author(s) :Abdel-Fattah M. Rizk, H. A. Elgindi and Ibrahim A. El-Garf
description
The family Amaryllidaceae is a monocotyledon which comprises about 65 genera and 750 species (Boulos, 2005), some are cultivated and are mainly ornamental, while others are wild.
A considerable number of the plants of this family are reputed for their potential toxicity, which is due to their alkaloidal content (Fahmy et al., 1960a).
Genera Count
represented in egypt with 2 Genera
Species
represented in egypt with 5 Species
- Carbohydrates
- Lectins
- Lipids
- Alkaloids
- Terpenoids and Sterols
- Volatile Constituents
- Saponins
- Flavonoids, Chromones and Other Phenolics
- Other Constituents
Small doses of the bulbs of Amaryllis belladonna L. produce emesis while large doses are very poisonous, having a cardiac action.
Anoiganthus breviflorus Bak. has been suspected of producing poisoning in cattle. Boophone disticha Herb., in addition to being poisonous, is used medicinally.
The Xhosa use the dry scale of the bulb as an outer dressing after circumcision and as an application to boils.
It is also used for relief of rheumatic pains and the pain of abrasions, contusions and other minor traumata, as well as in the treatment of skin diseases.
A decoction of Brunsvigia radulosa Herb. is used by Southern Sotho as a remedy …
A great number of natural products, especially alkaloids, which exhibit a range of biological activities including acetylcholineestrease inhibition and antineoplastic, cardiovascular and immunostimulating activities have been isolated from plants of the family Amaryllidaceae (Jin, 2007,2009).
location
egypt