Dwarf Elephantroot

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Dwarf Elephantroot
• Eland Wattle
• Eland's Bean
• Eland's Bean / Eland Wattle
• Eland's Wattle
• Elands' Bean
• Elandsbean
• Elephant's Root

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Elephantorrhiza elephantina
• Prosopis elephantina
• Acacia elephantina
• Acacia elephantorrhiza
• Prosopis elephantorrhiza

Sources: Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. It is classified within the order Fabales and the family Fabaceae, specifically placed in the genus Entada. As a member of the Entada genus, Entada elephantina represents a specialized lineage of medicinal legumes.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is widely distributed across several distinct regions within the southern portion of the continent. In South Tropical Africa, its presence is documented in both Mozambique and Zimbabwe. Moving toward the southern reaches, it can be found throughout Botswana. The species also extends into the Cape Provinces of Southern Africa. Finally, its geographical range includes the mountainous terrain of Lesotho.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Entada elephantina has 3 reported plant parts identified across 17 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include rhizome, root, leaf.

Rhizome

1. Frontiers in microbiology
2. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM
3. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
4. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association
5. Veterinary parasitology

Root

1. Frontiers in microbiology
2. Parasite epidemiology and control
3. Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association
4. Tropical animal health and production
5. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Leaf

1. Frontiers in microbiology
2. Journal of evidence-based integrative medicine
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology
4. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM
5. The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research

Chemicals

Entada elephantina has 29 reported phytochemicals identified across 17 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Flavonoids, Saponins, Tannins, Anthocyanidins, Anthraquinones.

Flavonoids

1. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
3. Parasite epidemiology and control
4. Journal of evidence-based integrative medicine

Saponins

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
2. Parasite epidemiology and control
3. Journal of evidence-based integrative medicine

Tannins

1. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
3. Journal of evidence-based integrative medicine

Anthocyanidins

1. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Anthraquinones

1. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Sugars

1. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

triterpenoids

1. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

(-)-Epicatechin

1. Natural product communications

BENZOTHIAZOLE

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

BUMETRIZOLE

1. Plants (Basel, Switzerland)

Activities

Entada elephantina has 8 reported activities identified across 17 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antibacterial, Anthelmintic, Antifungal, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial.

Antibacterial

1. BMC complementary medicine and therapies
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
3. Journal of evidence-based integrative medicine
4. BMC complementary and alternative medicine

Anthelmintic

1. BMC complementary medicine and therapies
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Antifungal

1. BMC complementary medicine and therapies
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Antioxidant

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
2. Frontiers in veterinary science

Antimicrobial

1. BMC complementary medicine and therapies

Antiplasmodial

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Antirickettsial

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Cytotoxic

1. BMC complementary medicine and therapies

Preparations