Stereospermum chelonoides (L.f.) DC.

Bignoniaceae

Synonym:

Stereospermum suaveolens (Roxb.) DC.

Common Names:
Ela-palol, Palol (S)
Ambu, Ambuvaagini, Appu, Padiri (T)
Patala (Sa)

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Bark, root, flower and leaf

Uses in traditional medicine :

Roots are used in the treatment of fever, dyspepsia, liver disorders and cholera
Bark, roots, flowers and leaves are used as remedies for vomiting, eructation, piles, acidity, diarrhoea, gonorrhea, loss of taste and malaria
Root bark is a constituent of well-known Ayurvedic formulation “Dashamula”

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Quinones: lapachol, stereochenols A and B, sterekunthal B, steroquinone C from plant

Bioactivity :

Lapachol: anticancer; alcohol and aqueous extracts of stem bark: antibacterial, cytotoxic, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, antihyperglycaemic, analgaesic, antipyretic, antioxidative, cytotoxic and antiviral against Reo virus

Clinical:

Note :

Rare tree in Sri Lanka

References :

Balasubramanian, T. et al., (2010), Analgesic and Antipyretic Activities of Ethanol Extract of Stereospermum suaveolens, Journal of Dietary Supplements, 7(2), 104-116.

Balasubramanian, T. et al., (2009), Antihyperglycemic and Antioxidant Activities of Medicinal Plant Stereospermum suaveolens in Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Rats, Journal of Dietary Supplements, 6(3), 227-251.

Balasubramanian, T. et al., (2010), Anti-inflammatory effect of Stereo- spermum suaveolens ethanol extract in rats, Pharmaceutical biology, 48(3), 318-323.

Balasubramanian,T. and Chatterjee, T. K., (2010), Hepatoprotective and Antioxidant Effects of Stereospermum suaveolenson Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Hepatic Damage in Rats, 7(1), 22.

Chandrashekhar, V. M. et al., (2010), Hepatoprotective activity of Stereospermum suaveolens against CCl4-induced liver damage in albino rats, Pharmaceutical biology, 48(5), 524-528.

Jabbar, S. et al., (2004), Bioactivity studies of the individual ingredients of the dashamularishta, Pakistan journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 17(1), 9-17.

Haque, M. R. et al., (2006), Anti microbial and cytotoxic activities of Stereospermum chelonoids, Dakha university journal of pharmaceutical science, 5(1-2), 71-72.

Haque, M. R. et al., (2006), Stereochenols A and B, two quinones from Stereospermum chelonoides, Phytochemistry, 67(24), 2663-5.

Rao, K. V. et al., (1967), Recognition and Evaluation of Lapachol as an Antitumor Agent, Presented in part at the American Association for Cancer Research Meetings, Chicago, Illinois, April

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