Vachellia nilotica subsp. tomentosa

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Acacia arabica
• Gumifera arabica
• Acacia arabica var. tomentosa
• Mimosa arabica
• Acacia nebneb
• Acacia neboueb
• Acacia nilotica subsp. tomentosa
• Acacia nilotica var. tomentosa
• Acacia scorpioides var. pubescens

Sources: Wikidata

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae within the phylum Streptophyta and is classified under the class Equisetopsida. As a member of the subclass Magnoliidae and the order Fabales, it falls under the family Fabaceae. Specifically, it is identified by the genus Vachellia as the subspecies tomentosa.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific geographical distribution across several regions of the African continent. In Northern Africa, it can be found growing within the borders of Algeria and Egypt. Its presence also extends to the North African nations of Libya and Morocco. Moving toward the West Tropical Africa region, the species is documented in Burkina. Consequently, its habitat spans from the Mediterranean coast to the tropical zones of the west.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Vachellia nilotica subsp. tomentosa has 4 reported plant parts identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include flower, leaf, seed, stem.

Flower

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Leaf

1. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology

Seed

1. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Stem

1. Archives of oral biology

Chemicals

Vachellia nilotica subsp. tomentosa has 2 reported phytochemicals identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Cardiac Glycosides, Flavonoids.

Cardiac Glycosides

1. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM

Flavonoids

1. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM

Activities

Vachellia nilotica subsp. tomentosa has 5 reported activities identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antioxidant, Hemostatic, Molluscicide.

Antibacterial

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology
2. Indian journal of experimental biology

Antidiabetic

1. Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Antioxidant

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Hemostatic

1. Indian journal of experimental biology

Molluscicide

1. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology

Preparations

Vachellia nilotica subsp. tomentosa has 11 reported preparations identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include Acacia arabica leaves, Air-dried powder, acetone extracts, aqueous extracts, ethanol extracts.

Acacia arabica leaves

1. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology

Air-dried powder

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Acetone extracts

1. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM

Aqueous extracts

1. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM

Ethanol extracts

1. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM

Extracts

1. Archives of oral biology

Flowers

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Gums

1. 3 Biotech

Methanol extracts

1. African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines : AJTCAM

Polyherbal formulation (phf)

1. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM