Myroxylon balsamum (L) Harms

Fabaceae

Common Names:
Kata-kamanchal (S)
Sambranee (T)
Peru balsam, Tolu-Balsm (E)

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Whole plant, oleo-gum resin

Uses in traditional medicine :

  • Dried oleo-gum resin dissolved in boiling water for 5-10 minutes is taken for cough and cold
  • Dried oleo-gum resin with castor seed oil is applied on acute eczema
  • An expectorant, antiseptic, cardiac stimulant and used to increase blood pressure
  • Used to treat scabies, skin diseases, sore nipples, discharges from ear, lesions, mucous secretions, bronchorrhoea, gleet, leucorrhoea, chronic bronchitis and asthma

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Resin phenols: resinotannol, toluresinotannol, flavonoids: pterocarpans, coumestans and arylbenzofurans, free acids: benzoic, cinnamic and benzyl benzoate from trunk wood; pentacyclic triterpene: β-amyrin derivatives from leaves; flavonoid: cabreuvin from plant

 

Bioactivity :

Cabreuvin: antibacterial against Helicobacter pylori

Clinical:

Note :

Listed as an alien invasive plant in Sri Lanka

Caution : Allergic reactions such as systemic contact eczema have been reported

References :

Avalos-Peralta, P. et al., (2005), Sensitivity to Myroxylon pereirae resin (balsam of Peru). A study of 50 cases, Contact Dermatitis., 52(6), 304-6.

De Oliveira, A. B. et al., (1978), Isoflavonoids from Myroxylon balsamum, Phytochemistry, 17(3), 593–595.

Mathias, L. et al., (2000), A New Pentacyclic Triterpene Isolated from Myroxylon balsamum (syn. Myroxylon peruiferum), Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, 11(2), 195-198.

Pfutzner, W. et al., (2003), Systemic Contact Dermatitis Elicited by Oral Intake of Balsam of Peru, Acta Derm Venereol, 83, 294-295.

Pfutzner, W. et al., (2003), Systemic contact eczema against Balsam of Peru, J Dtsch Dermatol Ges, 1(9), 719-21.

Ohsaki, A. et al., (1999), Microanalysis of a Selective Potent Anti-Helicobacterpylori Compound in a Brazilian Medicinal Plant, Myroxylon peruiferum and the Activity of Analogues, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 9, 1109-1112.

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