Biology:Sarcococca saligna
| Sarcococca saligna | |
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| Sarcococca saligna | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Buxales |
| Family: | Buxaceae |
| Genus: | Sarcococca |
| Species: | S. saligna
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| Sarcococca saligna (D.Don) Müll.Arg.
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Sarcococca saligna, the sweet box or Christmas box, is a species of flowering plant in the family Buxaceae. This shrub is native to northern Pakistan . Its common name in Pakistan is sheha.[1][2]
Biological activity and medical usage
In traditional medicine of Pakistan , the leaves of Sarcococca saligna are used as laxative, blood purifier and muscular analgesic.[1]
The aqueous-methanolic extract of S. saligna has saponins, flavonoids, tannins, phenols, and alkaloids which have calcium channel blocking activity. Therefore, this shrub shows cardio-suppressant, vasodilator and tracheal relaxant effects.[3] In addition ethanolic extract of S. saligna has steroidal alkaloids which can demonstrate cholinesterase inhibitory activity.[4][5]
The ethanolic extract of S. saligna indicate antibacterial activity against several human pathogenic bacteria and antifungal activity against Aspergillus species.[6][7] This extract can increase the antifungal activity of fluconazole against resistant Aspergillus species.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matin A; Khan MA; Ashraf M; Qureshi RA (2001). "Traditional use of herbs, shrubs and trees of Shogran valley, Mansehra, Pakistan". Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 4 (9): 1101–1107.
- ↑ Gilani AU; Ghayur MN; Khalid A; Zaheer-ul-Haq; Choudhary MI; Atta-ur-Rahman (2005). "Presence of antispasmodic, antidiarrheal, antisecretory, calcium antagonist and acetylcholinesterase inhibitory steroidal alkaloids in Sarcococca saligna". Planta Medica 71 (2): 120–125. doi:10.1055/s-2005-837777. PMID 15789498.
- ↑ Ghayur MN; Gilani AH (2006). "Studies on cardio-suppressant, vasodilator and tracheal relaxant effects of Sarcococca saligna". Archives of Pharmacal Research 29 (11): 990–997. doi:10.1007/bf02969283. PMID 17146968.
- ↑ Atta-ur-Rahman, Feroz F; Naeem I; Zaheer-ul-Haq; Nawaz SA; Khan N; Khan MR; Choudhary MI (2004). "New pregnane-type steroidal alkaloids from Sarcocca saligna and their cholinesterase inhibitory activity". Steroids 69 (11–12): 735–41. doi:10.1016/j.steroids.2004.03.016. PMID 15685740.
- ↑ Atta-ur-Rahman, Anjum S; Farooq A; Khan MR; Choudhary MI (1997). "Two new pregnane-type steroidal alkaloids from Sarcococca saligna". Phytochemistry 46 (4): 771–5. doi:10.1016/s0031-9422(97)00347-6. PMID 9366098.
- ↑ Rahman A; Anjum S; Farooq A; Khan MR; Parveen Z; Choudhary MI (1998). "Antibacterial steroidal alkaloids from Sarcococca saligna". Journal of Natural Products 61 (2): 202–6. doi:10.1021/np970294a. PMID 9548847.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "The antifungal activity of Sarcococca saligna ethanol extract and its combination effect with fluconazole against different resistant Aspergillus species". Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology 162 (1): 127–33. 2010. doi:10.1007/s12010-009-8737-2. PMID 19685213.
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