Besides being used for medicinal purposes, basella alba is also used as a food. The plant is used as a substitute for true spinach i. Pdf basella alba pharmacognosy m prathapa reddy and. Studies on mucilage of basella alba linn request pdf. The combination has been found to increase testosterone in rats, and basella appears to be more active in this regard. It is found in tropical asia and africa where it is widely used as a leaf vegetable. Oral administration of basella alba leaf methanol extract and. Many people like to eat spinach throughout the year, but true spinach spinacea oleracea doesnt grow well in. Basella alba is an edible perennial vine in the family basellaceae.
Basella malabar spinach nutrition facts and health benefits. Rubra appears to be most logical, but then it accepts merger of b. It is used as a leaf vegetable, and you may have heard of it referred to as a creeping spinach or vine spinach. Plant database entry for malabar spinach basella alba rubra with 29 images, one comment, and 23 data details. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Redstemmed and pretty in flower, red malabar spinach is a fastgrowing vine that has both ornamental and culinary qualities. Malabar spinach, basella alba, is a popular green leafy vegetable in other parts of the world. Basella species, ceylon spinach, climbing spinach, indian spinach. Pdf pharmacognostical standardization of upodika basella alba. Malabar spinach, basella alba wisconsin master gardener. Comparative studies of chemical compositions of two.
Flavonoid glycosides in malabar spinach basella alba inhibit the growth of. Basella alba, commonly known as spinach or malabar spinach belongs to the myrt basellaceae family. Aug 15, 2015 malabar spinach farming introduction of malabar spinach. This makes it a suitable summer green for cultivation in places like kentucky, where summer temperatures exceed ideal conditions for most lettuce, spinach and. A taxonomic species within the family basellaceae malabar spinach, a vegetable green used in asian cooking. Malabar spinach has the scientific name of basella alba, a white flowering, green stem variety, or basella rubra, a plant that has red stems. Apr 12, 2014 malabar spinach has the scientific name of basella alba, a white flowering, green stem variety, or basella rubra, a plant that has red stems. Ceylon spinach, malabar spinach, red malabar spinach. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Its pigment components and bioactivities deserve particular attention and. Hypocholesterolemic and antiatherosclerotic potential of basella. Basella alba supplement health benefits, dosage, side. Basella alba is a plant of the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 1,500 metres. Ground leaves of basella alba are rubbed on the human hand to introduce the whole preparation into the animal. This tender perennial native to tropical asia, likely india and sri lanka or indonesia hardy only to zone 10, is easily grown as an annual during the heat of summer. Basella alba, commonly called malabar spinach, is native to the east indies. Malabar spinach farming, planting, care, harvesting agri.
Anti diabetic, basella alba, microscopy, standardization, thin layer chromatography. Glabrous annual or shortly lived perennial, succulent tangled twiner. Basella rubra aka indian spinach or basella alba 7451. It is a vigorous, climbing, tropical vine that may be grown in st. This species in the family basellaceae unrelated to true. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The invitro effect of aqueous leaf extract of basella alba l. Aug 12, 2018 the literal meaning of its latin name basella alba is small white pedestal. Louis as 1 an annual leafy vegetable for cultivation of its edible spinachlike stems and leaves or 2 as an ornamental foliage vine. Comparative studies of chemical compositions of two species. Most people use it to season chicken, whereby it is cooked alongside chicken meat and the resulting broth is drunk or used in soups.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is. Malabar spinach is from the family basellaceae, the family of some flowering plants including a number of other vines, with edible leaves and roots. Ceylon spinach is commonly grown for its young shoots. Leaves are fleshy, ovate or heartshaped, 5 to 12 cms long, stalked, tapering to a pointed. The literal meaning of its latin name basella alba is small white pedestal. Basella alba is a very popular vegetable in many coastal communities of. Basella alba plant finder missouri botanical garden. Bacillus subtilus, escherichia coli, staphylococcus aureus, pseudomonas aeruginosa, lactobacillus, klubsiella, aspergillus niger and aspergillus fumigatus. Basella alba is administered orally for the treatment of anal prolapsed or hernia. Fruits of basella alba are fleshy, stalkless, spherical and purple when mature. Malabar spinach, basella alba many people like to eat spinach throughout the year, but true spinach spinacea oleracea doesnt grow well in hot weather.
Basella alba is a wildly cultivated cool season vegetable. Gowthamarajan 2 1department of pharmaceutics, faculty of pharmacy, sri ramachandra university, porur, chennai600116, tamilnadu, india. Structural identification and bioactivities of redviolet. Besides being used for medicinal purposes, basella alba is also used as a food product. Basella alba is commonly used in combination with hibiscus macranthus in the treatment of diseases. The antimicrobial activity of the extracts basella alba fruit were evaluated by measuring the zones of inhibition using agar well diffusion method against eight species of. Basella or vine spinach is a popular tropical leafygreen vegetable, commonly grown as backyard herb in the home gardens vinespinach belongs to the basellaceae family and has two chief cultivars, basella alba, which features green stems and deepgreen leaves, and basella rubra with purplish stems and dark green leaves with pink veins.
The genus basella is in the family basellaceae in the major group angiosperms flowering plants. See status, confidence level, source for definitions. Formulation and evaluation of controlled release cefixime. Malabar spinach farming introduction of malabar spinach. It is usually found in tropical parts of the world including asia and africa. Basella alba, or malabar spinach, is a very fast growing vine native to tropical africa to asia. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 360840 with original publication details. Malabar spinach or vine spinach or basella or climbing spinach is a popular tropical perennial highly nutritious heartshaped leafygreen vegetable usually grown in many south asian backyards. Basella alba in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Basella or vine spinach is a popular tropical leafygreen vegetable, commonly grown as backyard herb in the home gardens vinespinach belongs to. Basella alba is an underutilized plant with great potential olgorite, 2006.
Pharmacognostical standardization of upodika basella alba l an. Basella alba is a very popular vegetable in many coastal communities of southern nigeria and is one of the chief sources of the major ingredients in the northern and northeastern foods. The antimicrobial activities of crude methanolic extracts of basella. Like spinach basella alba and basella rubra it is a very versatile vegetable. Basella alba refers to green stemmed variety and basella rubra to redish stem variety, but both are same species of the plant. It is reportedly naturalized in china, tropical africa, brazil, belize, colombia, the west indies, fiji and french polynesia. The young leaves can be eaten raw and the larger leaves are cooked and depending on the regional. Basella alba is a perennial plant of the basellaceae and is known by various common names. Dark green, fleshy leaves are broadly ovate to 5 inches 12.
Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about basella species, ceylon spinach, climbing spinach, indian spinach basella alba supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles datab. It is native to the indian subcontinent, southeast asia and new guinea. Jun 14, 2018 basella alba is a herb used commonly alongside hibiscus macranthus for the purpose of fertility. Basella alba leaf extract showed the highest inhibitory effect at about. Ground leaves of basella alba are rubbed on the human hand to introduce the whole preparation into the animal vagina every morning for the treatment of sterility. Fruit extract of basella alba contains pigments betacyanin and flavanoid. The antimicrobial activity of the extracts basella alba fruit were evaluated by measuring the zones of inhibition using agar well diffusion method against eight species of microorganisms.
Medicinal plant malabar spinach basella alba rubra bimbima. Malabar spinach basella rubra is not spinach but rather a fastgrowing vine with glossy and edible leaves. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323. It is a succulent, branched, smooth, twining herbaceous vine, several meters in length. Hplc chromatogram of basella alba leaves at 280 nm. Pdf objective to establish the pharmacognostic standards for the correct identification and. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 23 27c, but can tolerate 10 35c. Malabar spinach, basella alba master gardener program. Due to the side effects of statins, natural hmgcoa reductase inhibitors of plant origin are needed. Basella alba malabar spinach, indian spinach, ceylon spinach.
Basella alba is a herb used commonly alongside hibiscus macranthus for the purpose of fertility. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about basella species, ceylon spinach, climbing spinach, indian spinach basella alba supplied by member gardeners in the. Type a value in the celsius field to convert the value to fahrenheit. Redstemmed and pretty in flower, red malabar spinach is a fast. The combination has been found to increase testosterone in rats, and. Its tender leaves can be eaten like spinach and colorful stems add seasonlong interest. The antimicrobial effects of basella alba against staphylococcus aureus. Antioxidant analysis of betacyanin extracted from basella. Basella grows readily during the hot summer months unlike the sensitive spinach which bolts into seeds at the barest whisper of warmth. Malabar spinach, basella alba family basellaceae is a fast growing vegetable, native to tropical asia, probably originating from india or indonesia and extremely heat tolerant bamidele et al. Flavonoid glycosides in malabar spinach basella alba inhibit the. This tender perennial native to tropical asia, likely india and sri lanka or indonesia hardy only to.
Formulation and evaluation of controlled release cefixime nanoparticles prepared using basella alba leaf mucilage and chitosan as matrix formers b. There are a number of other plants that are grown to use as a spinach substitute. The young leaves can be eaten raw and the larger leaves are cooked and depending on the regional cuisines it can be added to soups, in stir fries, curries etc. Malabar spinach or vine spinach or basella or climbing spinach.