Tetrapleura tetraptera is an indigenous fruit tree in tropical africa. Tetrapleura tetraptera, a seasoning and nutritive spice is also used in western african folk medicine in the management of wide variety of diseases including diabetes, inflammation and hypertension. Scientific findings indicate its medicinal and nutritional properties, vital for rural livelihood sustainability. Phytochemical analysis, antioxidant and metal chelating. Tetrapleura tetraptera taub fabaceaemimosoideae is a wellknown tree growing widely in forest zones all over west africa. Utilization of tetrapleura tetraptera waste for energy and. Tetrapleura tetraptera is a species of flowering plant in the pea family native to western africa. Phytochemical analysis of tetrapleura tetraptera fruit the qualitative and quantitative distributions of primary and secondary metabolites differs from plant to plant and part to part 21. Johnny 1 1department of pharmacognosy and natural medicine, faculty of pharmacy, university of uyo, uyo, akwa ibom state, nigeria. Effect of methanolic extract of tetrapleura tetraptera. Tetrapleura tetraptera, adenanthera tetraptera, aidan tree. Proximate and phytochemical composition of the pulp of. Prekese tetrapleura tetraptera the health benefits.
How turkey berry is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. In folk medicine, the stem and bark extracts of taub tetrapleura tetraptera can be used for preventing and treating hypertension. Abstract this work presents findings on hot water and alcohol methods of extraction of tetrapleura tetraptera oshorisho extracts used to flavor pineapple and pawpaw fruit juice samples separately. Ten fruits of tetrapleura tetraptera obtained from oje market in lbadan, oyo state were. Tetrapleura tetraptera is a flowering plant native to africa with a wide range of applicability in local cuisines and traditional medicine. The chemical and antioxidant properties of the ethanolic extract of tetrapleura tetraptera fruit peels were investigated. It has been reported that feeding of extracts to animals produced some toxic effects and pathological lesions in some organs. Tests for identification of phytochemicals in tetrapleura tetraptera fruit pulp was carried out using standard protocols as reported in 2224. Antibacterial mechanism of tetrapleura tetraptera extract. This study was carried out to determine the effect of prekese tetrapleura tetraptera seed powder psp on the sensory characteristics and nutritional qualities of smoke pork sausage.
Effect of aqueous extract of tetrapleura tetraptera on. Reepithelialization and wound healing effect of aqueous extract of tetrapleura tetraptera on mature rabbits international journal of research in pharmacy and biosciences v3 i4 april 2016 3 the wound and whether it was originally closed or left open 12. Absence of mutagenicity in three nigerian medicinal plants. Variation in the nutrients composition of the seed and pod of tetrapleura tetraptera fruit was investigated at two maturity stages, namely, maturegreen mg and ripebrown rb stages.
It is used in woundhealing, diabetes mellitus, asthma, hypertension, epilepsy, convulsions, leprosy, mental illness, inflammation, arthritis and rheumatoid pain, schistosomiasis control, as a general tonic and as a flavourerspice. As per a study done on rats, it was found that tetrapleura tetraptera or uyayak is very beneficial in controlling type 2 diabetes mellitus. The fruit hangs on stout stalks at the edges of the branches and are characteristically brownish in colour. Tetrapleura tetraptera prekese are used in the ashanti region to manage hypertension abel and effects of tetrapleura tetraptera taub fruit extract on some isolated tissues. Its use in traditional medicine is widespread for the treatment of asthma, ulcer, epilepsy, diabetes, hypertension, convulsions, leprosy, inflammations and or rheumatic pains, in hypertension. The plant is called prekese or, more correctly, pr. The bole, which can be 50 90cm in diameter, is slender and older trees have very small, low, sharp buttresses. The pork was divided into four equal parts 1 kg per treatment. This is a flowering plant that belongs to the mimosaceae or pea family native to western africa 2. Monodora myristica ehuru and tetrapleura tetraptera oshorisho also was analyzed. Effect of aqueous fruit extract of tetrapleura tetraptera on wound healing in albino rats the wound healing activity of aqueous extract of tetrapleura tetraptera dry fruit was evaluated in this study. It is distributed in almost all tropical and subtropical countries and is used in a variety of ailments including diabetes 5. Tetrapleura tetraptera usages, effets secondaires, avis. Others call it osho, uyayak, dawo, edeminang, ojewole, ozhagirizha etc.
The biggest tree in west africa is in ghana, used for annoiting oil and many purposes duration. It is called aridan in yoruba, osakrisa in igbo, and prekese in ghana. To investigate the ameliorative role of tetrapleura tetraptera schum and thonn taub t. The plant list includes a further 1 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus tetrapleura. Halesia tetraptera, commonly known as the common silverbell or mountain silverbell or carolina silverbell. Turkey berry herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. The tree is harvested from the wild for its edible fruit, medicinal applications and other commodities. Tetraptera, one of the indigenous fruit specie has served as food and traditional medicine in the management of human ailments. Discussion variation in the effects of tetrapleura tetraptera on the various red blood cells have been observed as per the dosage of the extract i. Reepithelialization and wound healing effect of aqueous.
Free radical scavenging activity, phytochemistry and antimicrobial properties of tetrapleura tetraptera seeds irjccs free radical scavenging activity, phytochemistry and antimicrobial properties of tetrapleura tetraptera seeds o. Tetrapleura tetraptera is a deciduous tree growing 20 25 metres tall. This study investigated the nutritive and medicinal importance of the fruits in ibadan, southwestern nigeria. Aridan tetrapleura tetraptera is likely to cause less ecological damage and its potency of 1. Free radical scavenging activity, phytochemistry and. In the forest, the crown is fairly small, thin and rounded, becoming flat when old, but it tends to spread when in the open. Chemical composition of the dry fruit of tetrapleura tetraptera and its potential impact on human health. Names of turkey berry in various languages of the world are also given. Tetrapleura tetraptera spice attenuates highcarbohydrate.
Tetrapleura tetraptera, adenanthera tetraptera family. Treatment of diabetes the stem and bark extracts of tetrapleura tetraptera taub can be used for preparing herbal medicines for treating diabetes. Effects of pre germination treatments on the germination and early seedling growth of tetrapleura tetraptera schum. Prekese pr3k3s3 tetrapleura tetraptera plant came to mind this week when i saw a snap chat video of my sisterinlaw preparing soup with it. Effect of methanolic extract of tetrapleura tetraptera schum and thonn taub leaves on hyperglycemia and indices of diabetic complications in alloxaninduced diabetic rats asian pacific journal of. Vitamin analysis, trace elements content, and their. Akabuike2 1,2 department of chemistry, michael okpara university of agriculture, umudike, p.
Tetrapleura tetraptera taub ethnopharmacology, chemistry. Tetrapleura tetraptera is used as a spice and thickener as well as syrup and condiments among others. Its use in traditional medicine is widespread for the treatment of asthma, ulcer, epilepsy, diabetes, hypertension, convulsions, leprosy, inflammations and or rheumatic pains, in hypertension arterial to lower blood pressure, and as a contraceptive. Effect of prekese tetrapleura tetraptera seed powder on. In this study, we determined phytochemicals, antioxidant and metal chelating capacity in the pulp, seeds and whole fruit mixture of pulp and seeds. Buy fruit des 4 cote, tetrapleura tetraptera, prekese on free shipping on qualified orders. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. This study could contribute to the better understanding of antibacterial mechanism of t.
Charcoal production as practiced in ghana contributes greatly to the deterioration of the environment through deforestation. The seed free crushed pods pulp, seeds as well as the whole fruit were pulverized separately into coarse powder. Packed in frozen seed capsules for growing seeds now or saving seeds for years. These are primarily included because names of species rank are. It is envisaged that the successful production of popcorn with monodora myristica ehuru and tetrapleura tetraptera oshorisho flavours, may result to the application of these spices in snacks. Gamma irradiation of tetrapleura tetraptera fruit as a. Pdf tetrapleura tetraptera in ghana, nigeria and uganda. Tetrapleura tetraptera fruit has important antimalarial and analgesic activities. Haematological effects of ethanolic fruit extract of. The plant list includes 7 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus tetrapleura. Comparative antioxidant capacity of aqueous and ethanol. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in turkey berry. It gives the soup a different kind of taste which some call the rural taste. Ethanol extract of tetrapleura tetraptera fruit peels.
This study aimed at evaluating the potential therapeutic action of the polyphenolrich. It is also called uhio uhiokrihio in the igbo language of nigeria, the tree has many uses. The more potent antioxidant capacity expressed by the aqueous extract implies that water is a better solvent in the extraction of phytonutrients present in this plant and it is therefore recommended for prevention and. It is one of the spices that many people in west africa use for their soups. Variation in nutrients composition of tetrapleura tetraptera fruit at two maturity stages a. Flavonoids and saponins are some abundant secondary metabolic constituents in the fruits of this plant.
Gamma irradiation of tetrapleura tetraptera fruit as a postharvest technique and its subsequent effect on some phytochemicals, free scavenging activity and physicochemical properties. Researchers agree that tetrapleura tetraptera is effective for preventing high blood pressure and for improving the oxidative position in salt model of hypertension patients. Haematological effects of ethanolic fruit extract of tetrapleura tetraptera in male dutch white rabbits. Chemical composition of the dry fruit of tetrapleura. However, knowledge of its active component is scanty. Its sweet fragrance is highly valued, its fruit is used to spice dishes such as banga soup, and.