Careya arborea Roxb.
Traditional Knowledge
Useful plant parts :
Flower and flower bud
Uses in traditional medicine :
- Dried flowers and flower buds, mixed with bee honey are prescribed for coughs and colds in children
Scientific Research
Chemical constituents:
Triterpenoid saponin: arborenin, desacylescin III, triterpenoid lactone: careyagenolide, terpenes: maslinic acid and 2α-hydroxy ursolic acid from leaves; alkaloid: piperine from bark
Bioactivity :
Arborenin: antileishmanial; methanol extract of stem bark: antimicrobial, antioxidative, hepatoprotective, antidiarrhoeal, antitumour, central nervous system depressant; methanol and aqueous extract of plant: α-glucosidase inhibitor, piperine: analgaesic
Clinical:
Note :
Young fruits are used as a vegetable
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