Toxic Effect of Abrus Precatorius Seed Aqueous Extract in the Liver of Wistar Rats [PDF]
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2022 Abrus precatorius seed is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of numerous diseases which include hepatitis, fever and asthma. The effect of Abrus precatorius seeds aqueous extract in the liver of Wistar rats was investigated in this study ...
R.M. Sunday
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Ethno botanical and Phytophrmacological potential of Abrus precatorius L.: A review [PDF]
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine, 2014 Medicinal plants are being widely used, either as a single drug or in combination in health care delivery system. Medicinal plants can be important source of previously unknown chemical substances with potential therapeutic effects.
Narendra Garaniya, Atul Bapodra
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Abrus Precatorius Poisoning and Central Pontine Myelinolysis.
J Pediatr Neurosci, 2017 Accidental poisoning with Abrus precatorius (AP) can rarely produce neurological complication due to its toxic principle "Abrin". The authors report such a case in a 2-year old child, who subsequently developed central pontine myelinolysis, an association, to the best of the author's knowledge, has never been reported in literature.
Sarkar S, Basu K, Das J, Datta S.
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Antiasthmatic related properties of Abrus precatorius leaves on various models
Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, 2017 Objective: Asthma is a multifaceted inflammatory disorder which results into narrowing of airway with broncho-constriction and spasm. As the complex pathophysilogy of asthma, various animal models are generally used to investigate the immunological and ...
Dnyaneshwar J. Taur +2 more
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Attempted suicide, by mail order: Abrus precatorius. [PDF]
J Med Toxicol, 2010 Abrus precatorius is cultivated in many subtropical areas. The seeds exist in a variety of colors such as black, orange, and most commonly, glossy red. A black band is found at the end of the seed. The plant contains multiple pods which typically contain three to five Abrus seeds.
Jang DH, Hoffman RS, Nelson LS.
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Arthritis alleviation: unveiling the potential in Abrus precatorius macerated oil [PDF]
Future Science OAAim: This study endeavors to explore the anti-arthritic effects of macerated oil derived from the plant's aerial parts. Methods: The macerated oil was prepared using maceration in coconut oil, and its phytochemical composition was elucidated using GC-MS.
Sukanya Vijayan, Thirumal Margesan
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Detection of Abrin-Like and Prepropulchellin-Like Toxin Genes and Transcripts Using Whole Genome Sequencing and Full-Length Transcript Sequencing of Abrus precatorius. [PDF]
Toxins (Basel), 2019 The sequenced genome and the leaf transcriptome of a near relative of Abrus pulchellus and Abrus precatorius was analyzed to characterize the genetic basis of toxin gene expression.
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The complete plastid genome of Abrus pulchellus subsp. mollis (Leguminosae): a medicinal plant in Southern China [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. ResourcesThe subspecies Abrus pulchellus subsp. mollis exhibits pharmacological properties akin to the traditional Chinese medicinal plant Abri Herba (A. pulchellus subsp. cantoniensis (Hance) Verdc.). In this report, we unveil the plastid genome of A. pulchellus
Cai-Yun Zhang +4 more
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Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, 2014 Background: Abrus precatorius seeds traditionally used for the treatment of sciatica and alopecia contains the toxic protein, abrin, a Type II Ribosome Inactivating Protein.
Sagar B Dhoble, Anuradha S Majumdar
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A biophysical elucidation for less toxicity of Agglutinin than Abrin-a from the Seeds of
Journal of Biomedical Science, 2010 X-ray crystal structure determination of agglutinin from abrus precatorius in Taiwan is presented. The crystal structure of agglutinin, a type II ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP) from the seeds of Abrus precatorius in Taiwan, has been determined from ...
Liu Chao-Lin +3 more
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