Data source and references for dactyloctenium aegyptium egyptian grass from the usda plants database. Yaa teenka have long been used in traditional thai medicine because of their diuretic, antiinflamatory, and antipyretic effects. Dactyloctenium aegyptium belongs to the tribe eragrostideae, poaceae. They had free access to standard pellets as basal diet and water ad libitum. The methanolic fraction of ethanolic extract of dactyloctenium aegyptium has favourable effect in bringing down the severity of diabetes. Dactyloctenium aegyptium herb uses, benefits, cures, side. The second, third and fourth groups of animals were administered with ethanolic extract of d. Inflorescence comprising 9 linear to narrowly oblong racemes 1. Influence of crop density and weeding frequency on crop growth and grain yield in wheat m. The effect of fermentation time on in vitro bioavailability of iron, zinc, and calcium of kisra bread produced from koreeb dactyloctenium aegyptium seeds flour.
Thus the new name for the family gramineae became poaceae. These notes include six species, among them three grasses. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. The highest grain yield per hectare, panicle length, andfilled grainspanicle were obtained with the seeding rate of125 kgha. Influence of environmental factors on afterripened crowfootgrass dactyloctenium aegyptium seed germination volume 51 issue 3 ian c. Dactyloctenium definition of dactyloctenium by the free. All the studies conducted were approved by the institutional animal ethical committee iaec of raghavendra institute of pharmaceutical education and research riper, ananthapuramu. Diversity, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of fungal endophytes in cynodon dactylon l. Methods experimental animals were divided in four groups of six each. Phytochemical screening and evaluation of antifertility. Influence of environmental factors on afterripened.
The stolons may creep and they root from the lower nodes. You are free to copy, distribute and perform the work. Diversity, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of. Apoptotic induction activity of dactyloctenium aegyptium l. This grass creeps and has a straight shoot which are usually about 30 centimeters tall. Durban crowfoot is an annual grass native to africa and asia, and widely introduced in europe, and the americas. Description of dactyloctenium aegyptium crowfoot grass. One such plant that is being used by the traditional practitioners to treat diabetes is d. Derivationfrom greek daktylos finger and ktenos comb, alluding to the digitate inflorescence in which the spikelets have a comblike arrangement. Effect of extraction conditions on phenolic compounds and. How dactyloctenium aegyptium is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. General information dactyloctenium giganteum is a robust, clumpforming annual grass. Pdf the pharmacological potential of dactyloctenium. Abstract objective to find out the effect of ethanol extract of dactyloctenium aegyptium d.
An exceedingly variable pantropical annual weed, typically with sprawling geniculately ascending culms and linear spikes radiating in a starlike manner from the culmtip, but also including plants with compact oblong spikes, occasionally very similar to those of dactyloctenium aristatum from which it is most easily distinguished by its rugose. It is annoying, invades lawns, is unattractive and also invades natural habitats from full sun to. Culms compressed and spreading, rooting at the nodes, up to 60 cm tall. Nomenclature and classification taxon record name scientific name. For the first time, 71 compounds were characterized in eo derived from aboveground parts of p. Dactyloctenium a monocotyledonous genus of the family gramineae genus dactyloctenium liliopsid genus, monocot genus genus of flowering plants. Agronomy free fulltext sesquiterpenesrich essential. A utricle with thin papery pericarp from which the true seed usually falls free. Media in category dactyloctenium aegyptium the following 64 files are in this category, out of 64 total. Dactyloctenium aegyptium famine foods plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine purdue university, west lafayette, indiana. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license.
For vascular plants occurring in wildlands or otherwise outside of cultivation in california, the jepson eflora contains taxonomic treatments, distribution maps, illustrations, photographs, and. Annual, often stoloniferous and matforming, up to 70100 cm high. The objective of the present study is to investigate the effect of solvent type methanol, acetone, ethanol, npropanol, and water, solventtosolid ratio 20100 mlg, solvent acidity 01. Dactyloctenium aegyptium crowfoot grass complete detail. Antidiabetic activity of different fractions of ethanolic. A voucher may be a record of a plants occurrence in a particular area, or a specific example of a plant used in a scientific investigation. Pulicaria genus fleabane is characterized by its fragrant odor due to the presence of essential oil eo. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Pdf the pharmacological potential of dactyloctenium aegyptium. This grassy weed has benefits in preventing the erosion of sandy soil, however it is a significant turf invader in unwanted areas. Dactyloctenium aegyptium, more commonly known as crowfoot grass, is common in eastern and southern states, particularly in states along shorelines. A voucher specimen is a pressed and thoroughly dried plant sample deposited in a herbarium, and is intended to be a permanent record supporting research purposes. Classification, distribution and uses of crowfoot grass.
First seen in antwerp in 1882 between cobbles at the railway station waes, subsequently in 1902 near the red star line warehouse, also in antwerp fasseaux 195. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional. Plant details information about dactyloctenium aegyptium plant. Dactyloctenium aegyptium famine foods purdue university. Plant details information about dactyloctenium aegyptium. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region a decoction of the leaves, combined with scoparia dulcis, is used as a remedy for dysentery. Dactyloctenium aegyptium manual of the alien plants of belgium. Dactyloctenium aegyptium is still a traditional food plant used as a famine food in africa, this littleknown grain has potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development and support sustainable landcare. Egyptian crowfoot grass dactyloctenium aegyptium l. The new york flora atlas is a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state, as well as information on plant habitats, associated ecological communities, and taxonomy.
This is much more easily achieved using the delta data files or the interactive key, which allows access to the character list, illustrations, full and partial descriptions, diagnostic descriptions, differences and similarities between taxa, lists of taxa exhibiting or lacking specified attributes, distributions of. Mar 19, 2020 dactyloctenium aegyptium crowfoot grass complete detail. Growing and spreading on sand right next to the coast. For more multimedia, look at dactyloctenium aegyptium on wikimedia commons. Egyptian grass or durban crowfootgrass dactyloctenium aegyptium is an extremely invasive, hardtogetridof, nonnative grass in the central and southern united states, south throughout florida. Evaluation of antiulcer activity of ethanolic extract of dactyloctenium. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Data source and references for dactyloctenium aegyptium. Plants profile for dactyloctenium aegyptium egyptian grass. Shivanna department of pg studies and research in applied botany, jnana sahyadri, kuvempu university, shankaraghatta577 451, shimoga dist. It is annoying, invades lawns, is unattractive and also invades natural habitats from full sun to light or medium shade.
Spears crop science department, box 7620, north carolina state university, raleigh, nc 276957620 john w. Group first received normal saline and served as control. Chemical study of dactyloctenium aegyptium 21revealed the presence of cynogenic glycosides and oxalic acid have been reported. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions.
Dactyloctenium aegyptium, aspirin, gastric ulcer in rats, anti ulcer. Dactyloctenium synonyms, dactyloctenium pronunciation, dactyloctenium translation, english dictionary definition of dactyloctenium. Dactyloctenium aegyptium in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. Dactyloctenium aegyptium manual of the alien plants of. First seen in antwerp in 1882 between cobbles at the railway station waes, subsequently in 1902 near the red star line warehouse, also in antwerp fasseaux 1951.
Crude extract of dactyloctenium aegyptium and its fractions were evaluated to rationalize its. Influence of crop density and weeding frequency on crop. Egyptian crowfoot grass dactyloctenium aegyptium feedipedia. Names of dactyloctenium aegyptium in various languages of the world are also given. Dactyloctenium aegyptium wikispecies, free species directory. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in dactyloctenium aegyptium. In north america it is mainly found in the south, from california to florida and up the east coast to new england, where it is an occasional visitor in massachusetts and maine. We advise against extracting comparative information from the descriptions. The phytochemical analysis of dactyloctenium aegyptium showed that the plant contained carbohydrates, proteins, amino acids, terpenoids, alkaloids, saponins, tannins, flavonoids, steroids, fixed oils and phenols. Mainly used as fodder and relished by all classes of ruminants. A web site containing information about the flora of zimbabwe.
The pharmacological investigations revealed that dactyloctenium aegyptium. Inflorescence of 26 broad spikes, up to nearly 6 cm long. Dactyloctenium aegyptium egyptian grass this plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region an infusion of the leaves, mixed with the seeds of cajanus cajan, is used to accelerate childbirth. Dactyloctenium aegyptium is increasingly recorded in southern europe and seems to naturalize and expand locally, especially in sand dunes e. Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of ethanolic extract of. It is a common component of weed floras throughout the tropics but is rarely reported as an aggressive weed on its own. Culms up to 50 cm tall, up to 5 noded, geniculately ascending, usually rooting from the lower nodes, thus giving the plants a pseudostoloniferous appearance, not rarely forming radiate mats, branched from the lower nodes. The racemes are fewer in number and plants shorter in stature probably due to grazing by cattle. Dactyloctenium aegyptium is an indian medicinal plant to provide fuel, fodder and stabilizes soil in natural woodland and plantations. Research journal of pharmaceutical, biological and. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
See status, confidence level, source for definitions. Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a creative commons attribution cc by licence. The stems are slender, erect or geniculate, and ascending. The stems are slender, erect or gesticulate and ascending. It is grazed by all ruminants, generally in association with other desert grasses which occupy the same agroecological niche, for example in rajasthan and other dry areas of india. Crop science department, box 7620, north carolina state. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding. This page was last edited on 3 september 2017, at 06. Names of dactyloctenium aegyptium in various languages of. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 406842 with original publication details. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Dactyloctenium aegyptium grass is a useful fodder for ruminants in dry areas or on sandy coasts and it can make good quality hay manidool, 1992. Habit slender to moderately robust spreading annual.
Pdf apoptotic induction activity of dactyloctenium. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. The phytochemical analysis of dactyloctenium aegyptium showed that. List of various diseases cured by dactyloctenium aegyptium.
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