| effects of petroleum ether extract of amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber on central nervous system in mice. | the central nervous system activity of the petroleum ether extract of amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber was examined in mice, fed normal as well as healthy conditions. the petroleum ether extract of amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber at the doses of 100, 300 and 1000 mg/kg showed significant central nervous system activity in mice. | 2009 | 20376218 |
| antioxidant potential of amorphophallus paeoniifolius in relation to their phenolic content. | the present study evaluates the antioxidative and radical scavenging potential of the tuber extract of amorphophallus paeoniifolius (dennst.) nicolson, (araceae). the ethanol extract of a. paeoniifolius (ape) was studied for the inhibition of lipid peroxidation estimated in terms of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (tbars) and the levels were reduced by 4.3% to 67.2% in a dose-dependent manner. further, ape was analyzed for scavenging capacities based on 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl-2-ra ... | 2010 | 20645739 |
| synergistic depressant activity of amorphophallus paeoniifolius in swiss albino mice. | | 2011 | 21772777 |
| rock inhabiting potassium solubilizing bacteria from kerala, india: characterization and possibility in chemical k fertilizer substitution. | the role of rock inhabiting bacteria in potassium (k) solubilization from feldspar and their application in crop nutrition through substitution of fertilizer k was explored through the isolation of 36 different bacteria from rocks of a major hill station at ponmudi in thiruvananthapuram, kerala, india. a comprehensive characterization of k solubilization from feldspar was achieved with these isolates which indicated that the k solubilizing efficiency increases with decrease in ph and increase in ... | 2016 | 26350060 |
| molecular characterization of dasheen mosaic virus isolates infecting edible aroids in india. | dasheen mosaic virus (dsmv) infecting three major edible aroids namely amorphophallus paeoniifolius, colocasia esculenta, and xanthosoma sagittifolium cultivated in india was characterized. infected plants showing typical dsmv symptoms were subjected to reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, and an amplification of a 963 bp fragment which encoded the coat protein (cp) gene was obtained. blast analysis of the cloned dna amplicon revealed the identity of the virus to be that of dsmv. seq ... | 2014 | 24717027 |
| an ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by traditional healers in silent valley of kerala, india. | medicinal plants are treating and preventing a variety disease. there is urgency in recording such data. this is the first ethno botanical study in which statistical calculations about plants are done by icf method. the present study was aimed to identify plants collected for medicinal purposes by the traditional healers of silent valley, located in palakad district of kerala, india and to document the traditional names, preparation and uses of these plants. | 2014 | 24832113 |
| high molecular weight plant heteropolysaccharides stimulate fibroblasts but inhibit keratinocytes. | konjac glucomannan (kgm) is a natural polysaccharide of β(1-4)-d-glucomannopyranosyl backbone of d-mannose and d-glucose derived from the tuber of amorphophallus konjac c. koch. kgm has been reported to have a wide range of activities including wound healing. in this study we examined kgm extracts prepared from five plant species, (amorphophallus konjac koch, amorphophallus oncophyllus, amorphophallus prainii, amorphophallus paeoniifolius and amorphophallus elegans) for their effects on cultured ... | 2013 | 23694709 |
| beneficial effect of amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber on experimental ulcerative colitis in rats. | the tuber of amorphophallus paeoniifolius (dennst.) nicolson (araceae), commonly called suran or jimmikand, has high medicinal value and is used ethnomedicinally for the treatment of different gastrointestinal and inflammatory disorders. | 2017 | 27600166 |
| curative effect of amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber on experimental hemorrhoids in rats. | amorphophallus paeoniifolius (dennst.) nicolson (family- araceae) is a crop of south east asian origin. in india, its tuber is widely used in ethnomedicinal practices by different tribes for the treatment of piles (hemorrhoids). | 2016 | 27426509 |
| gastrokinetic activity of amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber in rats. | the tuber of amorphophallus paeoniifolius (family-araceae), commonly called suran or jimikand, has medicinal and food value. it is used in ethnomedicinal practices for correction of gastrointestinal disturbances such as constipation and hemorrhoids. the present study evaluated the effect of a. paeoniifolius tuber on gastrointestinal motor functions. | 2017 | 27069720 |
| effect of γ-irradiation on structure and physico-chemical properties of amorphophallus paeoniifolius starch. | gamma irradiation is one of the effective techniques able to alter structure and its properties of starch. in this research, the effect of modification in terms of molecular structure and physico-chemical properties of amorphophallus paeoniifolius starch by γ-irradiation using (60)co as γ-source at doses of 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 kgy with dose rate 2 kgy/h was studied. morphology of native and irradiated starches under scanning electron microscope revealed that granules are round, elliptical and p ... | 2015 | 25979808 |
| nucleic acid spot hybridization based species-specific detection of sclerotium rolfsii associated with collar rot disease of amorphophallus paeoniifolius. | collar rot is one of the most destructive and prevalent disease of amorphophallus paeoniifolius, resulting in heavy yield losses. the causative organism, sclerotium rolfsii is a soil-borne polyphagous fungus characterized by prolific growth and ability to produce persistent sclerotia. the pathogen propagules surviving in soil and planting material are the major sources of inoculum. this study presents the suitability of dna hybridization technique for species specific detection of s. rolfsii in ... | 2015 | 25449141 |
| rapid and sensitive detection of sclerotium rolfsii associated with collar rot disease of amorphophallus paeoniifolius by species-specific polymerase chain reaction assay. | collar rot disease caused by sclerotium rolfsii is an economically important disease prevailing in all amorphophallus growing areas. the pathogen propagules surviving in soil and planting material are the major sources of inoculum. a nested pcr assay has been developed for specific detection of s. rolfsii in soil and planting material. the pcr detection limit was 10 pg in conventional assay whereas 0.1 pg in nested assay. the primers designed were found to be highly specific and could be used fo ... | 2014 | 24788585 |
| a phytopharmacological review on an important medicinal plant - amorphophallus paeoniifolius. | amorphophallus paeoniifolius is used for long period in various chronic diseases therapeutically. aim of the current review is to search literature for the pharmacological properties, safety/toxicity studies, pharmacognostic studies and phytochemical investigation of amorphophallus paeoniifolius tuber. the compiled data may be helpful for the researchers to focus on the priority areas of research yet to be discovered. complete information about the plant has been collected from various books, jo ... | 2012 | 23049180 |