the family of Capparacea (caper
family)
The taxonomy of crateva adansonii for classification includes the following;
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Angosperms
Class: Eudicots
sub-class: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Crateva
Species: C. religiosa
1.5 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION OF CRATEVA ADANSONII
Unarmed,
small deciduous tree, 6-15m tall, glabrous leaves 3 –foliolate,
petiolate, leaflet shorty petiolulate, elliptic, elliptic –lanceolate,
more or les olique, acuminate/ narrowed towards the base, 5-12m
long, (1-) 2.5 -6cm broad, herbaceous to subcoriaceous, often turning
brownish when dry, petiole (2.5) 4 -8cm long flowers. 3-6cm across, sub
irregular greenish white turning yellowish after opening appearing
before or just after the flush of new leaves, pedicle 2-4cm long,
10-17mm wide, 2 adoxial ones generally what larger stamens usually
20-25, gynophore generally 3-5cm long, slender thickened in fruit. Fruit
globose, 3-5cm in the development of fruit. Yellowish seeds reinform at
about 3-4mm in diam smooth brown. The flowers are green and are
arranged in racemes. The fruits are berries.
1.6 DISTRIBUTION
Crateva adansonii is native to tropical Africa, India, Srilanka, Myanmar, Japan, Australia and much of South East Asia.
1.7 CULTIVATION
Crateva Adansonii can withstand temperatures only above 1 - 20C. The plants bloom from March to May.
1.8 USES OF CRATEVA ADANSONII
Crateva
adansonii is used in traditional medicine in the West Africa. The crude
Hexane (CAN -1) and ethyl acetate activity has African trypanosome,
Trypansomia brucei brikes and forms blood stream. The crude extracts
showed moderate anti-trypansomal activity. It’s use alone or in
combination with other natural/ semi –synthetic drugs for the treatment
of human Africa.
Crateva adansonii fruit serves as an edible fruit
which contains berries Published by Flora of Taiwan, National Taiwan
University.
1.9 SOURCES
From wikipedia, The free encyclopedia bing pdf and articles of Health.
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