Pouteria campechiana Baehni

Sapotaceae

Common Names:
Lawulu (S)
llavulukkai, Kat-illupai (T)

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Leaf and bark

Uses in traditional medicine :

Leaf infusion is used against articular rheumatism
Bark is considered a tonic and stimulant and decoction is used as an antitussive

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Carotenoids: violaxanthin, neoxanthin, cryptoxanthin, carotene from fruit pulp; stilbenoids: ampelopsin A and B, balanocarpol, hopeaphenol, vaticaphenol A from leaves

Bioactivity :

Ampelopsin B: antimitotic activity

Clinical:

Note :

Ripe fruits are edible

References :

Hernandez, C. L. C. et al., (2008),Isolation and Evaluation of Antimitotic Activity of Phenolic Compounds from Pouteria campechiana Baehni., Philippine Journal of Science, 137(1), 1-10.

Lanerolle, M. S. et al., (2008),The carotenoids of Pouteria campechiana (Sinhala: Ratalawulu), Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 36(1), 95-98.

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