Antiaris toxicaria Lesch. |
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Botanical Name |
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Antiaris toxicaria Lesch. |
English
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Sacking Tree |
Synonym(s) |
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Antiaris africana Engl., Antiaris macrophylla R.Br. Antiaris welwitschii Engl. |
Family |
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Moraceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A large, monoecious tree, up to 76.0 m in height and 4.8 m in girth, with a straight cylindrical bole. Bark brownish grey, smooth, inner bark fibrous; leaves 10-20 cm long, oblong or elliptic, glossy, base rounded or cordate; male flowers crowded on surface of an orbicular, axillary receptacle; female flowers solitary; fruits like small figs, purple, scarlet or crimson, pyriform, single seeded, velvety and intensely bitter when young; ripe fruits are reported to be edible. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antidysenteric and reduces fever (seed); diuretic and stimulates the cardiovascular system (aerial part). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Convallatoxin (seed); alpha and beta-antiarins (latex). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Convallatoxin |
Not Available |
5,14-dihydroxy-13-me
thyl-17-(5-oxo-2H-fu
ran-3-yl)-3-(3,4,5-t
rihydroxy-
6-methyl
-tetrahydropyran-2-y
l)oxy-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,
9,10,11,12,13,14,15,
16
,17-hexadecahydr
o-1H-cyclopenta[a]ph
enanthrene-10-carbal
dehyde |
C29H42O10 |
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| alpha-Antiarin |
23605-05-2 |
5,12,14-trihydroxy-1
3-methyl-17-(5-oxo-2
H-furan-3-yl)-3-(3,4
,5-trihydr
oxy-6-me
thyl-oxan-2-yl)oxy-2
,3,4,6,7,8,9,11,12,1
5,16,17-dodecahydro-
1H
-cyclopenta[a]ph
enanthrene-10-carbal
dehyde |
C29H42O11 |
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| beta-Antiarin |
639-13-4 |
5,12,14-trihydroxy-1
3-methyl-17-(5-oxo-2
H-furan-3-yl)-3-(3,4
,5-trihydr
oxy-6-me
thyl-oxan-2-yl)oxy-2
,3,4,6,7,8,9,11,12,1
5,16,17-dodecahydro-
1H
-cyclopenta[a]ph
enanthrene-10-carbal
dehyde |
C29H42O11 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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Reducing fever and in dysentery (seed). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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