Ximenia americana (Prin-bôlanmè) : medicinal properties in alcoholic extraction

Ximenia americana (Prin-bôlanmè, Prin épis, Zowanj-falèz, Seaside plum, Spice plum, Cliff orange, Prune-bord-de-mer, Prune épice, Orange de falaises) — family Olacacées.

Scientific synonyms : Ximenia aculeata-Crantz, X. multiflora-Jacq.

This database documents alcoholic (ethanol) extractions of active substances. Our monograph currently lists 13 indications in alcoholic extraction for this species. The Lapo v2 catalogue records 68 scientific references for this species (full detail in the application).

Important — scientific references on this public page: only a short excerpt of each cited source is shown (selected abstract sentences), kept in the original language of the publication (most often English), without translation. These excerpts are not the full article text and are not a complete bibliography. The full reference records and complete monographic detail are available in the Lapo v2 application (free 30-day trial).

1. 1

   Type II diabetes mellitus

   Plant part used: Sheet.

   Scientific references (short excerpts)

   Short excerpts only (not the full article). Full reference records are in the Lapo v2 application.

   • According to SHETTAR AK (2017)

     Excerpt To ascertain various phytochemical ingredients in Ximenia Americana leaves extracts by GC-MS & evaluating their antidiabetic property by using in vitro assays. Thus, considering its relative hypoglycemic potency, they may serve as useful therapeutic agents for treating diabetes.

   • According to Sateesh MK (2017)

     Excerpt To ascertain various phytochemical ingredients in Ximenia americana leaves extracts by GC-MS & evaluating their antidiabetic property by using in vitro assays. The concentrated & dried extracts were subjected to GC-MS analysi& also the antidiabetic activity was assessed by employing standard in vitro techniques.

   • According to Sobeh M (2017)

     Excerpt The root extract can mediate an antidiabetic effect by reducing elevated blood glucose & serum lipid peroxides levels and by increasing insulin in STZ-diabetic rats by -107, -31.1, +11.3%, respectively. The antidiabetic activities were also investigated in STZ-diabetic rats & serum glucose, serum insulin hormone, & lipid peroxides were determined.

2. 2

   Osteoarthritis, arthritis, rheumatism, oedema

   Plant part used: root bark.

   Scientific references (short excerpts)

   Short excerpts only (not the full article). Full reference records are in the Lapo v2 application.

   • According to Onifade A (2011)

     Excerpt Aqueous ethanol extract of root bark of XA possesses anti- inflammatory properties by inhibiting oedema, pain, cell migration & increased vascular permeability. Carrageenan was used to induce oedema & leukocyte migration; acetic acid was used to induce vascular permeability in order to evaluate anti-inflammatory properties of the plant extract.

   • According to Dias TLM (2018)

     Excerpt The antinociceptive & anti-inflammatory actions of the ethanolic extract, fractions & epicatechin (XM-Catechin) isolated from the ethanoic extracts of bark of Ximenia americana L. Anti-inflammatory effects were determined for zymosan-induced peritoneal inflammation & the data indicated that XM-catechin, the hydromethanolic fraction, the ethanol extract & the ethyl acetate fraction reduced the number of recruited cells by 46.02%, 35.06%, 41.45%, & 38.61%, respectively.

   • According to Leal SS (2016)

     Excerpt To analyze the efficacy of phonophoresis with the ethanol extract of the stem bark of Ximenia americana to manage the chronic inflammatory process in Rattus norvegicus. Methods: The sample consisted of 120 animals for analysis of the inflammatory response using edema, biomechanical strength, number of fibroblasts & histological analysis as variables.

   • According to Olabissi OAF (2011)

     Excerpt Ximenia Americana L is a folk medicinal plant used in Burkina Faso to treat inflammatory, noxious & infectious diseases. Aqueous ethanol extract of root bark of XA possesses anti- inflammatory properties by inhibiting oedema, pain, cell migration & increased vascular permeability.

   • According to Fernabes OM (2020)

     Excerpt Ximenia americana is a plant used in the folk medicine of Northeast-Brazil in inflammatory & painful processes. The tea, containing polysaccharides & polyphenols, and polysaccharide fractions FI/FII of XA barks possess antiinflammatory effect in mice models of acute inflammation induced by zymosan,.

3. 3

   Oxidative stress

   Plant part used: Stem bark.

   Scientific references (short excerpts)

   Short excerpts only (not the full article). Full reference records are in the Lapo v2 application.

   • According to Uchôa VT (2016)

     Excerpt Phytochemical investigation of the ethanol extract of stem bark & leaves of Ximenia americana revealed the presence of epicatechin & quercetin, respectively. americana were subjected to an in vitro antioxidant activity assay by the DPPH method (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl).

   • According to Bazezew Mamo A (2021)

     Excerpt Ximenia americana is among wild edible fruit indigenous to Ethiopia. This research aimed at evaluation of flesh & seed of Ethiopian XA yellow & red colored cultivars for bioactive component, antioxidant activities, fatty acid profiles & physicochemical characteristics.

   • According to Maikai VA (2010)

     Excerpt Maikai VA et al, Antioxidant properties of Ximenia americana.

   • According to Sobeh M (2017)

     Excerpt Significant reduction of serologic enzymatic markers & hepatic oxidative stress markers such as ALT, AST, MDA, GGT, & total bilirubin, as well as elevation of GSH & albumin were observed in rats with d-galactosamine-induced liver damage treated with the extract. We investigated the phytochemical profiling of a root extract from Ximenia americana var.

   • According to Mariko LM (2017)

     Excerpt Methodology & results: This work was used to study the antioxidant activity of two extracts of Ximenia americana (Tallow wood) by the methods of ABTS•+ & DPPH using ascorbic acid as standard.

Further indications (including other extraction modes where applicable), dosages, precautions for use, and the <strong>full scientific references</strong> (complete records, not only the short excerpts above) are available in the complete monographic record in the Lapo v2 application.