Sansevieria Trifasciata Prain
Before we talk about snake plants for medicine, better to know first what is snake plant? Is it edible? So, sansevieria trifasciata or snake plant is a succulent with sword-shaped leaves that grow in a rosette from a strong rhizome and are erect or slightly spreading. The dark green leaves are up to 2.5 feet long and 2.4 inches broad, with light gray-green horizontal stripes. We all know snake plants have a lot of benefits. But, have you ever heard someone use snake plants for medicine? How it can be? Keep reading this article to know the answer.
What Are Snake Plants Contains?
Snake plants are becoming an increasingly popular house guest, because to their almost indestructible properties. This plant, on the other hand, is prized for its upright and erect leaf habit, which works well in a variety of settings, from traditional to contemporary. However, why we can use snake plants for medicine? What are their contains?
Saponin
Saponins are plant glycosides with steroidal or triterpene aglycones attached to carbohydrate chains that are widely disseminated. Sansevieria trifasciata contains triterpene saponins that have distinct immunostimulating and immunomodulating effects.
Phytochemical
Plants generate phytochemicals to help them resist diseases from fungi, bacteria, and plant viruses, as well as to be consumed by insects and other animals.
Snake Plants For Medicine
It’s included use snake plants for medicine, but in general, most people only know the benefits of snake plants are insecticidal, analgesic, antipyretic, air-purifying, anti-algae, anti-allergic, antibacterial, anthelmintic, and antidiabetic effects have been discovered in studies. Also, it can detoxify. Let’s dig in one by one about the benefits and getting to know snake plants for medicine!
Air-Purifying
The NASA list of air-purifying plants includes snake plants, which improves indoor air quality by passively collecting pollutants (formaldehyde, formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, xylene, and toluene).
As Pesticides
We know, this one is not for our medicine. But, the effectiveness of pesticides on string bean growth was investigated. Sansevieria trifasciata pesticides are as effective as commercial insecticides.
As Antipyretic
In the tail-immersion test, ethanol and water extracts of sansevieria trifasciata leave revealed a dose-dependent and significant (P0.05) increase in pain threshold. In rats, the water extract had no effect on brewer’s yeast-induced fever, while the EtOH extract significantly reduced yeast-induced pyrexia. Now, you know that the advantages of snake plants for medicine are as antipyretic which substance that reduces fever.
Prevent Diabetic
We can use the snake plants for medicine as anti-diabetic. In alloxan-induced hyperglycemic rats, the effects of Sansevieria trifasciata leaf decoction on blood glucose levels and pancreatic ß-cells were investigated. The results demonstrated that all test doses of the leaves decoction lowered blood glucose levels and enhanced granule density in the ß-cells of alloxan-induced diabetic rats’ islets of Langerhans.
As Anthelmintic
Sansevieria trifasciata leaves extract was tested in vitro for anthelmintic efficacy against fasciola hepatic (the common liver fluke or sheep liver fluke, is a parasitic trematode). In an in-vitro test, different doses of the extract caused the parasites to die at different times.
Antiseptic
Antibacterial tests of snake plants methanol extracts and fractions against gram negative and gram positive bacteria. The methanol extract had no effect on the microorganisms that were examined.
Anti-Allergic
The antiallergic and anti-anaphylactic effect of S. trifasciata ethanolic extract was tested on numerous animal models, including milk-induced eosinophilia and leukocytosis. The findings revealed a promising antiallergic with strong antioxidant properties. Phytoconstituents such as steroidal saponins, triterpenoids, and flavonols may limit the release of chemical mediators from mast cells, resulting in activity.
Treatment Callosities
Last thing about the snake plants for medicine. Snake plants ointment formulations were tested and here is the result. Corns are treated with snake plants extract was found. For the treatment of callosities in the fingers and toes, trifasciata may be a viable option. Concentration boosts didn’t irritate anyone and sped up recuperation time.
Sum Up
Snake plant or mother-in-tongue law’s is the popular name for sansevieria trifasciata is an evergreen herbaceous perennial plant. So, this article may help you to know more about the benefits of snake plant for medicine. Maybe in several countries are already using this. How about you? How’s your country? Maybe you have ‘secret family recipe’ for the traditional herbal medicinal? Let us know!