Senegalia visco
| Senegalia visco | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Senegalia |
| Species: | S. visco |
| Binomial name | |
| Senegalia visco (Lorentz ex Griseb.) Seigler & Ebinger | |
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| Range of Senegalia visco | |
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Senegalia visco is a perennial tree native to South America. It has also been introduced to Africa.
Common names for it include Arca, Visco, Viscote, Viscote Blanco and Viscote Negro.[1] It grows 6-12m tall and it has fragrant yellow flowers in the Spring. In Bolivia is found at an altitude of 1500-3000m.[2]
Methanol extract of Senegalia visco has been shown to have short-term and long-term anti-inflammatory effects in lab rats.[3] Among the class of compounds characterized from S. visco leaves, the triterpenoid lupeol, α-amyrin and β-amyrin may be mainly responsible for the pharmacological activities.[4]
References
- ↑ ILDIS LegumeWeb
- ↑ Senegalia visco in Bolivia
- ↑ ARGENTINE SOCIETY OF EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY (Sociedad Argentina de Farmacología Experimental), Abstracts from the XXXVIII ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING November 1–3, 2006. BIOCELL 2007, 31(1): 75-112, ISSN 0327-9545
- ↑ Pedernera AM, Guardia T, Calderón CE, Rotelli AE, de la Rocha NE, Saad JR, Verrilli MA, Aseff SG, Pelzer LE. Anti-inflammatory effect of Acacia visco extracts in animal models. Inflammopharmacology. 2010 Oct;18(5):253-60.
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