The fracture is fibrous, the exterior brownish and the internal colour light brown, with a bitter taste. Antiarthritic activity: Paederia foetida extract was tested for its effect on osteoarthritis-like lesions induced in the knee joints of rabbits by ananase (the proteolytic enzyme from pineapple). Opera Botanica Belgica 3: 167 -178. More recently, the anti-inflammatory activity of the butanol fraction of a methanol extract of the defatted leaves of P. foetida was tested. The activity was dose dependent and showed a remarkable increase when the extract was administered intra peritoneally. & Srivastava, T.N., 1994. Publications and Information Directorate, New Delhi, India.236, 250, 264, 331, 407, 552, 786, 788, 803, 810, 841, 926, 1076. Triterpenoids and saponins Ursolic acid, epifriedelinol, friedelin. It is a host for the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne sp. Mekong Printing, Santa Ana, California, United States. and moderately effective against Bunostomum and Monezia spp., when given at 2-day intervals in young calves. asperuloside, scandoside and paederoside were isolated from the aerial parts of P. foetida . It reduced the degradation changes in the articular cartilage induced by ananase and in vitro studies using ananase-treated chick embryonic bones showed that the plant (at a dose of 10 mg/ml of the medium) enhanced … Paederia foetida Linn. Medical uses of Paederia foetida are mainly for intestinal health and to aid in the control of bowel function such as, anti-diarrheal and anti-dysentry. In some parts of India, the fruit is used to blacken teeth, and it is also considered a medicine to prevent toothache. • Anti-arthritic activity: It is very useful in the treatment of joint problems like arthritis and joint pain, gout etc. The genus Paederia L.: a multidisciplinary study. The name P. foetida has been used for 2 different species, which are very similar vegetatively and in flower, but are strikingly different in fruit. Paederia foetida is an indigenous plant belongsto family Rubiaceae. In India and Indo-China, the stem, leaves and seeds are applied specifically for rheumatism, alone or in mixtures with other plants. The genus Paederia L. (Rubiaceae-Paederieae): a multidisciplinary study. In the carrageenan pleurisy test in rats, it reduced the pleural exudate volume and inhibited the migration of leucocytes into the inflammatory site. The leaf and stem contain sitosterol, stigmasterol and campesterol. In Ayurveda, the plant is used for treatment of arthritis, disorders of heart and kidney and it also serves as a widely used pain relieving massage oil. 147. A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula. Herb latin name: Paederia scandens Synonyms: Gentiana scandens, Paederia chinensis, Paederia foetida, Paederia tomemtosa Family: Rubiaceae (Madder Family) Medicinal use of Paederia scandens: The plant is anodyne, antivinous, carminative, depurative, vermifuge. However, the status remained unaltered in carrageenan-induced oedema in adrenalectomized rats. It also inhibited the elevation of serum orosomucoid levels in rats, suggesting the possibility of the presence of disease-modifying antirheumatic activity. Bruised aerial parts of the plant have the fetid odour of indole (methyl-mercaptan). Asperuloside, paederoside and scandoside have been isolated from the leaf and stem. Anthelmintic activity: An aqueous extract administered orally was highly effective against Strongyloides, Fruit a drupe, (sub)globose, 4-6 mm in diameter, walls thin, dry, brittle, crowned by the persistent sepals, shiny pale brown to yellowish- or reddish-brown; pyrenes 2, semi-orbicular or semi-ellipsoidal, plano-convex or compressed, slightly smaller than fruit, without conspicuous wings, black, often conspicuously covered with raphides. Especially the disease-modifying component merits attention. are present in this plant [4, 5, 6]. MEDICINAL VALUES OF SKUNK VINE (Paederia foetida L.)-AN OVERVIEW The plant is considered to have great restorative powers, and the leaves may thus be mixed with food, boiled and eaten. Antispasmodic activity: A 50% ethanolic extract of Paederia foetida exhibited antispasmodic activity on the isolated guinea pig ileum. 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