Xylocarpus granatum Konig |
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Botanical Name |
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Xylocarpus granatum Konig |
English
Name |
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The Puzzle Fruit Tree |
Synonym(s) |
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Carapa moluccensis sensu Ridl., Carapa obovata Bl., Carapa granatum [Koening] Alston, Xylocarpus minor Ridl. |
Family |
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Meliaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Tree 3-8 m tall; buttresses long and snaking laterally; bark light brown, yellowish or greenish, smooth, flaking off. Leaves pinnate, leaflets bright light green when young, dark green when old, narrowly drop-shaped, with rounded tips. Flowers fragrant, with white petals, about 8 mm across; capsule woody, grapefruit- to small pomelo-sized. |
| Herb Effects |
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Astringent (bark); as an illuminant (seed oil). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Friedelin and beta-sitosterol (bark and leaf); triacontane (bark). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Friedelin |
559-74-0 |
4,4a,6a,6b,8a,11,11,
14a-octamethyl-2,4,5
,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12
a,13,14,14
b-tetrad
ecahydro-1H-picen-3-
one |
C30H50O |
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| Beta-sitosterol |
5779-62-4 |
17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14, |
C29H50O |
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| Triacontane |
638-68-6 |
triacontane |
C30H62 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Against cholera and dysentery (root) |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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