author(s) : Abdel-Fattah M. Rizk
Synonym
- Syns. Acrostichum dichotomum Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 184 (1775). Actiniopteris australis (L.f.) Link var. radiata (Sw.) C. Chr., Dansk. Bot. Ark. 7: 125 (1932).
- Fern, Away wheet أواي هِيج
family name
ACTINIOPTERIDACEAE
genus name
ACTINIOPTERIS
The phytochemical screening of Actiniopteris semiflabellata, growing in Yemen, revealed the presence of isoflavonoids (Mothana et al., 2010). Actiniopteris radiata contains quercetin-3-rutinoside, hentriacontane, hentriacontol, β-sitosterol palmitate, β-sitosterol D (+)-glucoside, glucose and fructose (Taneja and Tiwari, 1974). Actiniopteris radiata was reported as As (Srivastava et al., 2010) and Se (Srivastava et al., 2005) accumulator.
Actiniopteris semiflabellata is used in Yemen for wounds and burns (Mothana et al., 2010). Actiniopteris dichotoma Bedd. is used as an anthelmintic and a styptic (Kirtikar and Basu, 1984). In India Actiniopteris radiata is used in treatment of blood pressure, tuberculosis and cough (Rao et al., 2007). The methanolic extract of Actiniopteris semiflabellata exhibited antimicrobial activity and is used in folk medicine in Yemen for wounds and burns (Mothana et al., 2010). The flavone quercetin 3-rutinoside, identified from the fern Actiniopteris radiata was considered to be responsible for the anthelmintic and styptic properties of the plant (Bhambie et al., 1972). Actiniopteris radiata showed antibacterial (Manjunath et al., 2008), antifungal (Naik and Jadge, 2010) and antioxidant (Manjunath et al., 2011) activities.
location
egypt