Strychnos 1990 - 2004 - Crops for the Future
Strychnos 1990 - 2004 - Crops for the Future
Strychnos 1990 - 2004 - Crops for the Future
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Biswas, S., T. Murugesan, K. Maiti, L. Ghosh, M. Pal and B. P. Saha<br />
Study on <strong>the</strong> diuretic activity of <strong>Strychnos</strong> potatorum linn. Seed extract in albino r<br />
2001<br />
Phytomedicine<br />
8(6): 469-471<br />
Abstract<br />
Methanol extract of <strong>Strychnos</strong> potatorum Linn. seeds (SPSE) was evaluated <strong>for</strong> its diuretic activity<br />
in Wistar albino rats. The SPSE was administered at <strong>the</strong> graded doses of 200, 400, and 600 mg/kg<br />
body weight. The parameters which were taken into account during <strong>the</strong> experimental on each rat<br />
were: total urine volume (corrected <strong>for</strong> water intake during <strong>the</strong> test period), body weight be<strong>for</strong>e and<br />
after <strong>the</strong> experiment, and <strong>the</strong> concentration of sodium, potassium, and chloride ions in urine. The<br />
total urine volumes of <strong>the</strong> SPSE (600 mg/kg)-treated rats were evaluated nearly two and half fold<br />
<strong>the</strong>n compared with <strong>the</strong> control (saline treated) group. Excretion of cations (sodium and potassium<br />
ions) and anions (chloride ions) also increased significantly with respect to <strong>the</strong> control group. The<br />
diuretic effect was comparable with that of <strong>the</strong> standard drug Furosemide. The increase of cations in<br />
<strong>the</strong> urine on treatment with <strong>Strychnos</strong> potatorum seed extract (SPSE) was dose-dependent. This<br />
effect supports <strong>the</strong> use of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Strychnos</strong> potatorum seeds as a diuretic in folk remedies.<br />
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Brandt, V., M. Tits, J. Penelle, M. Frederich and L. Angenot<br />
Main glucosidase conversion products of <strong>the</strong> gluco-alkaloids dolichantoside and p<br />
2001<br />
Phytochemistry<br />
57(5): 653-659<br />
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The enzymatic glucose cleavage of palicoside revealed <strong>the</strong> biosyn<strong>the</strong>tic pathway to akagerine,<br />
whereas <strong>the</strong> conversion of dolichantoside led to a new quaternary heteroyohimbine alkaloid named<br />
N-b-methyl-21-beta -hydroxy-mayumbine. The hypo<strong>the</strong>tical models of reactions occurring after <strong>the</strong><br />
conversion of both substrates are proposed. Dolichantoside and palicoside, as well as <strong>Strychnos</strong><br />
mellodora a stem bark crude ethanol extract, exhibit significant antimycotic activity against human<br />
pathogens in presence of specific glucosidase. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.