Leucaena laucocephala

JUACALLA, Patrick Angelo D. 3F-PHARMACY Pharmaceutical Chemistry 2 Laboratory

A. Plant name: Ipil-ipil

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Tagalog: Ipel, Chinese: Yin he huan, English: Lead tree, Central Visayas: Kabahero, Ilokano: Kariskis, Spanish: Santa Elena B. Scientific name: Leucaena laucocephala Linn. C. Taxonomic classification: Kingdom: Plantae Subkingdom: Tracheobionta Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Subclass: Rosidae Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Leucaena Specie: laucocephala

D. Botanical Description Leaves compound, 15-25 centimeters long with hairy rachis. Leaflets are 20 to 30, linear oblong, and 7 to 12 millimeters long. Flowers whitish, in dense globule heads, 2 to 3 centimeters in diameter. Fruit oblong or linear pod, strap-shaped, 12 to 18 centimeters long, 1.4 to 2 centimeters wide, papery, green turning to brown and splitting open along two edges when mature, and several develop from each flower head. E. Previous Phytochemical Studies Parts Seed Chemical Constituents Mimosine (Steward et al, 2004) Oleic acid (Aderidigbe et al, 2011) Tannins, carotene, leucenol (Ademola et al, 2005) Glucoside quercetrin (Duke, 1983) Mimosinase (Lowry et al, 2006)

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F. Folkloric use Parts Used Bark & Roots Seeds Preparation Decoction Heating/ Roasting Location Latin America Philippines Uses Emmenagogue Emollient Reference Lim, T.K., 2012 Duke, 1983

G. Pharmacological Studies Parts Used Seeds Leaves Test Animals Rats Goats Pharmacologic Assay Anti-diabetic Anthelmintic Reference Syamasudin et al, 2010 Adama et al, 2012