All the experiments were performed in triplicate and mean of results is given in table 2. The investigation led to the identification of 48 and 44 compounds for both plants, respectively. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. In saudi arabia, genus rhanterium is represented by r. Read volatile components of rhanterium epapposum oliv, flavour and fragrance journal on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Root associated bacteria were directly isolated from the root nodules of vachellia pachyceras. Desertification and land degradation has become a matter of increasing importance both locally and globally. A study of rhanterium epapposum local name arfaj and haloxylon salicornicum local name remeth steppe was therefore effected to determine the seasonal variation in aboveground phytomass and percentage cover, and to investigate differences. Products under royalty free license can be used without liability to pay any license fees for multiple lifelong uses, or sales volume of final product after being paid for once. The economic feasibility of establishing arfaj community in a large scale has been assessed and found that the reported methodology could be effectively used with some modifications of the irrigation system in the field.
It is known that the plants have high antioxidant properties bahadori et al. Pdf alteration of the rhanterium epapposum plant community. Early growth stages of the rare acridocarpus orientalis in. A note on the augmented zagreb index of cacti with fixed number of vertices and cycles. A linear relationship was found betweenestimated desert annual cover and biomass production. Essential oils extracted from two medicinal plants peganum harmala and rhanterium epapposum native to the arabian peninsula specially saudi arabia, were evaluated for their larvicidal effects and emergence of khapra beetle trogoderma granarium adults. Scientific research and essays effectiveness of using. The biological tests were carried out using a vertical filter paper bioassay, where ticks must cross an area of the paper treated with repellent to approach host stimuli. Divulging diazotrophic bacterial community structure in. The national flower of kuwait is arfaj rhanterium epapposum. Remella1, nageswara rao kvv2, bhimji ambedkaru k3 department of pharmaceutical chemistry, acharya nagarjuna university, guntur, india. Arfaj is a forage plant, grazed on by sheep and camel in the desert.
Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of the essential oil. Antibacterial, antioxidant and enzyme inhibition activity. To evaluate the medicinal uses of rhanterium epapposum oliv. Ethnobotanical study of indigenous medicinal plants of jazan. The considerable variations in germination between years lead us to study the variation in the size, mass and number of filled achenes in the capitulum. Asteraceae essential oils monoterpenes abstract objective. This page was last edited on 18 february 2018, at 10. Influence of land degradation on the local rate of dust. Apr 23, 2015 we evaluated the impacts of precipitation patterns annual precipitation, growingseason precipitation and spring precipitation on aboveground biomass, interannual variation of aboveground biomass, relative aboveground biomass and species richness of annuals across 29 years. Rhanterium epapposum 60%, haloxylon salicornicum 30%, nitraria retusa and zygophyllum qatarense 10% are the dominant plant communities in the reserve 37. As a result of damage caused during the first gulf war in 19901991, the kuwaiti environment suffered from drastic pollution caused by massive petroleum hydrocarbon contamination resulting from the destruction and burning of 700 oil wells across kuwait.
Arfaj rhanterium epapposum once a common dwarf shrub in many northeastern parts of uae, overgrazing has led to the disappearance of the species in many locations. Jan 25, 2015 this page was last edited on 18 february 2018, at 10. The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of the flowers of rhanterium adpressum coss. Lena honey rhanterium epapposum, large influx honey acacia tortilis, olive alaatm honey olea europaea, dahbianh honey carduus acicularis, and citrus honey citrus sinensis. In fact it has completely disappeared from most parts of the country due to a combination of overgrazing, collecting for firewood and off road driving. In vitro antioxidant activities of rhanterium suaveolens extracts. Comparative study for the volatile oil constituents and. According to trotter and logan, plants which are used in some routine manner are more expected to be biologically active. Rhanterium epapposum, farsetia aegyptia, and haloxylon. Free radicals generation is involved in many disorders include nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs nsaidsinduced peptic ulcers 8. Five major plant communities are recognized haloxylon salicornicum, rhanterium epapposum, cyperus congolmoratus, zygophyllum qatarense, and panicum turgidum. Rhanterium is a genus of dwarfshrubs in the plougmansspikenard tribe within the daisy family growing in the deserts of the middle east and northern africa species. Scavenging the free radicals accumulating within the tissues is very important for protecting the organisms from many diseases.
Agramonte c saleh ibrahim alqasoumi f adnan jathlan alrehaily f. Allelopathic effect of arta calligonum comosum l, her extract on seed germination of arfaj rhanterium epapposum oliv modhi alotaibi department of biology, college of science, princess nora bint abdul rahman university, riyadh, saudi arabia article published on september 22, 2014. Chemical composition and antimicrobial, insectrepellent and anticholinesterase activities. Chemical diversity of essential oils from flowers, leaves, and. Saudi arabia, oman, united arab emirates, qatar, bahrain, kuwait, iraq, iran, pakistan rhanterium suaveolens desf. Rhanterium epapposum is an herbaceous plant widely distributed in the gulf. The study aimed to compare the results obtained from volatile oil analysis of r. Reestablishment of native plants by seed germination in the state of kuwait 1. Rhanterium epapposum is a plant of the family asteraceae.
Asteraceae, a perennial bushy shrub common name arfaj is broadly distributed across saudi arabia, and is the only species of the genus found in the middle east collenette, 1999. Native to the deserts of the arabian peninsula including saudi arabia, kuwait and qatar where it is known locally as arfaj arabic. Eo free solutions were used as negative control, whereas standard. The species that gave the highest fl values are deliberated more encouraging candidate plants for indepth pharmacological. Phytochemical analysis and in vitro antimicrobial and free. Media in category rhanterium epapposum the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Evaluation of toxicity of rhanterium epapposum in wistar rats. This was accomplished using curve estimation and simple linear. Pdf on jan 1, 2009, majda khalil suleiman and others published germination studies in rhanterium epapposum oliv find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. The major components identified were the monoterpene hydrocarbons.
The essential oils of the aerial part of two asteraceae species, namely euryops arabicus steud. Pdf germination studies in rhanterium epapposum oliv. A complete list of national flowers by country with amazing pictures most countries of the world have a designated national flower that forms their floral emblem. Wound healing potential of methanolic extracts of some plants. Extracts of heliotropium bacciferum, rhanterium epapposum, achillea fragrantissima, artemisia herbaalba, haloxylon salicornicum, deverra triradiata, echinops hussoni, prosopis farcta, cyperus conglomeratus and astragalus spinosus were the. Kuwait journal of science kjs a note on the minimum reduced reciprocal randic index of nvertex unicyclic graphs. A range of types of polluted soils, including fresh oil lakes, dry oil lakes, and tarcretes, damaged desert wildlife.
The arfaj plant consists of a complicated network of branches scattered with small thorny leaves and bright yellow flowers about 1. Red sea nubosindian tropical desert and semidesert 73 5. Rhanterium is a genus of dwarfshrubs in the plougmansspikenard tribe within the daisy family growing in the deserts of the middle east and northern africa. This study was conducted to investigate floristic composition and plant life forms of riyadh region and their ecological significance. Ecological significance of floristic composition and life. Phytochemical analysis and in vitro antimicrobial and free radicalscavenging activities of the essential oils from euryops arabicus and laggera decurrens. Effects of rainfall and grazing on vegetation yield and. Synonymic checklists of the vascular plants of the world 2019. The oil contained 107 volatile components of which 92% were terpenoids. Different extracts were tested for in vitro free radical scavenging assays, such as hydroxyl radical scavenging activity, inhibition of lipid peroxidation and inhibition of hydrogen induced erythrocyte haemolysis. The essential oil was very rich in monoterpene compounds. The eos obtained using clevenger modified apparatus were characterized by high resolution gcms, while their antioxidant and antibacterial properties were examined by. Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of the. Compositae growing in northeastern iran has been investigated by tlc, liquid.
Native to the deserts of saudi arabia and kuwait where it is known locally as arfaj arabic. Rhanterium epapposum is a perennial shrub usually found northern part of kuwait is on the verge of extinction due to overgrazing and use as a source of firewood brown, 2003. It is an important first step in order to try to conserve the species and prevent its disappearance. Eo free solutions were used as negative control, whereas standard antimicrobial agents were used as a positive control. It could be concluded that, the remarkable antidiarrheal activity of these plants attest to their utility in a wide range of stats of diarrhea. Article information, pdf download for chemical composition and antioxidant. Journal of pharmacognosy and phytochemistry extraction and evaluation of antioxidant activity of hibiscus cannabis. This plant consists of a complicated network of branches with small leaves and bright yellow flowers.
Saudi arabia, oman, united arab emirates, qatar, bahrain, kuwait, iraq, iran, pakistan. Ethnobotanical study of indigenous medicinal plants of. Pdf alteration of the rhanterium epapposum plant community in. The oil analyzed by thin layer chromatography, the results of phytochemical analysis indicated that the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids. The antidiarrheal activity and phytoconstituents of some. Volatile components of rhanterium epapposum oliv, flavour.
In parallel the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities were evaluated. Allelopathic effect of arta calligonum comosum l extract on. Fattaka, and rhanterium epapposum arfaj, from hail region, northern saudi arabia, against the larval stages of the dengue fever vector, aedes aegypti. Rhanterium epapposum arfaj, kuwait national flower i love q8. Rhanterium epapposum is a plant of the asteraceae family. The record derives from tica data supplied on 20120211 which reports it as an accepted name record 1f9475b1f90d4b579efa8ad395922d1d with original publication details. Liver of a fed 200 g r epapposum liet for 12 weeks, shoving cytoplasmic fatty vacuolation and necrosis of the hefatocytey hand e the lowest doi feed efficiencybut of the animals died dlring the course of the e. Annuals are an important component part of plant communities in arid and semiarid grassland ecosystems. Actually the plant is commonly known as rhanterium epapposum which is more popular and native to the deserts of saudi arabia and. Chemical composition and antimicrobial, insectrepellent and anticholinesterase activities author links open overlay panel betul demirci a hasan soliman yusufoglu b nurhayat tabanca c halide edip temel d ulrich r. Rhanterium epapposum community has been a great success at the farm level and can be adopted in other farms.
Rhanterium epapposum with 50% fl is the most efficient in treating diabetes in jazan communities. Volatile components of rhanterium epapposum oliv, flavour and. The evaluation of 10 essential oils of geranium, pelargonium graveolens geraniaceae, were all shown to have repellent activity against nymphs of the medically important lone star tick, amblyomma americanum l. Dpph 1,1diphenyl2picrylhydrazyl free radical scavenging activity. The composition of the essential oil of rhanterium epapposum oliv. Samira omar asem and jose kaitharath2 kuwait institute for. Molecules free fulltext phytochemical analysis and in. Phytoremediation of oilpolluted desert soil in kuwait. The essential oil eo of the aerial parts of rhanterium epapposum oliv. The seed germination and seedling establishment of the rare acridocarpus orientalis were investigated to understand its requirements for further seedlings establishment in the united arab emirates uae. On the other hand, there is an increasing demand of the herbal medicines as they are safe, effective, economical, ecofriendly and free from deleterious effects. In this study, free living n2fixing bacteria were enriched and isolated from the rhizospheric soil of three keystone native plant species of kuwait.
We present the first reported study of the effects of feeding rhanterium epapposum aerial parts at 20, 50, 100 and 200 g kg1 of standard diet to male wistar rats for 12 weeks. The eos obtained using clevenger modified apparatus were characterized by high resolution gcms, while their antioxidant and antibacterial properties were examined by spectrophotometric and. Allelopathic effect of arta calligonum comosum l extract. The criteria of assessment of the plant toxicity were the effects on growth, organs of the body, hematological and serobiochemical parameters of rats. Home pharmacogn j, vol 11, issue 1, janfeb, 2019 comparative study for the volatile oil constituents and antimicrobial activity of rhanterium epapposum oliv. Heres a list of countries and their national flowers. The current situation of rhanterium epapposum is quite critical in most areas of kuwait. Aug 01, 2003 read rapid vegetation regeneration in a seriously degraded rhanterium epapposum community in northern kuwait after 4 years of protection, journal of environmental management on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. Actually the plant is commonly known as rhanterium epapposum which is more popular and native to the deserts of saudi arabia and kuwait. Pdf germination ecology of rhanterium epapposum oliv.
Potential antibacterial activity of some saudi arabia honey. Treatment g l 1 days to first germination time to 50% germination pg% cv% 2. Bioextract harnesses the power of online informatics tools for creating and customizing workflows. Seed germination of rhanterium epapposum in responses to aqueous extract of calligonum comosum stem. It has been observed that more than sixty percent of the commercially.
Apr 17, 2019 riyadh region is one of the hardest habitats in saudi arabia with a hyperarid climate. Mar 23, 20 rhanterium epapposum is a plant of the asteraceae family. Each honey sample was collected in a sterile universal glass container and kept at. The protection of this reserve from all anthropogenic activities has resulted in a sequence of ecological changes leading to self rehabilitation of natural vegetation. The fresh plant samples were airdried in the shade for. Rhanterium epapposum is an excellent species for rangeland restoration and information on its germination ecology is meager. Ausaj lycium shawii desert plant, common in the uae in variety of habitats. Volatile components of rhanterium epapposum oliv volatile components of rhanterium epapposum oliv yaghmai, mohammad shahram. Impact of precipitation patterns on biomass and species. A complete list of national flowers by country with amazing.
Rhanterium epapposum, echinops spinosus and echinops hussoni, were the least efficacy. Data analyses revealed that ethanolic extracts of both r. Aug 21, 2009 national flowers is the rhanterium epapposum. The oil was subsequently analyzed by both gcfid and gcms, simultaneously. Rhanterium epapposum, locally called arfaj is the national flower of kuwait. The potential anti helicobacter pylori and antioxidant. The product may not be sold, given, or assigned to another person or entity in the form it is downloaded from the site. Bioactivityguided investigation of geranium essential. Rhanterium species rhanterium epapposum name synonyms asteriscus arabicus velen. Reestablishment of native plants by seed germination. The antidiarrheal activity of these plants might be due to their high contents of flavonoids and tannins.
The arfag rhanterium epapposum and harmel peganum harmala plants were collected from different locations of majmaah area in saudi arabia in the early flowering period march to april 2018 figure 2 and 3. Although it is well known that precipitation has a significant impact on productivity and species richness of community or perennials, nevertheless, due to lack of measurements, especially longterm experiment data, there is little information on how quantity and. Rhanterium epapposum is an herbaceous plant widely distributed in the gulf region and used by bedouins as antiseptic for wounds, skin infections and in gastrointestinal disturbances. Arfaj arfaj rhanterium epapposum a dwarf shrub with spherical foliage and beautiful, large, yellowbrown inflorescences, the arfaj, the national flower of kuwait, kingdom plantae phylum tracheophyta class magnoliopsida order asterales family asteraceae genus rhanterium 1. Users can query online sequence data, analyze it using a broad array of informatics tools web service or desktop, create and share custom workflows for repeated analysis, and save the resulting data and workflows in standardized reports.
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