| antimicrobial potential of spondias mombin, croton zambesicus and zygotritonia crocea. | the antimicrobial activity of spondias mombin, croton zambesicus and zygotritonia crocea sourced from herbalists through an ethnobotanical survey of egbado-south in ogun state in nigeria is reported. the extracts of the leaf of spondias mombin and the stem bark of croton zambesicus exhibited wide spectrum antibacterial effects comparable to those of ampicillin and gentamycin. the antifungal effect of extracts of zygotritonia crocea and croton zambesicus were comparable to those of tioconazole. t ... | 1999 | 10479760 |
| antimicrobial activities of secondary metabolites produced by endophytic fungi from spondias mombin. | we performed a search for bioactive compounds produced by fungal endophytes from spondias mombin (anacardiaceae). culture broth extracts of guignardia sp., phomopsis sp. and pestalotiopsis guepinii were separated by chromatographic methods and tested for biological activities. the crude extracts of these endophytes were tested against fourteen organisms, including actinomycetes, gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, yeast, and filamentous fungi. all fungal extracts inhibited actinomycete gro ... | 2000 | 10986672 |
| [erosive effect of the hog plum (spondias lutea, l.) on the lower molars of the albino rat]. | | 1953 | 13134736 |
| characterization of guignardia mangiferae isolated from tropical plants based on morphology, issr-pcr amplifications and its1-5.8s-its2 sequences. | phenotypic and genotypic variability of 18 endophytic guignardia strains from different host plants (anacardiaceae: anacardium giganteum, myracrodruon urundeuva, spondias mombin; apocynaceae: aspidosperma polyneuron; ericaceae: rhododendron sp.; fabaceae: bowdichia nitida; leguminosae: cassia occidentalis; rutaceae: citrus aurantium) growing in different sites in brazil was assessed by means of morphometric measurements and inter-single-sequence-repeat-anchored polymerase chain reaction (issr-pc ... | 2004 | 15035504 |
| antimicrobial evaluation of fungal extracts produced by endophytic strains of phomopsis sp. | crude extract of cultures of 13 fungal strains identified as phomopsis sp. and isolated as endophytes from the leaves of aspidosperma tomentosum and twigs of spondias mombin were examined for their antibacterial and antifungal activities. the screening was conducted using the bioautographic tlc agar-overlay technique against bacteria (e. coli, p. aeruginosa, s. aureus), yeast (c. albicans, s. cerevisiae), and readily adapted for use with filamentous fungi (a. niger, f. oxysporum). three of the 1 ... | 2004 | 15069675 |
| vannella epipetala n. sp. isolated from the leaf surface of spondias mombin (anacardiaceae) growing in the dry forest of costa rica. | as part of a microbial observatory of caterpillars located in the area de conservacíon guanacaste (acg) in northwestern costa rica, we isolated a novel species of the genus vannella associated with the food of the caterpillars of the saturniid moth rothschildia lebeau, namely the leaves of the dry forest deciduous tree spondias mombin (anacardiaceae). the new species can be distinguished from other described species of the genus by the presence of a plasmalemma coated with a thickened, osmiophil ... | 2006 | 17123417 |
| antifertility activity of aqueous ethanolic leaf extract of spondias mombin (anacardiaceae) in rats. | despite the availability of modern (orthodox) medicine, many developing countries, especially in the rural areas, still rely heavily on traditional healers and medicinal plants to meet their primary health care needs and that of their domestic animals. this has been attributed to easy accessibility and low cost of herbal medicine. in eastern nigeria, fresh leaves of spondias mombin is widely used by the natives to aid delivery and to expel the placenta in small ruminants (sheep and goats), espec ... | 2008 | 19357744 |
| Anastrepha ludens and Anastrepha serpentina (Diptera: Tephritidae) do not infest Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae), but Anastrepha obliqua occasionally shares this resource with Anastrepha striata in nature. | This study examined whether economically important fruit fly species Anastrepha ludens (Loew), Anastrepha serpentina (Wiedemann), and Anastrepha obliqua (Macquart) (Diptera: Tephritidae) may opportunistically exploit guavas, Psidium guajava L. (Myrtaceae), growing near preferred natural hosts. We collected 3,459 kg of guavas and 895 kg of other known host species [sour orange, Citrus aurantium L.; grapefruit, Citrus paradisi Macfadyen; mango, Mangifera indica L.; white sapote, Casimiroa edulis L ... | 2011 | 21882684 |
| phytochemical and antifungal activities of uvaria. chamae leaves and roots, spondias mombin leaves and bark and combretum racemosum leaves. | the effects of crude and dilutions of aqueous, methanolic and n-hexane extracts of uvaria chamae (roots and leaves), spondias mombin (leaves and bark) and combretum racemosum (leaves), on pathogenic candida albicans and aspergillus niger was studied. the aim was to contribute to the search for a cheaper, conventional cure for both fungi. phytochemical analysis revealed varying degrees of alkaloids, glycosides, saponin, lipid and oil, tannins, flavonoids, terpenoids and acids. agar diffusion meth ... | 2012 | 23678643 |
| mosquito adulticidal activity of the leaf extracts of spondias mombin l. against aedes aegypti l. and isolation of active principles. | aedes aegypti is a domestic mosquito and one of the primary vectors for dengue and yellow fever. since, it is a vector of deadly diseases, its control becomes essential. medicinal plants may be an alternative to adulticidal agents since they contain rich source of bioactive compounds. this study was designed to determine the adulticidal activity of spondias mombin leaf methanol crude extract, n-hexane, dichloromethane and ethyl acetate fractions against female adults of ae. aegypti mosquitoes an ... | 2016 | 27004574 |
| seed source, seed traits, and frugivore habits: implications for dispersal quality of two sympatric primates. | • premise of the study: frugivore selection of fruits and treatment of seeds together with seed deposition site are crucial for the population dynamics of vertebrate-dispersed plants. however, frugivore species may influence dispersal quality differently even when feeding on the same fruit species and, while animals disperse some seeds, others simply fall beneath the parent plant.• methods: in southern mexico, we investigated to see if within-species seed traits (i.e., length, width, weight, and ... | 2014 | 24920763 |
| the association between chromaticity, phenolics, carotenoids, and in vitro antioxidant activity of frozen fruit pulp in brazil: an application of chemometrics. | a total of 19 brazilian frozen pulps from the following fruits: açai (euterpe oleracea), blackberry (rubus sp.), cajá (spondias mombin), cashew (anacardium occidentale), cocoa (theobroma cacao), coconut (cocos nucifera), grape (vitis sp.), graviola (annona muricata), guava (psidium guajava), papaya (carica papaya), peach (prunus persica), pineapple (ananas comosus), pineapple and mint (a. comosus and mentha spicata), red fruits (rubus sp. and fragaria sp.), seriguela (spondias purpurea), strawbe ... | 2014 | 24547813 |
| [development of mixed beverages made of caja (spondias mombin l.) and cashew apple (anacardium occidentale) added of fructooligosaccharides and inulin]. | the purpose of this work was to develop three mixed drinks based on caja (spondias mombin l.) and cashew apple (anacardium occidentale) pulps, added prebiotic ingredients and to evaluate their chemical, physicochemical and sensory properties. four formulations with combinations of two pulp fruit, sucrose and prebiotic ingredients (standard inulin, inulin high performance-hp-and fructooligosaccharides fos) were developed. the mixed drinks were submitted the following analysis ph, acidity, soluble ... | 2011 | 22308948 |
| effect of processing on physicochemical composition, bioactive compounds and enzymatic activity of yellow mombin (spondias mombin l.) tropical juice. | yellow mombin (spondias mombin, l.) is a tropical fruit that presents exotic taste and aroma, being source of carotenoids and phenolics compounds. it presents a good potential for processing, despite some restriction related with the presence of high amounts of peroxidase (pod) and pectinmethylesterase (pme) which can cause sensory changes in the product. this work addresses the evaluation of changes in pod and pme enzyme activity during the traditional industrial processing used to produce trop ... | 2015 | 25694737 |
| infidelity of leafcutting ants to host plants: resource heterogeneity or defense induction? | leafcutting ants have strong among- and within-plant preferences, and generally abandon plants long before they are completely defoliated. two tropical deciduous forest tree species preferred by the leafcutting ant atta colombica were studied to determine how variation in resource quality affects ant selectivity and partial defoliation of plants. significant differences in palatability and leaf characteristics of spondias mombin and bursera simaruba were found among trees and among leaf types wi ... | 1990 | 28312716 |
| bioactive compounds found in brazilian cerrado fruits. | functional foods include any natural product that presents health-promoting effects, thereby reducing the risk of chronic diseases. cerrado fruits are considered a source of bioactive substances, mainly phenolic compounds, making them important functional foods. despite this, the losses of natural vegetation in the cerrado are progressive. hence, the knowledge propagation about the importance of the species found in cerrado could contribute to the preservation of this biome. this review provides ... | 2015 | 26473827 |
| new species and host plants of anastrepha (diptera: tephritidae) primarily from peru and bolivia. | twenty-eight new species of anastrepha are described and illustrated: a. acca (bolivia, peru), a. adami (peru), a. amplidentata (bolivia, peru), a. annonae (peru), a. breviapex (peru), a. caballeroi (peru), a. camba (bolivia, peru), a. cicra (bolivia, peru), a. disjuncta (peru), a. durantae (peru), a. echaratiensis (peru), a. eminens (peru), a. ericki (peru), a. gonzalezi (bolivia, peru), a. guevarai (peru), a. gusi (peru), a. kimi (colombia, peru), a. korytkowskii (bolivia, peru), a. latilanceo ... | 2015 | 26624697 |
| field evaluation of potential fruit-derived lures for anastrepha obliqua (diptera: tephritidae). | previous studies have shown that a nine-component blend (ethyl butyrate, isopropyl butyrate, hexan-1-ol, propyl butyrate, isobutyl butyrate, ethyl hexanoate, isopentyl butyrate, ethyl benzoate, and ethyl octanoate) isolated from spondias mombin l. (anacardiaceae) fruit are attractive to both sexes of west indian fruit fly, anastrepha obliqua (macquart) (diptera: tephritidae), in laboratory and field cage tests. in this study, we evaluated the effectiveness of traps baited with the nine-component ... | 2009 | 20069833 |
| assessing the extent of "conflict of use" in multipurpose tropical forest trees: a regional view. | in the context of multiple forest management, multipurpose tree species which provide both timber and non-timber forest products (ntfp), present particular challenges as the potential of conflicting use for either product may be high. one key aspect is that the magnitude of conflict of use can be location specific, thus adding complexity to policy development. this paper focuses on the extent to which the potential for conflict of use in multipurpose tree species varies across the amazonian lowl ... | 2013 | 24061084 |
| charcoal anatomy of brazilian species. i. anacardiaceae. | anthracological studies are firmly advancing in the tropics during the last decades. the theoretical and methodological bases of the discipline are well established. yet, there is a strong demand for comparative reference material, seeking for an improvement in the precision of taxonomic determination, both in palaeoecological and palaeoethnobotanical studies and to help preventing illegal charcoal production. this work presents descriptions of charcoal anatomy of eleven anacardiaceae species fr ... | 2016 | 27901191 |
| larvicidal activity of the leaf extracts of spondias mombin linn. (anacardiaceae) from various solvents against malarial, dengue and filarial vector mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae). | aedes aegypti, anopheles gambiae and culex quinquefasciatus are vector mosquitoes of dengue, malaria, and filariasis, respectively. since no vaccine is available to treat these diseases, the control of the main mosquito vectors is essential. as conventional insecticides have limited success, plants may be alternative larvicidal agents, since they contain a rich source of bioactive chemicals. the aim of this study was to evaluate the larvicidal activity of methanol crude extract, hexane, dichloro ... | 2014 | 25540962 |
| phytosterols from spondias mombin linn with antimycobacterial activities. | the growing problems of tuberculosis have led to the search for new anti-mtb agents from higher plants. the stem bark of spondias mombin was evaluated for its in vitro activity against mycobacterium tuberculosis (h37rv strain). bioassay-guided fractionation of the methanol extract was carried out by vacuum liquid chromatography (vlc) on silica gel (230-400 mesh) and purification was done using hplc and tlc. in vitro antimycobacterial susceptibility was performed by a fluorometric microplate alam ... | 2013 | 27818608 |
| in vitro antiprotozoal and cytotoxic activity of ethnopharmacologically selected guinean plants. | based on an ethnobotanical survey, 41 guinean plant species widely used in the traditional treatment of fever and/or malaria were collected. from these, 74 polar and apolar extracts were prepared and tested for their in vitro antiprotozoal activity along with their cytotoxicity on mrc-5 cells. a potent activity (ic50 < 5 µg/ml) was observed for terminalia albida, vismia guineensis, spondias mombin, and pavetta crassipes against plasmodium falciparum; for pavetta crassipes, vismia guineensis, gui ... | 2014 | 25180493 |
| leishmanicidal activity in vitro of musa paradisiaca l. and spondias mombin l. fractions. | visceral leishmaniasis (vl) is a zoonotic disease characterized by infection of mononuclear phagocytes by leishmania chagasi. the primary vector is lutzomyia longipalpis and the dog is the main domestic reservoir. the control and current treatment of dogs using synthetic drugs have not shown effectiveness in reducing the incidence of disease in man. in attempt to find new compounds with leishmanicidal action, plant secondary metabolites have been studied in search of treatments of vl. this study ... | 2011 | 22521971 |
| the leaf extract of spondias mombin l. displays an anti-inflammatory effect and suppresses inducible formation of tumor necrosis factor-a and nitric oxide (no). | extracts of spondias mombin l. (anacardiacea) is used in the traditional medicine of africa and latin america to treat many inflammatory conditions, with repeated claims of efficacy. however, there are no scientific data yet to support these claims and the mechanism through which the extract may be acting is still unknown. this study was undertaken to investigate the effects of the methanolic extract of the leaf of s. mombin (sm) on inflammation and to uncover some of the possible mechanisms tha ... | 2011 | 21261441 |
| ramipril-like activity of spondias mombin linn against no-flow ischemia and isoproterenol-induced cardiotoxicity in rat heart. | the cardioprotective property of spondias mombin (sm) was investigated and compared with that of the ace inhibitor, ramipril. alterations to markers of myocardial injury and indices of antioxidant capacity by isoproterenol (isp) intoxication were significantly corrected in groups treated with sm. the inflammatory index was increased by 24% in isp-intoxicated group compared with control (p < 0.001) but reduced in the groups administered isp and treated with 100 or 250 mg/kg sm by 17% (p < 0.001) ... | 2010 | 20872093 |
| hypoglycaemic and amylase inhibitory activities of leaves of spondias mombin linn. | suppressing the production of glucose by inhibiting a-amylase / a-glucosidase activity is one of the therapeutic approaches for decreasing postprandial hyperglycaemia and a strategy for evaluating antidiabetic activity. we investigated leaves of spondias mombin because our previous ethnobotanical survey showed that it is used by traditional healers to manage diabetes in south west nigeria. we report a bioactivity-guided study of s. mombin using glucose loading (1 g/kg) alloxan-induced diabetic r ... | 2009 | 20499628 |
| evaluation of antioxidant and free radical scavenging capacities of some nigerian indigenous medicinal plants. | methanolic extracts of 10 selected nigerian medicinal plants-psidium guajava, alstonia boonei, cassia alata, newbouldia laevis, spondias mombin, globimetula cupulatum, chromolaena odorata, securidaca longepedunculata, ocimum gratissimum, and morinda lucida-widely used in ethnomedicine, were assessed for phytochemical constituents and antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities using seven different antioxidant assay methods. phytochemical screening gave positive tests for steroids, terpen ... | 2010 | 20192848 |
| response of anastrepha obliqua (diptera: tephritidae) to visual and chemical cues under seminatural conditions. | the west indian fruit fly, anastrepha obliqua (macquart), is considered one of the most important pests of several fruit crops in latin america. studies on the sensorial ecology of a. obliqua may contribute to the improvement of a trapping system for monitoring this fruit fly species. in this study, we investigated the responses of both sexes of a. obliqua to different visual cues and to the combination of visual and chemical cues in field cages tests. both sexes were more attracted to lime-gree ... | 2009 | 19610408 |
| [knowledge of traditional healers on malaria in kendi (bandiagara) and finkolo (sikasso) in mali ]. | the survey has been carried out in the context of the project "traditional practices and primary health care", developed by the traditional medicine department (dmt) of the inrsp and the swiss ngo antenna technologies, with the support of aidemet ngo. the objective was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of traditional healers on uncomplicated and severe malaria, in the perspective of collaboration between traditional and modern medicine for the optimal care of the critical cases. ... | 2007 | 19434974 |
| studies on the antimicrobial effects of spondias mombin and baphia nittida on dental caries organism. | the antimicrobial effect of cold water, hot water and ethanolic extracts of spondias mombin and baphia nittida on cariogenic streptococci isolated from dental caries patients attending the ebonyi state university teaching hospital dental clinic abakaliki was investigated using the agar well diffusion technique. the cold water and ethanolic extracts of baphia nittida showed inhibition zone diameter (izd) of 10 and 12 mm respectively at 400 mg ml(-1), while the hot water showed no inhibitory effec ... | 2007 | 19069507 |
| pathological variations within xanthomonas campestris pv. mangiferaeindicae support its separation into three distinct pathovars that can be distinguished by amplified fragment length polymorphism. | abstract bacterial black spot, caused by xanthomonas campestris pv. mangiferaeindicae, is an important disease of mango (mangifera indica). several other plant genera of the family anacardiaceae were described as host species for xanthomonads. we studied pathological variations among strains in a worldwide collection from several anacardiaceae genera. strains were classified into three pathogenicity groups. group i strains (from the old world) multiplied markedly in leaf tissue of mango and cash ... | 2007 | 18943717 |
| host breadth and parasitoids of fruit flies (anastrepha spp.) (diptera: tephritidae) in puerto rico. | twenty fruit species representing 12 families were collected from various regions in western puerto rico and monitored for the emergence of anastrepha spp. pupae. we collected 14,154 tephritid pupae from 16 fruit species representing 10 families. the relative infestations of these fruits (pupae per kilogram of fruit) were recorded. recorded host ranges were not in complete agreement with those reported in the literature. this host-use pattern should give pause to regulators of fruit importation ... | 2008 | 18348802 |
| anthelmintic activities of three medicinal plants from nigeria. | aqueous extracts of the leaf, stem bark and root bark from canna bidentata, spondias mombin and commiphora africana were examined for anthelmintic activity against earthworm. all the extracts demonstrated a concentration-dependent activity at tested concentrations of 10-80 mg/ml. higher activities were observed at the higher concentrations, 40-80 mg/ml for all the plant extracts. c. bidentata with a paralysis time of 3-5 min and death time of 5-18 min at these concentrations for the stem bark, a ... | 2008 | 18304755 |
| sedative, antiepileptic and antipsychotic effects of spondias mombin l. (anacardiaceae) in mice and rats. | in this study, we evaluated the effects of air-dried spondias mombin leaves extracted with aqueous, methanol and ethanol solvents on hexobarbital-induced sleeping time and novelty-induced rearing (nir) behaviours in mice and rats. we also studied the effect of the extracts on amphetamine- and apomorphine-induced stereotyped and picrotoxin-induced convulsive behaviour in rats. all residues from different extractions were dissolved in normal saline and administered intraperitoneally (i.p.). the me ... | 2006 | 16188408 |
| anthelmintic activity of extracts of spondias mombin against gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep: studies in vitro and in vivo. | this study was carried out to validate the efficacy of spondias mombin, used locally as an anthelmintic, and to standardize the effective dose of the plant extract required for worm control in livestock. in vitro and in vivo studies were conducted to determine the direct anthelmintic effect of ethanolic and aqueous extracts of s. mombin towards different ovine gastrointestinal nematodes. a larval development assay (lda) was used to investigate the in vitro effect of extracts on strongyle larvae. ... | 2005 | 15747859 |
| cultivation of lentinus subnudus berk (polyporales: polyporaceae) on woodlogs. | studies were carried out on the cultivability of lentinus subnudus on woodlogs of various hardwood trees and the effect of chemical treatments of these woodlogs with citric, tartaric, indole-3-acetic (iaa) and gibberellic (ga3) acids on fruitbody production and yield. of the four hardwood species of chlorophora excelsa, terminalia ivorensis, terminalia superba and spondias mombin tried, woodlogs of c. excelsa were the best in supporting l. subnudus fructification, followed by those of s. mombin. ... | 2004 | 15081489 |
| antibacterial and molluscicidal phenolic acids from spondias mombin. | spondias mombin l. (anacardiaceae), used in traditional medicine because of its antimicrobial properties, was found to contain a series of 6-alkenyl-salicylic acids. they were isolated from the ethanolic extract of leaves and stems of spondias mombin by a combination of chromatographic methods. their structure was determined by nmr and ms techniques as (17:3), (17:2) and (17:1) pelandjuaic acid [or 6-(8'z,11'z,14'z-heptadecatrienyl)-salicylic acid, 6-(8'z,11'z-heptadecadienyl)-salicylic acid, an ... | 1994 | 7997478 |
| abortifacient activity of an aqueous extract of spondias mombin leaves. | | 1989 | 2615412 |
| indomethacin-induced gastric ulceration in rats: ameliorative roles of spondias mombin and ficus exasperata. | spondias mombin linn (anacardiaceae) and ficus exasperata valh (moraceae) are botanicals with known phytotherapeutic potentials in the traditional system of medicine in the world. | 2016 | 25815713 |