Sir, This is with reference to Vaidya et al1 correspondence on the case report “Poisoning due to white seed variety of Abrus precatorius” by Pillay et al.2 Vaidya et al have noted that the use of broad spectrum antibiotics like meropenem and ceftriaxone by Pillay et al has no evidence based rationale. However, they themselves have mentioned the antidotal therapy for Abrus poisoning which has no...

Degraded glucomannan was isolated from Abrus precatorius Linn. seed polysaccharide (Papilionaceae). Acid hydrolysis and methylation studies produced certain degraded methyl sugars as, 2, 3, 6-tri-O-methyl-D-glucose and 2, 3, 6-tri-O-methyl-D-mannose in 1:4 molar ratio. On the basis of hydrolysis and methylation experiments, a polysaccharide structure has been assigned to the degraded glucomanna...

Abrus precatorius which is commonly called as Indian licorice has been used for many centuries by traditional healers of Tanzania for the treatment of convulsions. The present work has been carried out to evaluate the anticonvulsant activity of the ethanolic extract (EE) of A. precatorius leaves against Pentylenetetrazole (PTZ), Picrotoxin and Maximal electroshock (MES) induced convulsions at t...

Cancer remains as the subsequent cause of death in contemporary society trailing after heart disease. Abrus precatorius, a vine Fabaceae family, has proven to be immensely beneficial cancer management. Its seeds, leaves androots are rich source phytochemicals such terpenoids, alkaloids, lectin proteins, flavonoids, tannins and phenolic compounds. These metabolites possess plethora properties an...

Two new species of the bamboo-feeding genus Abrus Dai & Zhang, 2002, Abrus xishuiensis sp. n. and Abrus langshanensis sp. n., are described and illustrated from Guizhou and Hunan, South China. A checklist and a key to 13 known species are given.

The leaves of Abrus precatorius have enormous medicinal importance and are therefore used in the treatment of coughs, flu, eye infection, inflammation, skin disease, bacterial and viral infections. In the present study, petroleum ether and ethanol leaf extracts from Abrus precatorius were subjected to GC-MS analysis to study the important phytochemical constituents responsible for the above rep...

Abrus precatorius seeds contain one of the most potent toxins known to man. However, because of the seed's outer hard coat the vast majority of ingestions cause only mild symptoms and typically results in complete recovery. If the seeds are crushed and then ingested, more serious toxicity, including death, can occur.We present a case of a man who survived an intentional ingestion of crushed Abr...

Natural antioxidants present in foods and other biological materials have attracted considerable interest because of their presumed safety and potential nutritional and therapeutic effects. Antioxidant constituents of plant materials act as radical scavengers and convert the radicals to less reactive species. Abrus precatorius (AP) was analyzed for its proximate and phytochemical composition. T...

Abrus precatorius is one of the most important herb belonging to Fabaceae family. It is native to India and grows in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. It used as anti-diabetic, anti inflammatory, anti fertility, anti bacterial, anti fungal. Therefore the present review is aimed to highlight the botanical characters, its Phytochemical and pharmacological activities in various diseases.