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Botanical Name |
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Dillenia indica Linn. |
English
Name |
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Elephant Fruit |
Synonym(s) |
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Dillenia speciosa |
Family |
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Dilleniaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A handsome evergreen tree, 30-80 ft. in height and 6 ft. in girth, with a dense rounded crown. Leaf oblong-lanceolate, 8-14 in. long and 2-4 in. broad, with pointed apex and toothed margin; the upper part of the leaf as well as the veins beneath are covered with hairs. Flower large, 5-8 in. diam., white, fragrant and solitary. Fruit large, 3-5 in. diam., hard, consisting of 5 closely fitting imbricate sepals enclosing numerous seeds embedded in a glutinous pulp. Seed small, compressed reniform with hairy margins. |
| Herb Effects |
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Astringent (leaf and bark); hypothermic and stimulates the cardiovascular and central nervous systems (leaf); antimicrobial (seed extract); tonic and laxative (fruit) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Arabinogalactan (fruit); cycloartenone, betulinic acid, betulin and beta-sitosterol (leaf). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Cycloartenone |
511-63-7 |
Not Available |
C30H48O |
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| Betulinic Acid |
4481-62-3 |
Not Available |
C30H46O3 |
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| Betulin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C30H50O2 |
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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
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15,16,17-dodecahydro
-1H-cyclopenta[a]phe
nanthren-3-ol |
C29H50O |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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As an astringent (leaf and bark); in dysentery (flower). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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