author(s) : Abdel-Fattah M. Rizk, Ibrahim A. El-Garf and Husseiny A. H. Elgendy
Synonym
- Pupalia lappacea (L.) Juss., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 2: 132 (1803) var.
- velutina (Moq.) Hook f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 4: 724 (1885); Boulos, Fl. Egypt 1: 138 (1999).
- Syn. Pupalia velutina Moq. In DC., Prodr. 13(2): 333 (1849).
family name
AMARANTHACEAE
genus name
Pupalia
The following compounds were isolated from foliage of Pupalia lappacea: 1-docosanol, stearic acid, β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, N-benzoyl-L-phenylaninol acetate, β-sitosterol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, stigmasterol-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, 20-hydroxyecdysone (Felix and Domingo, 2008), mesitylene (1,3,5-trimethylbenzene), dodecanoic acid methyl ester, methyl tetradecanoate, decyloxirane, tridecanoic acid methyl ester, n-hexadecanoic acid, hexadecanoic acid ethyl ester, phytol, oleic acid, ethyl oleate and 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid diisooctyl ester (Pandiyan et al., 2009).
The ecdysteroid, 20-hydroxyecdysone constitutes nearly 0.3% dry weight, making the plant a probable commercial source of this important ecdysteroid (Felix and Domingo, 2008).
The plant contains 0.024% rutin (Ravi et al., 2012).Ash content, Na, K and Ca concentrations in Pupalia lappacea were reported (Thukral et al., 1984). Phytochemical screening of the plant revealed the presence of flavonoids, tannins and saponins (Ndjonka et al., 2010).
Preliminary screening has been reported by others (e.g. Sinha and Dogra, 1985; Rajput and Yadev, 2001; Rajput, 2002).
Pupalia lappacea is used as antivomitory, anti-emetic, antalgic, and in the treatment of antisterility, endometritis, cystitis, leucorrhoea, laxative, purgative, diarrhea, dysentery, cholera, skin diseases including scabies, ringworm and itching and as tonic, restorative, stimulant and in performance improvement (Felix and Domingo, 2008).
Poultice of the fresh leaves is used in the treatment of boils, chronic and fresh wounds.
A decoction of the black powder of the plant is drunk to cure piles and enema for fever and malaria (Ndjonka et al., 2010).
Root decoction is given orally to cure scanty urination and to resume free flow of urination (Punjani, 2010).
Pupalia lappacea is used in the treatment of sterility in women (Bhat et al., 1985), rat bite, dog bite, bone fracture (Reddy et al., 2010), syphilis (Kamatensi et al., 2011) and leprosy (Ige, 2011).
The dichloromethane extract of the plant exhibited significant antioxidant activity (Felix and Domino, 2008).
The plant possesses cytotoxic activity (Ayoub and Babiker, 1984; Sowemiomo et al., 2009; Ravi et al., 2012).
The ethanolic extract of the leaves is a bioactive agent and having significant results in anti-inflammatory action by inhibition of the exudation, and leukocytes recruitment into the inflamed tissues (Pandiyan et al., 2009).
The ethanolic extract of the plant showed moderate anti-leishmanial activity (Ndjonka et al., 2010), antinociceptive and antipyretic effects (Neeharika et al., 2013).
location
egypt