Trichopus zeylanicus Gaertn.

Dioscoreaceae

Common Names:
Binpol (S)
Nila thengai (T)

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Whole plant, fruit and leaf

Uses in traditional medicine :

  • Herbal tea prepared from dried leaves is taken as a tonic
  • Young fresh fruits are eaten to improve blood circulation when tired
  • Whole plant is used to treat fractures
  • Used as a remedy for snake bites

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Polyphenols, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) and sulfhydryl compounds from plant

 

Bioactivity :

Polyphenols, NADH and sulfhydryl compounds: combat fatigue, free radical scavengers; glyco-peptido-lipid fraction: adaptogenic against diverse types of stress; alcohol extract of seeds: antistress; alcohol extract of leaves: stimulates of fatty  acid utilization during exercise, hepatoprotective, choleretic, aphrodisiac, inhibits antigen-induced degranulation of sensitized peritoneal mast cells

Clinical:

References :

Evans, D. A. et al., (2002), Effect of Trichopus zeylanicus leaf extract on the energy metabolism in mice during exercise and at rest, Indian Journal of Pharmacology, 34(1), 32-37.

Pushpangadan, P. et al., (1988), Arogyappacha (Trichopus zeylanicus Gaerin), the ‘gingsen’ of kani tribes of agashyar hills (kerala) for ever green health and vitality, Anc Sci Life, 8(1), 13-6.

Singh, B. et al., (2001), Adaptogenic activity of a glyco-peptido-lipid fraction from the alcoholic extract of Trichopus zeylanicus Gaertn., Phytomedicine, 8(4), 283–291.

Sharma, A. K. et al., (1989), Adaptogenic activity of seeds of Trichopus zeylanicus Gaertin, the ginseng of kerala, Ancient science of life, 3(3-4), 212-219.

Subramoniam, A. et al., (1997), Aphrodisiac property of Trichopus zeylanicus extract in male mice, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 57, 21–27.

Subramoniam, A. et al., (1999), Inhibition of antigen-induced degranula- tion of sensitizedmast cells by Trichopus zeylanicus in mice and rats, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 68, 137–143.

Subramoniam, A. et al., (1998), Hepatoprotective activity of Trichopus zeylanicus extract against paracetamol-induced hepatic damage in rats, Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 36(4), 385-9.

Tharakan, B. et al., (2005), Antioxidant and DNA protecting properties of anti-fatigue herb Trichopus zeylanicus, Phytotherapy Research, 19(8), 669–673.

Velavan, S. et al., (2009), Cardioprotective effect of Trichopus zeylanicus against myocardial ischemia induced by isoproterenol in rats, Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, 4, 88-91.

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