Gordon clearly explains africana existential thought to a general audience, covering a wide range of both classic and contemporary thinkersfrom douglass and dubois to fanon. Description background cancer constitutes a major hurdle worldwide and its treatment mainly relies on chemotherapy. The akan drum which is now in the british museum was identified as being of african manufacture because it was found to be made from this tree. Pdf use of cordia africana in the phytostabilization of.
Mergers and acquisitions in east africa on the rise. Sustainable intensification of smallholder farming systems in. General information cordia africana is an evergreen shrub or tree with a heavily branched, spreading, umbrellashaped or rounded crown. Cordia africana is a species of flowering tree in the borage family, boraginaceae, that is native to africa. This tree belongs to the boraginaceae or forgetmenot family, which also includes the herbs comfrey and borage. It is a great pleasure and privilege for me to inaugurate this first meeting of the editorial board of. Request pdf evaluation of antiinflammatory, antibacterial and cytotoxic activities of cordia africana leaf and stem bark extracts cordia. Cordia unyorensis stapf gerascanthus africanus lam. The genus cordia is so called after a german student, euricius cordus who lived in the 1500s and the epithet caffra is derived from kaffraria, an old name for part of eastern cape. Research article land use effects on soil quality indicators.
Leaves in litterbags were incorporated at 15 cm depth in soil under both land uses and residues were. Download fulltext pdf planting fruits and vegetables in homegarden as a way to improve livelihoods and conserve plant biodiversity article pdf available december 2018 with 621 reads. Cordia africana observed on the grounds of nairobi museum, kenya. Cordia africana in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Cordia africana is an evergreen shrub or tree with a heavily branched, spreading, umbrellashaped or rounded crown. Medicinal plants are the key source of new effective antimalarial agents. University gadarif faculty of education department of chemistry, sudan.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The two groups are the proinga consortium led by spains acs servicios, comunicaciones y energia and cobra. Tree species selection for land rehabilitation in ethiopia core. Antioxidant and cytotoxicity activity of cordia africana in sudan. Objectives the present study was designed to evaluate the cytotoxicity of eleven naturally occurring compounds including six phenolics amongst them were 4 chalcones and 2 flavanones as well as 5 terpenoids 3 clerodane and 2 trachylobane diterpenoids against 6 human carcinoma. The generic name honours german botanist and pharmacist valerius cordus 15151544. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Existentia africana isbn 9780415926447 pdf epub lewis r. Cordia africana, antidiarrheal activity, castor oil, traditional. Growth and suitability of some tree species selected for planting in adverse environments in eritrea and ethiopia, doctors dissertation issn 16526880, isbn 9157669902. East africas mergers and acquisitions market has started picking up as companies look for ways to protect their market share and ensure better returns for shareholders.
Distinguished members of the editorial board of the encyclopaedia africana. An ethnoboatnical study was carried out in cheffa plain, ethiopia, between 20 november 1999 to 30 february 2000. Multistory cropping systems are used to grow fruits and vegetables in rural homegardens, and it has been argued that they are crucial for the food and nutrition safety of rural populations. These new, expanding areas of mixed vegetation consisted of sparser and more fragmented vegetation patterns than the. In ethiopia, it is widespread in broadleaved afromontane rain forests, undifferentiated. An ethnobotanical study of the semiwetland vegetation of cheffa bayafers tamene1, tamrat bekele2, ensermu kelbessa2 abstract. Studies medicinal plants, conservation of aromatic and medicinal plants, and ehnomedicinal plant and indigenous knowldge.
It is known by the name sudan teak, east african cordia, largeleafed cordia, and sebastian fruit 6. Cordia africana is a tree found wide spread in the middle east, west, east, and africa. It usually grows 4 15 metres tall, but some specimens can be up to 30 metres. Phytochemical investigation of antimicrobial activity leaves extract of kigelia africana. We assessed genetic variation in a total of 22 populations of the tree species cordia africana lam. Cordia is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, boraginaceae. Cordia abyssinica define cordia abyssinica in amharic at. Cordia monoica, the sandpaper saucerberry, or snot berry, is a species of flowering tree in the borage family, boraginaceae, that is native to india, sri lanka and in african countries from sudan, ethiopia, somalia, kenya, zimbabwe down to south africa. These are mealybugs that were on the undersides of the leaves. Cordia africana east african cordia a small to mediumsized well branched evergreen tree 15 to 25 feet tall with graybrown bark and a spreading rounded crown holding 3 to 7 inch long ovate leaves that are dark green above and lighter below. Encyclopedia of african religion download online book pdf. Pdf antimicrobial and phytochemical screening of cordia.
Though the plant kigelia africana is a rich source of many chemical compounds as it is usual for bignoniaceous plants one cannot say that this plant is an extreme toxic one. Since 2014 emerge africa has offered regular professional development activities in the form of online seminars and workshops and short courses. Pdf antioxidant and cytotoxicity activity of cordia africana in sudan. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Maintenance of genetic diversity in cordia africana lam. They also are considered as refuges for a number of plant species, and as one way to reduce pressure on the surrounding ecosystem by providing resources such as food, fiber, and firewood to farmers on. Facilitating online was developed by the centre for innovation in learning and teaching cilt at uct and is funded by the carnegie corporation of new york as part of its support for the emerge africa network. In ethiopia cordia africana fruit is eaten by the local community during its fruiting season of march to may. Extraction and physicochemical characterization of cordia. Cordia africana is a highlyvalued timber tree species that is quite dominant in riparian habitat, native to several countries in africa and the arabian peninsula. Ethnobotanical data of wild plants were obtained from local key informants. This mixed vegetation class consisted of nonnative species such as woodlots with eucaplytus sp. Amplified fragment length polymorphisms aflps and chloroplast microsatellite markers were investigated. The thesis addresses some important silvicultural issues raised in eritrea and ethiopia and the objective was to evaluate various tree species in terms of growth in adverse.
Rehab mobark, osman mohammed1 and khidir tajelseir othman mustafa2 1. The oneworld medicine concept attempts to merge the best of traditional medicine from developing countries and conventional western medicine for the sake of patients around the globe. Cordia africana wanza, prunus africana tikurenchet, euphorbia candelabrum kulkual millettia ferruginea birbira, and vernonia amygdalina grawa. Pdf planting fruits and vegetables in homegarden as a. To explore the potential of trees and shrubs on farmlands on traditional systems in southern ethiopia, mineralization of macronutrients and loss of organics from leaves of cordia africana and albizia gummifera were studied under shadedcoffee and agricultural landuses during the dry season. It is convened by tony carr and nicola pallitt and co. A web site containing information about the flora of zimbabwe. Facing a range of problems surrounding their bids, the two remaining consortia looking to lead construction of the inga 3 hydroelectric dam have been asked to merge, the kinshasabased agency for the development and promotion of grand inga adpirdc said on june. Evaluation of antiinflammatory, antibacterial and cytotoxic activities. Phytochemical investigation of antimicrobial activity. Encyclopedia africana thursday, september 24, 1964 at the university of ghana. Antioxidant and cytotoxicity activity of cordia africana.
Reta regassa, hawassa college of teacher education, ethiopia, biology department, faculty member. Encyclopedia of african religion numerous titles focusing on particular beliefs in africa exist, including marcel griaules conversations with ogotemmeli, but this one presents an unparallelled exploration of a multitude of cultures and experiences. To iterate the finding, the root bark extract of c. An ethnobotanical study of the semiwetland vegetation of. This page was last edited on 10 december 2014, at 00. Cordia africana name synonyms calyptracordia abyssinica dc. The ants belong to the subfamily myrmicinae, which are endowed with painful stings. Existentia africana is an engaging and highly readable introduction to the field of africana philosophy and will help to define this rapidly growing field. Growth and suitability of some tree species selected for. Jstor is part of ithaka, a notforprofit organization helping the academic community use digital technologies to preserve the scholarly record and to advance research and teaching in sustainable ways. Decomposition of leaves from two indigenous trees of. Cordia africana is a species of flowering tree in the borage family, boraginaceae, that is native. Extraction by organic solvents may bring the more toxic compounds like naphthoquinones, coumarines and iridoids.
It is registered as a short course at the university of cape town uct. Department of pharmacognosy, faculty of pharmacy, university of alneelain, khartoum. Use of cordia africana in the phytostabilization of substrates from excavations of the ore courtyard at the port of itaguai, brazil. An ethnobotanical study in agewawi and amhara peoples in northwest ethiopia reported that cordia africana is used traditionally in. Although cordia is a large genus of about 250 species, only five are found in south africa. Cordia africana, east african cordia, tree, cordia. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Cordia africana has been used in the manufacture of drums.
It contains about 300 species of shrubs and trees, that are found worldwide, mostly in warmer regions. West african plants a photo guide cordia africana lam. Many of the species are commonly called manjack, while bocote may refer to several central american species in spanish. Decreasing altitude increased growth only up to the middle of the valley hillside. The coarse reddish trichomes are clearly seen in this magnified view. As early as 1790, the scottish traveler james bruce 17301794 narrated that the then wanzey now known as cordia africana was a tree under which the abyssinian king was chosen, and from whose. Forest restoration scenarios produce synergies for. About europe pmc funders joining europe pmc governance. Antidiarrheal activity of methanolic extract of the root bark of cordia.
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