Back From the Dead - Africa's Extraordinary Resurrection Bush
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- In the dry season it shrivels up and appears to die completely. But, at the first drop of rain, it miraculously comes back to life. This is the incredible Resurrection Bush, Myrothamnus flabellifolia, from southern Africa. Myrothamnus contains unique compounds that protect its cells during the periods of desiccation and enable them to rehydrate fully and undamaged as soon as moisture is available. Scientists have been researching these compounds for use in skincare, and a number of products have recently been launched based on extracts of this remarkable plant. In this episode, Gus, the African Plant Hunter, gives an introductory overview to the plant, to be followed with more detail in future episodes.
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For more on Myrothamnus flabellifolia, see:
1. Van Vuuren, S.F., 2008. The antimicrobial activity and essential oil composition of medicinal aromatic plants used in African traditional healing (Doctoral dissertation).
2. Viljoen, A.M., Klepser, M.E., Ernst, E.J., Keele, D., Roling, E., Van Vuuren, S., Demirci, B., Baser, K.H.C., Van Wyk, B.E. and Jäger, A.K., 2002. The composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of the resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolius. South African Journal of Botany, 68(1), pp.100-105.
3. Ezuruike, U.F. and Prieto, J.M., 2014. The use of plants in the traditional management of diabetes in Nigeria: pharmacological and toxicological considerations. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 155(2), pp.857-924.
4. Danley, K., 2006. Letters of the bush: A case study of traditional Setswana herbal medicine. ISP Collection, p.270.
5. Motlhanka, D.M.T. and Nthoiwa, G.P., 2013. Ethnobotanical Survey of medicinal plants of Tswapong North, in Eastern Botswana: a case of plants from Mosweu and Seolwane Villages. European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 3(1), p.10.
6. Cheikhyoussef, A., Summers, R.W. and Kahaka, G.K., 2015. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of phytochemical compounds in Namibian Myrothamnus flabellifolius.
7. Van Damme, P., Van Den Eynden, V. and Vernemmen, P., 1922. Plant uses by the Topnaar of the Kuiseb Valley Namib desert. Afrika focus, 8(3-4), pp.223-252.
8. Nzue, M.M. and Pierre, A., 2009. Use and conservation status of medicinal plants in the Cape Peninsula, Western Cape Province of South Africa (Doctoral dissertation, Stellenbosch: University of Stellenbosch).
9. Braithwaite, M.C., 2008. A laboratory model for studying inhalation therapy in traditional healing rites (Doctoral dissertation).
10. Gechev, T.S., Hille, J., Woerdenbag, H.J., Benina, M., Mehterov, N., Toneva, V., Fellowing:rnie, A.R. and Mueller-Roeber, B., 2014. Natural products from resurrection plants: Potential for medical applications. Biotechnology Advances, 32(6), pp.1091-1101.
11. Viljoen, A.M., Klepser, M.E., Ernst, E.J., Keele, D., Roling, E., Van Vuuren, S., Demirci, B., Baser, K.H.C., Van Wyk, B.E. and Jäger, A.K., 2002. The composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of the resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolius. South African Journal of Botany, 68(1), pp.100-105.
12. Anke, J., Petereit, F., Engelhardt, C. and Hensel, A., 2008. Procyanidins from Myrothamnus flabellifolia. Natural product research, 22(14), pp.1237-1248.
13. Engelhardt, C., Petereit, F., Anke, J. and Hensel, A., 2007. A new arbutin derivative from the herb of Myrothamnus flabellifolia Welw. Die Pharmazie-An International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 62(7), pp.558-559.
14. Chinsembu, K.C. and Hedimbi, M., 2009. A survey of plants with anti-HIV active compounds and their modes of action. Medical Journal of Zambia, 36(4), pp.178-186.
15. Urso, V., Signorini, M.A., Tonini, M. and Bruschi, P., 2016. Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation. Journal of ethnopharmacology, 177, pp.126-139.
16. Erasmus, L.J.C., Potgieter, M.J. and Semenya, S.S., 2015. Erectile dysfunction: Definition and materia medica of Bapedi traditional healers in Limpopo province, South Africa. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 9(3), pp.71-77.
17. Glen, H.F., Sherwin, H. and Condy, G. 1991. Myrothamnus flabellifolia. Flowering Plants of Africa 56:62-68.
18. Hutchings, A., 1996. Zulu medicinal plants: An inventory. University of Natal press.
19. Moore, J. P., Lindsey, G. G., Farrant, J. M., & Brandt, W. F. 2007. An overview of the biology of the desiccation-tolerant resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolia. Annals of botany, 99(2), 211-217.
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It’s a shame that this channel is so small. I’m happy I found it but sad as it shows how only a few people still care about nature and the amazing things it can do.
Edit: love the videos and the info you give by the way I’m glad people like you exist so people like me stuck in a city get to see things like this without going massively out my way and dropping everything.
Aah, thank you so much. That really means a lot to me!
Thank you
How can I grow it at my house
@@AfricanPlantHunter where can I get these in South Africa
Don’t be a Karen
One thing I forgot to mention - new research out on Resurrection and its potential in the treatment of breast cancer. This one's really exciting! Check it out:
www.researchgate.net/publication/325905418_Myrothamnus_flabellifolius_selectively_targets_Triple_Negative_Breast_Cancer_in_vitro_restoring_Tamoxifen_Sensitivity_through_modulation_of_miRNAs_associated_with_Estrogen_Receptors
💛 I'm glad i got it with me... Will use it wisely.. Thank you
Have plenty of this plant just behind our home. Used it for steaming when had chest problems
Wow, precious information
Thank you!
This tree in my homeland inyanga where i come from is one of the tree that is used to create mheni in vudu practices but however I use the tree as a bedroom concotion it u r a woman who is also failing to concieve for the second time after your menstrual cycle have been disturbed by the use of family planning methods if u soak the tree branches n drink the water from time to time u will come back with a testimony t
Thank you so much for sharing this fantastic piece of tradtiional knowledge. Really really interesting!
Great stuff, Gus! Can't wait to hear more. Guess we could all use a little resurrection!
We could indeed, and I'm doing my best to make it happen!
So interesting Gus - thank you!
Thanks Cherie. Next time you're back in Zim I'll give you some of our new resurrection essential oil. You are going to love it, I promise!
@@AfricanPlantHunter Oh amazing Gus - I believe you! :)
@@AfricanPlantHunter Hi Gus
Where can we get you in Zimbabwe? I’ve been using the tea, but I’m intrigued with the idea of the oil please
ZTN or ZBC here is a channel to air...🙌🙌
Still waiting for the ZBC phone call.......!
Super knowledge
Thank you!
Amazing
Fascinating, thanks Gus
Thanks Jeffrey, glad you enjoyed this one. It is one of my favourite African plants - extraordinary. Much more to come on this one!
Wow 🇿🇦👌🏽Subscribed
Thanks, and welcome!
Thank you
And thank you!
Helo .seems interesting im in Africa Botswana will go and look for that plant in the hills
Yes, you will find it there. Good luck!
The hills ? good luck you sound lazy lot of talk and no walk end up poor and in want
@@AfricanPlantHuntercan you make a video about MORAMA BEAN
Thanks for the information Gus, can I plant this in my back yard?
Unfortunately not easily cultivated this one. Although I feel it would be relatively easy for a skilled horticulturalist, but none have yet tried to grow this, to the best of my knowledge.
@@AfricanPlantHunter I will be trying it out after bringing a handfull with the roots intact. My idea is to probably put it in a pan so that the water does not drain. Lets see how it goes.
hi am in bulawayo. how can i get this tree brother
Plenty of it in the Matobo hills!
What is the name of the resurrection fibres/grass around the bush?
It's all part fo the same plant - Mufandichimuka.
Are you crazy this is the secret of gus go in the same country to find the weed and out smart gus that is a black man herb stop lay back while the harvest is ripe and strangers is getting rich from the black man wife
Remember this from Matopos
It good for people with stroke
Kindly share more on stroke
Amazing! Were can I get its seeds? Couldn’t find it here in Brazil! Would love to have it! 😍
Unfortunately you won't find its seeds available anywhere, as no-one is currently propagating it. It's only being (sustainably) harvested from the wild. Sorry about that. You'll just have to come to Africa and see it in its natural environment!
African Plant Hunter been there already, South Africa. Unfortunately didn’t know the plant at the time! Cape Town is very beautiful, and the dryness is very similar to Brazil’s Northwest states, but here is more humid at the shore and we have a very much stronger sun. Plants here have a hard time surviving long periods without rain, mostly only cactus survive. Thanks for the videos, I’m loving it!!
@@pollymenina Thanks for the kind words. I'm really happy you're enjoying the videos! Next time you come to Africa, check me out in Zimbabwe. A bit further north than Cape Town, and a slightly more humid climate. But still pretty dry. And we have plenty of Resurrection bush!
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Did you manage to buy this plant in Brazil? I would love to buy some seeds.
Kamil Domjan unfortunately no... still looking for it!
NO. Noah GMAIL for that!