author(s) : Abdel-Fattah M. Rizk, Mostafa M. El-Missiry and
Husseiny A. H. Elgendy
Synonym
Asphodelus aestivus Brot., Fl. Lusit. 1: 525 (1804); Boulos, Fl. Egypt 4: 34(2005).
Syns. Asphodelus microcarpus Viv., Fl. Cors. Diagn. 5 (1824);Asphodelus ramosus Sibth & Sm., Fl. Graec. 3: 28, t. 334 (1823), non L. (1753); Asphodelus ramosus L. subsp. microcarpus (Viv.) Baker, J. Linn. Soc. 15: 270 (1876).
Common Names: Tall Asphodel, Asphodel, Buslan, Swai
family name
ASPHODELACEAE
genus name
Asphodelus
- Proximate Composition and Nutritive Constituents
- Naphthalene and Anthraquinone Derivatives
- Flavonoids and Other Phenolics
- Lipid Constituents
- Volatile Oil
- Other Constituents
In Egypt, certain Bedouins at Sidi Barrani (Täckholm and Drar, 1954) claim that rubbing of the body with the roasted tubers and drinking the boiled decoction of the leaves and scapes is a good remedy for withering and paralysis…
Extracts of A. aestivus roots were reported to have gastroprotective effect against ethanol-induced lesions (Gürbüz et al., 2002). The extracts of the leaves exhibited antioxidant and antifungal activities (Peksel et al., 2012, 2013).
location
egypt