It is a medium sized tree, a native of south eastern asia, india, bangladesh, east srilanka, south western china and vietnam. Dillenia dilleniaceae is a genus of about 100 species of flowering plants in tropical and subtropical. Elephant apple, indian catmon, mota karmal common name details. Optimization in the extraction of polyphenolic compounds and antioxidant activity from opuntia ficus. Microscopic evaluation and physiochemical analysis of. Dillenia is a genus of about 100 species of flowering plants in the family dilleniaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of southern asia, australasia, and the indian ocean islands. Botany indian catmon is a more or less deciduous tree growing up to 10 meters or more in height, with a few widespreading. Fruits of other species of the genus have similar uses. Apurba talukdar 1, nayan talukdar 2, satyendra deka 1 and bhargab jyoti sahariah 1 department of pharmacy, assam down town university 1, guwahati26, assam.
The aim of the study was to evaluate the hematoprotective effects of natural botanical, dillenia. This tropical looking beauty s a favorite tree among filipino garden enthusiasts. Coagulationflocculation of textile effluent using a. Typical low, rounded crown of a tree growing in the open photograph by. This evergreen spreading tropical tree isup to 60 feet tall.
The same compilation lists the latter as indigenous to the philippines. Today sophisticated modern research tools for evaluation of the plant drugs are available but microscopic method is still one of the simplest and cheapest methods to start for establishing the correct identity of the source materials. Antidiarrhoeal activity, leaf and fruit, dillenia indica. Dillenia indica, dillenia speciosa, elephant apple, chulta. This experiment was consummated under shade at the nursery of hort. Animals for the study, rats as well as mice were used. Plant details information about dillenia indica plant. It is interesting to know that bark of dillenia indica f.
Fresh dillenia indica elephant apple rare tropical plant tree 5 seeds. A new lupanetriterpene acid ester, dillenic acid 1 along with four known compounds, betulinic acid 2, 3epibetulinic acid 3, 3epidihydrobetulinic acid 4 and 3. Therapeutic benefit of dillenia indica in diabetes and its associated. Dilleniaceae elephant apple, chulta, hondapara tree, matad origin. Elephant apple, indian catmon, hondapara tree, matad hindi. Leaves simple, large, alternate or spirally arranged, petioles channeled above, exstipulate or stipulate. The leaves are 1536 cm long, with a conspicuously corrugated surface with. In the present work microscopy evaluation and physiochemical analysis of d. The fruits of dillenia indica di are used by tribal and folk communities of various regions as vegetable. Dillenia indica is a wellknown medicinal plant of this genus for their therapeutic potential in preclinical studies. Dillenia indica is a species of dillenia native to southeastern asia, from india, bangladesh and sri lanka.
This asian species has leathery leaves with prominent lateral veins which are almost parallel to one another and the margin is toothed. Flowers solitary or in few to manyflowered racemes, large. It has beautiful white fragrant flowers, toothed leaves and globose 34 fruits with small brown seeds. Dillenia indica produces a large hard edible fruit which is accessible only to the megaherbivores in the wild. Healing effect of dillenia indica fruit extracts standardized to. Antidiabetic and antihyperlipidemic effects of dillenia. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. This study evaluated the healing effect of dillenia indica fruit extracts on induced psoriasislike wounds in wistar rats. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Industrial activities are the main polluters of water resources because of the use of a high volume of water containing species which are toxic or difficult to degrade, such as colors garcia et al. Dillenia indica is a species of dillenia native to southeastern asia, from india, bangladesh and sri lanka east to southwestern china and vietnam, and south through thailand to malaysia and indonesia. The extract showed significant antidiabetic activity p 1, nheptacosan7one 2, nnonatriacontan. Dillenia indica elephant apple, chultachalta or ouu is a species of dillenia native to southeastern asia, from india, bangladesh and sri lanka east to. Pdf on jan, 2019, n a deshmukh and others published elephant.
Flowers solitary or clusters in terminal racemes, bracts, bracteoles caducous when present, calyx 5 toothed, spreading, enlarged and fleshy in fruit. First report of leaf spot disease of elephant apple dillenia indica caused by pestalotiopsis sp. Icleao creative commons zero, public domain dedication. The fruit of di is globose figure 1, with excrescent calyx, 12. Dillenia indica outenga or elephant apple is the common fruit that is an integral part of grandmas recipe, which has more to it than just its bitter taste and flavour. Pdf structure and antioxidant activities of proanthocyanidins from. It is an evergreen large shrub or small to mediumsized tree growing to 15 m tall.
The textile sector is an industry in which the high consumption of water and the characteristics of the effluent generated cause great environmental concern. Antidiarrhoeal activity of the leaf and fruit extracts of. Dilleniaceae katmon, philippine elephant apple, philippines simpoh origin. Leaves simple, alternate, to 50 cm, with or without persistent or deciduous amplexicaul wings. Large, knobby fruit with acidic flavored edible pulp. Dillenia indica di is used in folklore and traditional medicine as general health enhancer. In this study, ethanolic extract of the leaf and fruit of dillenia indica was the experimental sample where antidiarrhoeal activity was analyzed.
Here we have studied on a plant which is dillenia indica. The vernacular names include chalta, chulta, karambel, bhavya and ramphal. The leaves are 1536 cm long, with a conspicuously corrugated surface with impressed veins. Study of the effect of dillenia indica fruit mucilage on. Dillenia indica is commonly known as chalta or chilta in hindi. The fruits are relished and seeds are dispersed by wild elephants hence called elephant apple. Dillenia indica, commonly known as elephant apple, is a species of dillenia native to china and tropical asia. Abstract plants are pla ying an important role in therapy of many diseases. In the present work, drying kinetics of elephant apple dillenia indica was studied at four different drying temperatures i. Dillenia indica was one of the many species first described by linnaeus in the 10th edition of his systema naturae in fleshy calyx eaten raw as well as cooked as vegetable suited with fish, pulses and root vegetable. Dillenia indica in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Dillenia philippinensis, katmon, philippine elephant apple.
It is one of the mega biodiversity hotspots of the world, particularly excellent reservoir of. Chulta, dillenia, elephant apple, hondapara tree, matad description. Lupanetriterpenoids from stem bark of dillenia indica. The white flowers are large with numerous stamens and the numerous styles radiate out from. The present study is about the pharmacognostic and phytochemistry study on dillenia indica linn. Media in category dillenia indica the following 93 files are in this category, out of 93 total.
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