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Some medicinal properties of Cussonia and Schefflera species used in traditional medicine
P Tetyana, EA Prozesky, AK Jäger, JJM Meyer, J van Staden
Abstract
Ethanolic and ethyl acetate extracts of Cussonia spicata, C.
paniculata and
Schefflera umbellifera were screened for anti-bacterial, anti-malarial and
anti-inflammatory activities. Root and bark extracts of C. spicata showed anti-bacterial
activity against Staphylococcus aureus in the disc-diffusion assay. All species
inhibited cyclooxygenase in the cyclooxygenase-1 assay. S. umbellifera ethanolic
and ethyl acetate extracts inhibited Plasmodium falciparum, a malaria-causing
agent, in an in vitro assay. The results obtained rationalised the use of the
three selected species of Araliaceae for specific types of diseases in traditional
medicine.
South African Journal of Botany 2002, 68: 51–54
paniculata and
Schefflera umbellifera were screened for anti-bacterial, anti-malarial and
anti-inflammatory activities. Root and bark extracts of C. spicata showed anti-bacterial
activity against Staphylococcus aureus in the disc-diffusion assay. All species
inhibited cyclooxygenase in the cyclooxygenase-1 assay. S. umbellifera ethanolic
and ethyl acetate extracts inhibited Plasmodium falciparum, a malaria-causing
agent, in an in vitro assay. The results obtained rationalised the use of the
three selected species of Araliaceae for specific types of diseases in traditional
medicine.
South African Journal of Botany 2002, 68: 51–54
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South African Journal of Botany. ISSN: 0254-6299