For publication in journals, books or magazines, permission should be obtained from the original photographers with a copy to eppo. Distinct chemotypes of tephrosia vogelii and implications for. Leguminosae is being promoted as a pest control and soil enrichment agent for poorlyresourced smallscale farmers in southern and eastern. Tephrosia vogelii tepvooverview eppo global database. Tephrosia vogelii has been used for generations as a pest control material in africa. Tephrosia candida white tephrosia pfaf plant database. Tephrosia vogelii is a plant species chemically characterized by the presence of entomotoxic rotenoids and. All photos included on this page can only be used for educational purposes. Experimental therapeutic assays of tephrosia vogelii against. Health, general beans chemical properties health aspects research usage folk medicine legumes medicine, primitive mimosaceae traditional medicine. Crude extract from leaves of tephrosia vogelii is potentially used to control ticks and worms in the ugandan animal production systems. Now validated by science, this lowcost biological acaricide is being promoted by several kenyan organisations, and endorsed by the government. Recently, two chemotypes have been reported based on the occurrence chemotype 1 or absence chemotype 2 of.
Ecology found in widely varying habitats, including savannahlike vegetation, grassland, forest margins and shrubland, wasteland and fallow fields. It is commonly used in agroforestry systems, especially for soil improvement and erosion control. Rotenone and deguelin in tephrosia vogelii at several stages. Larger doses are lethal to fish, but mammals and amphibians are unaffected. Constraintson crop production areparticularly acute in africa. Bioassays, using guppies as a test animal, were conducted ontephrosia leaf extracts of seven plants obtained by four different extraction methods. The total rotenoids recovered by acetone extraction of fresh leaves appeared to have slightly more effective piscicidal properties than rotenoids recovered by acetone extraction of ovendried leaves. Leafy stems of tephrosia vogelii were dried at ambient laboratory temperature and finely powdered. The plants database includes the following 29 species of tephrosia. Action sheet 53 tephrosia vogelii documents pour le. Biomass production and nutrient accumulation by tephrosia. In vitro oxidative stress regulatory potential of citrullus colocynthis and tephrosia. Global dispensary, tephrosia vogelii hook f, report by australian journal of medical herbalism.
The use of tephrosia leaf extract as a low cost acaricide is spreading to farmers in. For publication in journals, books or magazines, permission should be obtained from the original photographers with a. Kuntze tephrosia vogelii, the fishpoisonbean or vogel tephrosia english, tefrosia portuguese or barbasco guineano spanish, is a flowering plant species in the genus tephrosia. Effect of tephrosia vogelii and justicia extensa on tilapia. Tephrosia vogelii this is a brief guide to growing and using tephrosia vogelii for soil improvement and pest control on for smallscale farmers and market gardeners. Phytochemical analysis was conducted to establish the presence and abundance of the bioactive principles in this species across three countries in east africa.
Tephrosia vogelii and lantana camara, have moderate to strong bioactivity. Plants profile for tephrosia vogelii vogels tephrosia. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. In vitro oxidative stress regulatory potential of citrullus. Methanol extract of tephrosia vogelii leaves potentiates the. It slowgrowing, herbaceous, with soft, hairyvelvet leaves, pleasant to touch. Phytochemical analysis of tephrosia vogelii across east. It is widespread in both the eastern and western hemisphere, where it is found in tropical and warmtemperate regions. In 1908, it was introduced to java and is now grown and found throughout regions of malesia. Decomposition rates and nutrient release patterns of tephrosia vogelii and tephrosia candida residues in malawi.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Tephrosia vogelii in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Tephrosia vogelii is a plant species chemically characterized by the presence of entomotoxic rotenoids and used widely across africa as a botanical pesticide. Journal of food technology in africa african journals online. Tephrosia vogelii, the vogels tephrosia, fishpoisonbean or vogel tephrosia english, tefrosia.
Tephrosia vogeliiis a small african leguminous tree, which has bacteria associated with its roots that are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen. Distinct chemotypes of tephrosia vogelii and implications for their use in. Tephrosia vogelii and justicia extensa are two plants whose leaves are particularly used for the catching of fish in. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Tephrosia is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, fabaceae. The ethanolic extract was obtained by maceration of 100 g of powder in 500 ml of 96 ethanol in sealed glass vials for seven days. Distribution of rotenone and deguelin in tephrosia vogelii and separation of rotenoidrichfractions norman e. Acaricidal activity of tephrosia vogelii extracts on nymph and adult ticks. Tephrosia candida is a deciduous shrub growing to 3 m 9ft by 3 m 9ft at a medium rate. It slowgrowing, herbaceous, with soft, hairyvelvet leaves, pleasant to. Pdf tephrosia vogelii for control of fleas in freerange poultry. It does neither suggest that the species can be planted in every ecological zone within that country. Tephrosia vogelii is a known nitrogenfixing species, cultivated as green manure in indonesia and many other parts of africa. Pdf on jan 1, 20, philip stevenson and others published tephrosia vogelii find, read and cite all the research you need on.
The biology of poor seed production in tephrosia vogelii. Because of the poison in the leaves and seeds rotenone, goats and other animals usually do not like to graze the trees. To investigate the modulating role of methanol extract of tephrosia vogelii leaves on acetylcholine achinduced. Tephrosia affects the nutrient status of the soil through litter fall and green manure and can also contribute substantial amount of nitrogen to the soil. Hosted by the usgs core science analytics and synthesis. It was introduced as a cover crop in tropical america as well as south and southeast asia. Tepvo tephrosia vogelii summary of invasiveness top of page. Recovery of natural insecticides from tephrosia vogelii.
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In continuation of our chemical investigation on some medicinal plants of the genus tephrosia, reinvestigation of the methylenechloridemethanol 1. It is also planted as a windbreak and as a temporary shade crop. General information tephrosia vogelii is a soft, woody branching herb or small tree with dense foliage, growing 0. Tephrosia candida is a droughttolerant, nitrogenfixing shrub native to south and southeast asia. In acid soils, it grows much better than leucaena leucocephala, forming root nodules and fixing atmospheric nitrogen where the latter does not. The map above shows countries where the species has been planted. Ethnomedical and veterinary uses of tephrosia vogelii hook f. Icabcs 2018 was held on the 27 to 28 october 2018 at equatorial hotel malacca, malaysia. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
The following summary is from witt and luke 2017 description. To achieve sustained yields of maize in depleted soils requires regular. Tephrosia species tephrosia vogelii name synonyms cracca vogelii hook. Ethnomedical and veterinary uses of tephrosia vogelii hook f fabaceae. Uses tephrosia vogelii is a small african leguminous tree, which has bacteria associated with its roots that are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen. Journalspaper information american institute of science. Extract from the leaves of a common african shrub, tephrosia vogelii, has long been used by certain pastoralist communities to protect their cattle against ticks. Martin, plant geneticist, and eugenio cabanillas, agricultural research technician, crops research division, agricultural research service summary tephrosia vogelii hook. In vitro effect of the ethanolic extract of tephrosia vogelii. The conference objective is to discuss the applied and current development in biology, chemistry and science.
Biomass production and nutrient accumulation by tephrosia vogelii hemsley a. Tephrosia is a perennial leguminous shrub indigenous to uganda. Pdf utilization of tephrosia vogelii in controlling ticks in dairy. This plant flawers well, but sets pods and seeds paarly in. Analysis of methanolic extracts of foliar parts of t. The record derives from ildis data supplied on 20100714 which reports it as an accepted name record 5085. Plants free fulltext phytochemical analysis of tephrosia vogelii. It displays a variable habit, from subshrub to shrub, with imparipinnate leaves, axillary or terminal pseudoracemes and long, laterally compressed, dehiscent pods containing many seeds. About 82% of the respondents had heard of tephrosia vogelii as remedy for agricultural pests. The biology of poor seed production in tephrosia vogelii by franklin w. Soft woody branching herb or small tree 14 m tall with dense foliage. An experiment including planted tephrosia vogelii and tithonia diversifolia fallow.
Experimental therapeutic assays of tephrosia vogelii against leishmania major infection in murine model. Common names fishpoison bean in english vogel tephrosia in english vogels tephrosia in english ayongo in language. Accepted 2 november, 2007 the study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of tephrosia vogelii in controlling ticks on dairy cows among smallscale dairy. In subsaharan africa, tephrosia vogelii is a wild growing plant. Stems tomentose with short and long white and yellow trichomes, trichomes ca.