Feronia elephantum, limonia acidissima, wood apple, is a tropical fruit plant of rutaceae family, traditionally wellknown for curing various ailments in ethnomedicine. For establishing the position of the remaining groups the compound was made to undergo cyclization followed by alkaline oxidation. It is native to india, myanmar and sri lanka, and grown throughout south asia morton, 1987. Pdf on jan 1, 2019, rashmi srivastava and others published. Isolation of a flavonoid from feronia limonia request pdf. Author links open overlay panel arshed iqbal dar a gangaram masar b vikram jadhaw c s. These isolated compounds were characterized by uv, ir, nmr and mass spectral studies. Besides wood apple, it may be called elephant apple, monkey. In vitro adventitious shoot bud differentiation and plantlet. Feronia limonia extract showed significant p artocarpus heterophyllus extract. Pdf constituents from feronia limonia researchgate. International journal of biological macromolecules, 2000. The fruit is a berry 59 cm diameter, and may be sweet or sour. The fruit from the genus aegles marmelus, a native tree from india, where the fruit is known as bael, is also known as the wood apple.
This plant is given as a medicine for the treatment of various disorders 2. Isolation and structural elucidation of the novel flavone. Limonia acidissima, feronia elephantum, feronia limonia, wood. Wspc was good source of essential amino acids leucine, phenyl alanine, valine, isoleucine and threonine. The structures of these compounds were determined by spectroscopic methods, mainly 1d and 2d nmr. Issn evaluation of nutritional, phytochemical, antioxidant. M kinetin using cotyledon explants taken from in vitrogrown seedlings. Antiinflammatory antipyretic and analgesic activity of methanolic extract of feronia limonia fruit pulp. It is also known as woodapple, elephantapple, monkey fruit, curd fruit, kath bel and kaitha. Sep 10, 2018 limonia acidissima pdf download deciduous trees, to 20 m high, bark darkgrey or black, deeply cracked longitudinally.
The decoction of the leaves is used in the treatment of constipation. Isolation of a flavonoid from feronia limonia article in journal of saudi chemical society 3. The feronia limonias fruits are used for disease like tumors, asthma, wounds, cardiac, debility and hepatitis. Various parts of the plant like leaves, fruits, roots. Neuroprotective effect of feronia limonia on ischemia.
Effect of feronia limonia on mosquito larvae sciencedirect. In vitro adventitious shoot bud regeneration systems are considered most suitable for agrobacterium and biolisticsmediated genetic transformation to obtain transgenic plants. Besides wood apple, it may be called elephant apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit, kath bel, and other dialectal names in india. Isolation and structural elucidation of the novel flavone glycoside from feronia limonia l. Wood apple is erect and slow growing tree bearing round to oval, 512. Cytotoxicity evaluation and hepatoprotective potential of. Limonia acidissima pdf download deciduous trees, to 20 m high, bark darkgrey or black, deeply cracked longitudinally. Depicts the c nmr spectra of the purified fraction of feronia limonia l. The roots and leaves of feronia limonia yielded a flavonoid characterized as. Feromia limonia belongs to family rutaceae, is commonly known as kaith or wood apple and is widely distriduted in most tropical and subtropical countries 2. Pdf the root and stem bark of feronia limonia yielded 5, 7dihydroxy3, 4dimethoxy 6, 8di 3methylbut2enyl flavanone along.
Besides woodapple, it may be called elephant apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit, kath bel and other dialectal names in india. Various parts of the plant have astringent, constipating, tonic for liver and lung, diuretic, carminative, and cardiotonic traditional uses. Pdf evaluation of antibacterial and antidiarrhoeal. Chemical composition of the essential oil of feronia elephantum correa article pdf available in natural product research 2419. I, 2nd edition, bishen sigh mahinder pal singh, this study showed that the leaves of the plant species dehra dun, 1998, pp. Limonia acidissima pdf wood apple is one of the common names of an edible fruit from several trees, mainly belonging to genus limonia acidissima l. Antidiabetic activity of feronia limonia and artocarpus. The antimicrobial activity of the plant extract was tested against ten potentially pathogenic microorganisms by using disc diffusion method at different concentrations of. In vitro adventitious shoot bud regeneration systems are considered most suitable for agrobacteriumand biolisticsmediated genetic transformation to obtain transgenic plants. Limonia acidissima, feronia elephantum, feronia limonia family. Hypoglycemic activities of extract treated diabetic rats were assessed by the percentage reduction in fasting blood glucose level. The hepatoprotective potential of standardized feronia limonia family, rutaceae methanolic extract fl7 and chloroform soluble fraction fl9 were assessed against carbon tetrachloride ccl4 induced oxidative stress and hepatotoxicity in rats.
Fruits being sold by a street seller photograph by. The effect of activating agents on the activated carbon. Open access ajps 2184 evaluation of antibacterial and antidiarrhoeal activities of feronia limonia leaf extract furthermore, the standard chemical tests performed in vol. Feronia limonia limonia acidissima linn, schinus limonia linn, or feronia elephantum is a moderatesized tree which belongs to the family. Pdf genetic variability in wood apple feronia limonia.
The leaves of feronia are aromatic, carminative, astringent, constipating, cardiotonic, antiemetic and expectorant 1. Limonia acidissima, feronia elephantum, feronia limonia. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf genetic variability in wood apple feronia limonia from gujarat article pdf available in indian journal of agricultural sciences 8611. Rutaceae wood apple, bel fruit, elephant apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit, bela, billin, kath origin. The wood apple feronia limonia is the only species of its genus, in the family rutaceae. Evaluation of antibacterial and antidiarrhoeal activities of.
Limonia acidissima syn limonia elephantum or fernonia limonia woodapple in talakona forest, ap w img 8336. Objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate the hepatoprotective potential of a methanolic extract and of marmesin isolated from the root bark of feronia limonia. The leaves are pinnate, with 57 leaflets, each leaflet 2535 mm long and 1020 mm broad, with a citrusscent when crushed. Plants profile for limonia acidissima indian woodapple. Dglucopyranoside, bergapten, xanthotoxin, scopoletin. Sep 01, 2000 bioassay guided fractionation of the acetone extract of feronia limonia dried leaves afforded a potent mosquito larvicide, identified as nhexadecanoic acid and found to be effective against fourth instar larvae of culex quinquefasciatus, anopheles stephensi and aedes aegypti, with lc 50 of 129. Wood apple, elephant apple, monkey fruit or curd fruit hindi.
Flavonoid abstract the roots and leaves of feronia limonia yielded a. Feronia limonia was studied and further the antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of the plant extract was also tested to understand the most effective activity. Show all show tabs indian woodapple general information. The bark and leaves of the plant are used for vitiated conditions of vata and pita while the. Development of quality control parameters for the standardization of. The secondorder polynomial models were developed using response surface methodology to understand effect of input variables on the. Wood apple is one of the common names of an edible fruit from several trees, mainly belonging to genus limonia acidissima l. In vitro adventitious shoot bud differentiation and. The earlier reports supports that the woodapple have potent antioxidant activity18,19 they may prove as neuroprotective against ischemiareperfusion induced brain injury, so this fruit was chosen for present study. Limonia acidissima, belonging to family rutaceae synonomicaly known as feronia limonia. Abstract objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate the hepatoprotective potential of a methanolic extract and of marmesin isolated from the root bark of feronia limonia. Limonia acidissima is a large tree growing to 9 metres 30 ft tall, with rough, spiny bark. Cultivation details a plant of the drier tropical and subtropical lowlands, where it is found at elevations up to 450 metres. Anticancer activity of limonia acidissima linn rutaceae.
The woodapple tree sometimes called elephant applelike the related baelfruit tree aegle marmelosalso native in the hill regions of northern india, is deciduous. The various parts of this plant leaf, stem, bark, fruit, and seed have been used for. The methanol extract of feronia limonia fruits mefl was evaluated for antiinflammatory activity using in vivo and in vitro methods. Limonia acidissima, phytochemical, bioactive compounds, ftir, gc ms, antibacterial activity. In the present communication, a qualitative fingerprinting of feronia limonia fl, extracts have been performed by hptlc and hplc methods, which provide. It grows best in areas where the mean annual temperatures are within the range 20 29c, and the mean annual rainfall is in the range 800 1,200mm, preferring a monsoon climate with a distinct dry season. Limonia parts used 4 fruits, gum, leaves, bark and pulp are used traditionally. Isolation of a flavonoid from feronia limonia sciencedirect. Panigrahi limonia engleriana perkins limonia flavicans wall. Evaluation of antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity of the. The fruits are woody, rough and used as a substitute for bael in diarrheoa and dysentery 6,7. It is also called as elephant apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit, kath bel and other dialectal names in india. Feronia limonia belonging to family rutaceae is well known in indian traditional systems for its traditional uses.
Adventitious buds formed on the cotyledon developed into shoots that were rooted in halfstrength ms medium containing 0. The gum obtained from stem of mangifera indica 3 shows the total ash is 2. During the initial phase, the hypocotyl segments nearer to the cotyledons responded quickly compared to those closer to the root. Hepatoprotective activity of feronia limonia root jain. In vitro organogenesis of elephant apple feronia limonia. Process parameter optimization for enzymeaided juice. The structures of these compounds were determined by spectroscopic.
In the in vivo method, mefl significantly inhibited edema produced by carrageenan in rats. As such based on above facts a tentative structure to the aglycone rs2a was assigned in fig. Feronia limonia woodapple is common fruit in india. The ash indicates the presence of carbonate, phosphate, silicates and silica along with metal oxide and it is also evident that. Antimicrobial constituents from the stem bark of feronia limonia. Bioassay guided fractionation of the acetone extract of feronia limonia dried leaves afforded a potent mosquito larvicide, identified as nhexadecanoic acid and found to be effective against fourth instar larvae of culex quinquefasciatus, anopheles stephensi and aedes aegypti, with lc 50 of 129. The feronia limonia is native and comman in india, shrilanka. Antimicrobial constituents from the stem bark of feronia. Phytopharmacological screening of feronia limonia linn scholars.
The secondorder polynomial models were developed using response surface methodology to understand effect of input variables on the responses in terms of. Rutaceae commonly known as wood apple or elephant apple, is moderate size tree which is native of india and occurs up to an elevation of 1500 feet in western himalayas. Imparipinnate, petiole and rachis flat, narrowly winged, leaflets 39. An antitumor pectic polysaccharide from feronia limonia. This slow growing tree is native in the indomalaya ecozone to bangladesh, india, pakistan, sri lanka, and in indochinese ecoregion east to java and the malesia ecoregion. Indroda park, aranya van about limonia acidissima plant.
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