author(s) : Abdel-Fattah M. Rizk, Husseiny A. H. Elgendy and Ibrahim A. El-Garf
Synonym
- Barleria acanthoides Vahl, Symb. Bot. 1: 47 (1790); Boulos, Fl. Egypt 3: 100 (2002).
- Kataag (Ar) كواحاج
family name
ACANTHACEAE
genus name
Barleria
The seeds contain 11.% oil and 22.5% protein.
The following fatty acids were identified:palmitic, 18.60; stearic, 1.40; oleic, 25.00; linoleic, 23.70; linolenic, 30.60; and behenic,0.60% acids (Deora et al., 2003). Barlericin (a neolignan), 4 phenolic glycosides identified asbarleriside A (87), [8,4′-dihydroxy-6-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl) flavone], barleriside B (88),[1-O-caffeoyl-6-(3′,4′-dihydroxyphenyl)ethyl-O-α-L-rhamonopyranosyl-(1→3)β-D-glucopyranoside],aceteoside (89) and 12-O-β-D-glucopyranoside and p-hydroxycinnamic acidwere isolated from the plants (Karim et al., 2009, 2010).
Barleria acanthoides is well known in Pakistan for its anti-inflammatory properties.
Theseeds are used as antidote for snake bite, and the roots and leaves are used to reduce swellingsand an infusion is given in cough.
It is reported for its use in diarrhea and also as adiaphoretic and an expectorant (Karim et al., 2009).
The leaves are used as alterative and infever and catarrh (Ahmad et al., 2007)Barleria acanthoids extracts exhibit antibacterial (against Salmonella typhi)(Vishwakarma, 2000) and nematodicial (Abbasi et al., 2008) effects.
Both barlerisides A and B showed significant activity in the superoxide scavenging assaywhile weak inhibitory activity was observed against the enzyme xanthine oxidase (Karim etal., 2009).
location
egypt