Dipteryx odorata [Aubl.] Willd. |
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Botanical Name |
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Dipteryx odorata [Aubl.] Willd. |
English
Name |
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Cumaru, Tonka bean |
Synonym(s) |
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Coumarouna odorata Wild. |
Family |
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Fabaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A large tree sometimes to 160 ft in height and trunk diameters to 40 in.; unbuttressed cylindrical boles are generally clear to 60 to 80 ft. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antispasmodic, emmenagogue, cardiotonic, and antiasthmatic |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Betulin, lupeol (bark); coumarin, linoleic acid, oleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, stigmasterol, umbelliferone (seed); ferulic acid, p-hydroxy-benzoic acid, salicyclic acid (leaf) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Betulin |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C30H50O2 |
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| Lupeol |
Not Available |
Not Available |
C30H50O |
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| Coumarin |
60094-90-8 |
6-(1,2-dihydroxy-3-m
ethyl-but-3-enyl)-7-
methoxy-chromen-2-on
e |
C15H16O5 |
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| Linoleic acid |
8024-22-4 |
Octadeca-9,12-dienoi
c acid |
C18H32O2 |
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| Oleic acid |
8046-01-3 |
octadec-9-enoic acid |
C18H34O2 |
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| Palmitic acid |
66321-94-6 |
Hexadecanoic acid |
C16H32O2 |
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| Stearic acid |
82497-27-6 |
octadecanoic acid |
C18H36O2 |
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| Stigmasterol |
4736-55-4 |
17-(4-ethyl-1,5-dime
thyl-hex-2-enyl)-10,
13-dimethyl-1,2,4,5,
6,7,8,9,10
,11,12,1
3,14,15,16,17-hexade
cahydrocyclopenta[a]
phenanthren-3-one |
C29H48O |
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| Umbelliferone |
93-35-6 |
2-hydroxychromen-7-o
ne |
C9H6O3 |
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| Ferulic acid |
24276-84-4 |
3-(4-hydroxy-3-metho
xy-phenyl)prop-2-eno
ic acid |
C10H10O4 |
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| p-Hydroxybenzoic acid |
99-96-7 |
4-hydroxybenzoic
acid |
C7H6O3 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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To bathe fevered patients (bark); used for snakebites, cuts, contusions, coughs, asthma, mouth sores, rheumatism and as a shampoo in hair loss (seeds); for earaches and ear infections (seed oil) |
Dealers
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