Tetraptera, one of the indigenous fruit specie has served as food and traditional medicine in the management of human ailments. Antibacterial mechanism of tetrapleura tetraptera extract. The tree is harvested from the wild for its edible fruit, medicinal applications and other commodities. Prekese pr3k3s3 tetrapleura tetraptera plant came to mind this week when i saw a snap chat video of my sisterinlaw preparing soup with it. Proximate and phytochemical composition of the pulp of. Abstract this work presents findings on hot water and alcohol methods of extraction of tetrapleura tetraptera oshorisho extracts used to flavor pineapple and pawpaw fruit juice samples separately. Aridan tetrapleura tetraptera is likely to cause less ecological damage and its potency of 1.
This study investigated the nutritive and medicinal importance of the fruits in ibadan, southwestern nigeria. This is a flowering plant that belongs to the mimosaceae or pea family native to western africa 2. Phytochemical analysis of tetrapleura tetraptera fruit the qualitative and quantitative distributions of primary and secondary metabolites differs from plant to plant and part to part 21. Flavonoids and saponins are some abundant secondary metabolic constituents in the fruits of this plant. Tetrapleura tetraptera usages, effets secondaires, avis. Tests for identification of phytochemicals in tetrapleura tetraptera fruit pulp was carried out using standard protocols as reported in 2224. The plant list includes a further 1 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus tetrapleura. Utilization of tetrapleura tetraptera waste for energy and. It has been reported that feeding of extracts to animals produced some toxic effects and pathological lesions in some organs. Halesia tetraptera, commonly known as the common silverbell or mountain silverbell or carolina silverbell. Reepithelialization and wound healing effect of aqueous extract of tetrapleura tetraptera on mature rabbits international journal of research in pharmacy and biosciences v3 i4 april 2016 3 the wound and whether it was originally closed or left open 12. Free radical scavenging activity, phytochemistry and antimicrobial properties of tetrapleura tetraptera seeds irjccs free radical scavenging activity, phytochemistry and antimicrobial properties of tetrapleura tetraptera seeds o. Prekese tetrapleura tetraptera the health benefits.
Names of turkey berry in various languages of the world are also given. Discussion variation in the effects of tetrapleura tetraptera on the various red blood cells have been observed as per the dosage of the extract i. Scientific findings indicate its medicinal and nutritional properties, vital for rural livelihood sustainability. Its sweet fragrance is highly valued, its fruit is used to spice dishes such as banga soup, and. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in turkey berry. Absence of mutagenicity in three nigerian medicinal plants.
Its use in traditional medicine is widespread for the treatment of asthma, ulcer, epilepsy, diabetes, hypertension, convulsions, leprosy, inflammations and or rheumatic pains, in hypertension arterial to lower blood pressure, and as a contraceptive. Tetrapleura tetraptera spice attenuates highcarbohydrate. Chemical composition of the dry fruit of tetrapleura tetraptera and its potential impact on human health. However, knowledge of its active component is scanty. It gives the soup a different kind of taste which some call the rural taste. The fruit hangs on stout stalks at the edges of the branches and are characteristically brownish in colour. Tetrapleura tetraptera prekese are used in the ashanti region to manage hypertension abel and effects of tetrapleura tetraptera taub fruit extract on some isolated tissues. Tetrapleura tetraptera, adenanthera tetraptera, aidan tree.
Packed in frozen seed capsules for growing seeds now or saving seeds for years. Haematological effects of ethanolic fruit extract of. The bole, which can be 50 90cm in diameter, is slender and older trees have very small, low, sharp buttresses. Comparative antioxidant capacity of aqueous and ethanol. Ethanol extract of tetrapleura tetraptera fruit peels. The pork was divided into four equal parts 1 kg per treatment. Variation in the nutrients composition of the seed and pod of tetrapleura tetraptera fruit was investigated at two maturity stages, namely, maturegreen mg and ripebrown rb stages. The chemical and antioxidant properties of the ethanolic extract of tetrapleura tetraptera fruit peels were investigated. Akabuike2 1,2 department of chemistry, michael okpara university of agriculture, umudike, p. Tetrapleura tetraptera taub ethnopharmacology, chemistry. Tetrapleura tetraptera, a seasoning and nutritive spice is also used in western african folk medicine in the management of wide variety of diseases including diabetes, inflammation and hypertension. Free radical scavenging activity, phytochemistry and. The plant list includes 7 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus tetrapleura.
Tetrapleura tetraptera fruit has important antimalarial and analgesic activities. Johnny 1 1department of pharmacognosy and natural medicine, faculty of pharmacy, university of uyo, uyo, akwa ibom state, nigeria. Tetrapleura tetraptera is a species of flowering plant in the pea family native to western africa. Gamma irradiation of tetrapleura tetraptera fruit as a. The seed free crushed pods pulp, seeds as well as the whole fruit were pulverized separately into coarse powder. This study could contribute to the better understanding of antibacterial mechanism of t.
How turkey berry is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. The extract was subjected to preliminary phytochemical screening using standard procedures. It was also found that prekese fruit extract was beneficial in lowering blood glucose levels in both fasting and nonfasting. This study aimed at evaluating the potential therapeutic action of the polyphenolrich. Tetrapleura tetraptera is used as a spice and thickener as well as syrup and condiments among others. To investigate the ameliorative role of tetrapleura tetraptera schum and thonn taub t. Ten fruits of tetrapleura tetraptera obtained from oje market in lbadan, oyo state were. Charcoal production as practiced in ghana contributes greatly to the deterioration of the environment through deforestation. It is distributed in almost all tropical and subtropical countries and is used in a variety of ailments including diabetes 5. The plant is called prekese or, more correctly, pr. Tetrapleura tetraptera is a deciduous tree growing 20 25 metres tall. Tetrapleura tetraptera, adenanthera tetraptera family. Others call it osho, uyayak, dawo, edeminang, ojewole, ozhagirizha etc. It is envisaged that the successful production of popcorn with monodora myristica ehuru and tetrapleura tetraptera oshorisho flavours, may result to the application of these spices in snacks.
Vitamin analysis, trace elements content, and their. Turkey berry herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Tetrapleura tetraptera is a flowering plant native to africa with a wide range of applicability in local cuisines and traditional medicine. Reepithelialization and wound healing effect of aqueous.
Gamma irradiation of tetrapleura tetraptera fruit as a postharvest technique and its subsequent effect on some phytochemicals, free scavenging activity and physicochemical properties. In this study, we determined phytochemicals, antioxidant and metal chelating capacity in the pulp, seeds and whole fruit mixture of pulp and seeds. It is used in woundhealing, diabetes mellitus, asthma, hypertension, epilepsy, convulsions, leprosy, mental illness, inflammation, arthritis and rheumatoid pain, schistosomiasis control, as a general tonic and as a flavourerspice. Monodora myristica ehuru and tetrapleura tetraptera oshorisho also was analyzed. Effect of aqueous extract of tetrapleura tetraptera on. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank.
Variation in nutrients composition of tetrapleura tetraptera fruit at two maturity stages a. The more potent antioxidant capacity expressed by the aqueous extract implies that water is a better solvent in the extraction of phytonutrients present in this plant and it is therefore recommended for prevention and. Haematological effects of ethanolic fruit extract of tetrapleura tetraptera in male dutch white rabbits. Treatment of diabetes the stem and bark extracts of tetrapleura tetraptera taub can be used for preparing herbal medicines for treating diabetes.
Phytochemical analysis, antioxidant and metal chelating. Effect of aqueous fruit extract of tetrapleura tetraptera on wound healing in albino rats the wound healing activity of aqueous extract of tetrapleura tetraptera dry fruit was evaluated in this study. Tetrapleura tetraptera taub fabaceaemimosoideae is a wellknown tree growing widely in forest zones all over west africa. This study was carried out to determine the effect of prekese tetrapleura tetraptera seed powder psp on the sensory characteristics and nutritional qualities of smoke pork sausage. Tetrapleura tetraptera is widely cherished in african traditional homes because of its alleged therapeutic and nutritional properties.
Effect of prekese tetrapleura tetraptera seed powder on. In the forest, the crown is fairly small, thin and rounded, becoming flat when old, but it tends to spread when in the open. Tetrapleura tetraptera is an indigenous fruit tree in tropical africa. It is called aridan in yoruba, osakrisa in igbo, and prekese in ghana. Effects of pre germination treatments on the germination and early seedling growth of tetrapleura tetraptera schum. Researchers agree that tetrapleura tetraptera is effective for preventing high blood pressure and for improving the oxidative position in salt model of hypertension patients. It is also called uhio uhiokrihio in the igbo language of nigeria, the tree has many uses.
These are primarily included because names of species rank are. Buy fruit des 4 cote, tetrapleura tetraptera, prekese on free shipping on qualified orders. Its use in traditional medicine is widespread for the treatment of asthma, ulcer, epilepsy, diabetes, hypertension, convulsions, leprosy, inflammations and or rheumatic pains, in hypertension. Effect of methanolic extract of tetrapleura tetraptera. The biggest tree in west africa is in ghana, used for annoiting oil and many purposes duration. Pdf tetrapleura tetraptera in ghana, nigeria and uganda. In folk medicine, the stem and bark extracts of taub tetrapleura tetraptera can be used for preventing and treating hypertension. It is one of the spices that many people in west africa use for their soups.
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