Nymphaeaceae
Antioxidant activity of extracts from Euryale ferox seed. (1/9)
Euryale ferox has been widely used in traditional oriental medicine to treat a variety of illness. However, very little is known about the cellular actions by which this plant mediates its therapeutic effects. Various aspects of antioxidant activity were evaluated in total extracts and fractions derived from Euryale ferox. Total extracts (IC50 5.6 microg/ml) showed relatively high level radical scavenging activity toward 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and also enhanced viability of Chinese hamster lung fibroblast (V79-4) cells under exposure to oxidative agents. Upon further fractionation, the highest levels of DPPH radical scavenging and lipid peroxidation inhibitory activities were found in the ethyl acetate and butanol fractions. The ethyl acetate fractions, the butanol fractions, and total extracts of Euryale ferox also dose-dependently enhanced the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase in V79-4 cells. Of these three antioxidant enzymes, glutathione peroxidase activity was most strongly induced. Taken together, our findings show that Euryale ferox contains a significant antioxidant activity and that specific components in the ethyl acetate and butanol fractions may play an important role in mediating these antioxidant properties. (+info)Cretaceous flowers of Nymphaeaceae and implications for complex insect entrapment pollination mechanisms in early angiosperms. (2/9)
Based on recent molecular systematics studies, the water lily lineage (Nymphaeales) provides an important key to understanding ancestral angiosperm morphology and is of considerable interest in the context of angiosperm origins. Therefore, the fossil record of Nymphaeales potentially provides evidence on both the timing and nature of diversification of one of the earliest clades of flowering plants. Recent fossil evidence of Turonian age (approximately 90 million years B.P.) includes fossil flowers with characters that, upon rigorous analysis, firmly place them within Nymphaeaceae. Unequivocally the oldest floral record of the Nymphaeales, these fossils are closely related to the modern Nymphaealean genera Victoria (the giant Amazon water lily) and Euryale. Although the fossils are much smaller than their modern relatives, the precise and dramatic correspondence between the fossil floral morphology and that of modern Victoria flowers suggests that beetle entrapment pollination was present in the earliest part of the Late Cretaceous. (+info)In vitro screening of traditionally used medicinal plants in China against enteroviruses. (3/9)
AIM: To search for new antiviral agents from traditional Chinese medicine, specifically anti-enteroviruses agents. METHODS: The aqueous extracts (AE) of more than 100 traditionally used medicinal plants in China were evaluated for their in vitro anti-Coxsackie virus B3 activities with a MTT-based colorimetric assay. RESULTS: The test for AE of 16 plants exhibited anti-Coxsackie virus B3 activities at different magnitudes of potency. They can inhibit three steps (inactivation, adsorption and replication) during the infection. Among the 16 plants, Sargentodoxa cuneata (Oliv.) Rehd. et Wils., Sophora tonkinensis Gapnep., Paeonia veitchii Lynch, Spatholobus suberectus Dunn. and Cyrtomium fortunei J. sm. also have activity against other enterovirus, including Coxsackie virus B5, Polio virus I, Echo virus 9 and Echo virus 29. Cell cytotoxic assay demonstrated that all tested AE had CC50 values higher than their EC50 values. CONCLUSION: The sixteen traditionally used medicinal plants in China possessed antiviral activity, and some of them merit further investigations. (+info)Unique stigmatic hairs and pollen-tube growth within the stigmatic cell wall in the early-divergent angiosperm family Hydatellaceae. (4/9)
(+info)Cabomba as a model for studies of early angiosperm evolution. (5/9)
(+info)Development of microsatellite markers for Euryale ferox (Nymphaeaceae), an endangered aquatic plant species in Japan. (6/9)
(+info)Molecular phylogenetics of Hydatellaceae (Nymphaeales): sexual-system homoplasy and a new sectional classification. (7/9)
(+info)Phylogenetic reconstruction in the order Nymphaeales: ITS2 secondary structure analysis and in silico testing of maturase k (matK) as a potential marker for DNA bar coding. (8/9)
(+info)Nymphaeaceae is not a medical term, but a taxonomic category in botany. It refers to the water lily family, which includes several genera and species of aquatic plants. These plants are known for their large, showy flowers and often used in ornamental ponds and gardens.
While Nymphaeaceae is not a medical term itself, some of its members have been used in traditional medicine for various purposes. For example, the rhizomes of some species of Nymphaea have been used to treat skin conditions, inflammation, and anxiety. However, it's important to note that the use of these plants as medicinal remedies has not been extensively studied or proven in modern clinical trials, so their effectiveness and safety are not well established.
"Nymphaea" is a botanical term for a genus of flowering plants commonly known as water lilies. They are not typically used in medical definitions, but I can provide some information about their medicinal properties or uses if that would be helpful.
Water lilies have been used in traditional medicine for various purposes, including treating anxiety, insomnia, and skin conditions. The roots, leaves, and flowers of the plant contain various compounds with potential therapeutic effects, such as alkaloids, flavonoids, and tannins. However, it's important to note that most of these uses have not been extensively studied in clinical trials, and more research is needed before any definitive medical claims can be made about the benefits of Nymphaea species.
If you have a specific question about the medicinal properties or uses of water lilies, I'd be happy to try and help answer it!
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Nymphaea3
- Nymphaea, Nuphar, Euryale and Victoria are closely related to one another and should be retained in the family Nymphaeaceae. (jse.ac.cn)
- This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Nymphaea (family Nymphaeaceae ). (theplantlist.org)
- Nymphaea tetragona (Nymphaeaceae) a new record for flora of Nepal. (nepjol.info)
Genus1
- According to observations we consider that the genus Brasenia is a primitive one in Nymphaeaceae and it has a close phylogenetic relationship with Cabomba. (jse.ac.cn)
Nymphaeales1
- Nymphaeaceae is placed in the order Nymphaeales, which is the second diverging group of angiosperms after Amborella in the most widely accepted flowering plant classification system, APG IV system. (wikipedia.org)
Nuphar1
- Floyd, SK & Friedman, WE 2001, ' Developmental evolution of endosperm in basal angiosperms: evidence from Amborella (Amborellaceae), Nuphar (Nymphaeaceae), and Illicium (IIliciaceae) ', Plant Systematics and Evolution , vol. 228, pp. 153 - 169. (monash.edu)
Species1
- Browse the list of datasets and find organisations you can join if you are interested in participating in a survey for species of Nymphaeaceae Salisb. (ala.org.au)
Angiosperms2
- Nymphaeaceae has been investigated systematically for decades because botanists considered their floral morphology to represent one of the earliest groups of angiosperms. (wikipedia.org)
- In addition, the Nymphaeaceae are more genetically diverse and geographically dispersed than other basal angiosperms. (wikipedia.org)
Nelumbonaceae2
- Formerly Nymphaeaceae often have been treated to include Cabombaceae and Nelumbonaceae, but these are now generally segregated. (efloras.org)
- I agree with Nymphaeaceae, not Nelumbonaceae though. (projectnoah.org)
Ceratophyllaceae1
- The genera of the Nymphaeaceae and Ceratophyllaceae in the southeastern United States. (efloras.org)
Family3
- Nymphaeaceae (/ˌnɪmfiːˈeɪsiː/) is a family of flowering plants, commonly called water lilies. (wikipedia.org)
- Water lilies belong to the Nymphaeaceae family , which contains about 6 accepted genera as of October 2020. (aquariadise.com)
- this is a completely different family from water lilies (Nymphaeaceae family), though they were once considered one and the same. (aquariadise.com)
Salisb2
- Nymphaeaceae Salisb. (ala.org.au)
- Bare scientific name reallocated to Nymphaeaceae Salisb. (ala.org.au)
Nelumbo1
- Nelumbo shows, specialized features distinct from those of the rest of the Nymphaeaceae. (jse.ac.cn)
Aquatic1
- The Nymphaeaceae are aquatic, rhizomatous herbs. (wikipedia.org)
Waterlily1
- belongs to Nymphaeaceae (the Waterlily family). (botanic.jp)
Clade1
- Thus, the large number of relatively unspecialized floral organs in the Nymphaeaceae is not an ancestral condition for the clade. (wikipedia.org)
Ranunculaceae1
- This subclass contains several primitive plant families, including the water-lilies (Nymphaeaceae), and buttercups (Ranunculaceae). (cirrusimage.com)